Accordingly a sea of women rose in Kerala in what is being touted as the beginning of a new feminist politics visible, vibrant, and untamed. Meanwhile the roads stretching from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram was a hive of activity as lakhs of women from commoners to politicians and celebrities came together to take part in the Kerala government’s Women’s Wall on January 1.
Furthermore CPI (M) politburo member Brinda Karat started the chain at Vellayambalam in Thiruvananthapuram as other women stood in line, inches apart, stretching all the way to Kasargode, covering 620 kilometer passing through all districts across the state.
Moreover during the 15 minute event, the participants made a pledge, which read “We are taking the pledge that we will uphold Renaissance values, we will stand for equality for women, we resist the attempts to make Kerala a lunatic asylum, and we will fight for secularism. Accordingly “Swami Vivekananda once called Kerala a 'lunatic asylum', but, today, Kerala is seen as the most advanced and developed state because of the communist and progressive movements here and the contemporary struggles, stands as the first state in every aspect of human development”.
