Why is the manglik bias greater for women?
Prasenjit answers, “In a male-dominated society if a manglik girl’s husband dies she is regarded as ‘a curse’. But if a manglik man’s wife dies, she is considered lucky to have died as a married woman.” We have heard of manglik women being asked to perform derogatory rituals like a kumbh vivaha in which she ‘marries’ a banana or peepal tree or an icon of Vishnu to ‘nullify her manglik status’. Prasenjit explains why women often give in to this, “Indian women are conditioned to believe that marriage is a social necessity. If a woman remains unmarried it is wrongly assumed that she must be lacking something. It is a misconception that a woman who is not chosen by God remains single. Therefore most Indian women agree willingly to such practices to get married.” Just like women should say ‘no’ to dowry, they should refuse to give into harassment for being a manglik. Moreover these rituals to negate one’s manglik status are just ploys by astrologers to mint money. These rituals are after al
