with the tide its not enough if you decide only on educating your daughters you should instead lead the mantle be independent and set a good example for them todays sthrees need to stand up for their rights fight for their freedom and work on being selfindependent says a visibly proud vasantha when they decided to enter the field they did it with the sole intention of earning some extra dough to keep the household running smoothly but today these women drummers also spread the traditional art form and encourage women to take it as a profession every time after a performance its usually women who walk up to us and speak a few encouraging words men are usually taken aback and left speechless and it is such a welcome change when women enter professions that are predominantly maledominated isnt it asks a smiling kamalakshmi visiting different places and having glimpsed indias myriad cultures has broadened their thinking after visiting so many places ive noticed the vast difference between the village upbringing and city life now my only dream is to see my children becoming engineers or teachers but definitely not remain in the village ploughing agricultural fields says shanta surendran questioning and if we dont set better examples for our children who else will