Rising number of housewives committing suicide doesn’t bode well for society: Jaggi Vasudev
Coimbatore: Responding to an observation on the rising number of Indian housewives committing suicide each year, Jaggi Vasudev, Founder-Isha Foundation said that the trend “doesn’t bode well for society.” Known popularly as Sadhguru, Jaggi Vasudev was referring to a post by Shamika Ravi, Director of Research at Brookings India who highlighted the phenomenon on Twitter.
Her tweet said, “Twice as many housewives commit suicide as compared to farmers. Who will speak for them?” Shamika Ravi is a former member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.
Jaggi Vasudev who has spoken about the issue of people taking their own lives at several forums observed that “A Woman is the fulcrum of the family unit.” Sadhguru has often spoken about the need to create a gentler planet that allows the feminine to flourish. “Doesn’t bode well for society that women of the house are taking their own lives; will destabilize the foundations of society. Our Inner Wellbeing must become our priority- vital in ensuring the wellbeing of those around us,” Jaggi Vasudev wrote in his comment on Shamika Ravi’s post.
A 2018 report from India’s National Crime Records Bureau states that 63 housewives killed themselves every day that year. It is estimated that more than 20,000 housewives have killed themselves every year since 2001. This number is second only to the number of daily wage earners who killed themselves for various socioeconomic reasons including poverty, loss of livelihood and agrarian distress.
Her tweet said, “Twice as many housewives commit suicide as compared to farmers. Who will speak for them?” Shamika Ravi is a former member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.
Jaggi Vasudev who has spoken about the issue of people taking their own lives at several forums observed that “A Woman is the fulcrum of the family unit.” Sadhguru has often spoken about the need to create a gentler planet that allows the feminine to flourish. “Doesn’t bode well for society that women of the house are taking their own lives; will destabilize the foundations of society. Our Inner Wellbeing must become our priority- vital in ensuring the wellbeing of those around us,” Jaggi Vasudev wrote in his comment on Shamika Ravi’s post.
A 2018 report from India’s National Crime Records Bureau states that 63 housewives killed themselves every day that year. It is estimated that more than 20,000 housewives have killed themselves every year since 2001. This number is second only to the number of daily wage earners who killed themselves for various socioeconomic reasons including poverty, loss of livelihood and agrarian distress.