Emerging From A Dark Past
November 6, 2008 by Susan Denny
Spare a thought for those who don’t live in a democratic society and have to go to court to fight for their rights and hopefully win the court case.
Here’s an article from the Telegraph Calcutta 3rd November 2008.
High spirits after entry of bar girls
“They were eager to serve. Now, the bar has finally been raised.
Karnataka High Court’s permission to allow women bartenders in the state has raised the spirits of those wanting to break into the job, one of the last male bastions that hadn’t crumbled all these years.
The petitions had been filed by two women, Roopa and Anasuya, saying the excise act forbidding women from being employed in places where liquor was served should be amended.
Potential employers didn’t seem to have a problem. Sanjay and Jayaram, who own bars and restaurants where liquor was served, had told the judges they did not have any objection if permission for the move came through.
The government had taken a more cautious line, saying any decision on allowing women into the job should take into account security concerns.
Bartending has long been risky, a fact brought into focus by the April 1999 murder of Jessica Lall, a celebrity barmaid in a Delhi restaurant, over a quarrel that had allegedly arisen from serving liquor”.
Isn’t it great to see these 2 women stand up for themselves and have the right to earn a living anyway they want?
