Objectified: The Story of The Bindi
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2022
- In this episode, The Swaddle team explores the history of the bindi and how it has shaped debates around the appropriation of Hindu culture.
'Objectified' is our all new video series, where we explore the extraordinary histories behind ordinary objects.
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Missed opportunity to show a visual of Ila Arun and Usha Uthup being QUEENS of having the most fabulous bindis.
Ramola sikan: hold my bindi
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It's for those women who nag towards Hinduism.
2:19 the debate was not about bindi, but about fabindia islamisizing hindu festivals. @swaddle please get your facts checked.
Raja Kumari rocks her bindi all the time as well
@@na-hg3ch But the only point to be considered is NEVER IN MY ENTIRE LIFE has ANY woman in my entire family EVER put on a tikili (bindi) on our Hindu festivals.
And on Deepavali?
Oh, no!!
NEVER.
But we do wear bindi when we want, though.
On Hindu festivals like Rajaw where we celebrate menstruation.
But,
You should NOT ignore states of India that never put bindi on Deepavali
It's not something mandatory.
Even a Puja is not mandatory on Diwali.
We do Deepa Shraddha, show lights to ancestors going back from pitr paksh
No God is worshipped on Deepavali in our side of India.
I feel like this is going to be a fun series. Material Culture in Anthropology with great visuals? COUNT ME IN!
Well said
Great way to put it
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Arre just answer the question "what is a woman" porkraj roy
@@rob4614 A woman is a person?
It was never supposed to be a sticker bindi, it is a distorted form of what we call tilak or tika whatever you prefer to call it which is freshly prepared everyday after morning sadhna and it was for both Men and Women.
You have presented a western type perspective on this. Not once have you mentioned the deep spiritual significance of why both men in large parts of India and women placed a mark in the center of their forehead. It’s not some aesthetic thing, it’s signifies the agnya chakra, it is where the mind meets the senses. It is the point of focus in meditation. It also commonly represents the goddess. So it is perfectly reasonable for Hindus to not ask other people to use it purely as an aesthetic or decorative item. Just like it would be perfectly reasonable for Christians to not ask people to wear crosses like it was a fashion statement.
If bindi is worn for having better focus/meditation, than why only women ?
I mean men , and everyone need to have good focus
@@Lucky-vu6hw men were too the tikka is for men. You must have notice it is always place in special occasions like wedding, rakhi or any rituals or workship.
@@Lucky-vu6hw So you want men to wear bindi when they are already wearing tilak and tikka
@@AdityaSingh-lm1gy then the hell do men even wear tikka /tilak
Only a minority of them wear it on special occasions only because of the sake of that occasion.
@@AdityaSingh-lm1gy Married men obviously do not have to put any sort of Tilak or Tikka 24×7 and 365 days of the year.....a married woman on the other hand has to apply vermillion on her hair parting and bindi on her forehead like every single time of the day and year.....and if she doesn't character certificates will start hovering around .....I just don't get this extreme partiality?!?!
Bindi has also been a source of discrimination for several Pakistani and Bangladeshi Hindu women who are easy targets for religious extremists. I met a friend in the us with Pakistani Hindu ancestry whose family immigrated to the us after her sister was almost kidnapped and converted. She tells horrifying first hand account stories of her mother and grandmother not wearing bindis to blend in, kinda opposite to Sindhi women. Bindi has religious roots, there’s no denying it but bindi should not be gatekept among south Asians. It’s also imperative however to recognise the discrimination that particularly Hindu women face for donning the bindi.
foreigners who wear bindi are *often* extremely racist towards indians/don't like indians at all, or they wear it for aesthetic purposes without knowing where it comes from. indians who live abroad have to face discrimination for wearing cultural objects whereas westerners (whites) don't. there's a difference
@@mehra764 why lmao. why are u acting like ur people are better
@@mehra764 Islam = curse to humanity
@@mehra764 if she converts to islam then she will be restricted under black tent.
@@mehra764 💩💩💩💩 yes, we are seeing in Afghanistan & elsewhere how much freedom Islam provides to women.
I know some urban people talk about how we should save our culture and why women should do the things the religion or culture has forced on them.
But since I live in a rural area, let me tell you that the things are far more worse than you think. Here women who doesn't wear bindis are insulted and they psychologically torture women to wear sindoor, bindi, chura etc.
The fact that it's all related to men at the end make it worse.
Where do you live exactly.
I live in Jaipur, urban area....but here mostly it is also a social construct that how women should dress post marriage....they should wear saare, cover their head with pallu, and in some areas they are even expected to cover their face with veil...and bindi and sindoor is must... otherwise be ready to be judged...and yes this veil and head covering is quite prominent in "Rajasthan"....and Jaipur is capital City of Rajasthan....which is still comparitively morden and progressed but still these things are here also.....these judgements are very stringent in rural areas and other districts of Rajasthan....where even a highly educated women are expected to cover their face with veil, they are not allowed to sit on sofa...cuz daughter in law should sit on floor...and what not.
Okay liar.
U believes that we'II believe on U, lmfao
I lived in an rural area here men who doesn't lick women's feets are considered demons and some of them also get slaughtered becoz of this
@sHaLiNimy proof is that she didn't have any proof so shes lying. Unmarried women doesn't wear bindis.
I read so many articles issued for months by leading media outlets slamming Hollywood celebs for donning a bindi. Why were they so offended? It shows that they respect and enjoy our culture. No one wastes a thought on things they don't care about. We also borrow from their culture so let them borrow from ours.
It’s usually because the Western born desi folks don’t have a clue about their heritage and it’s meaning. They’re confused about their identity, stance, value system. They’re exposed to a lot of misinformation and vaccum of meaning regarding their ancestry/heritage. A lot of times when they lash out or take stands they’re being dimwits. Nothing u can do.
most people who wear bindi have no idea that its from indian culture and thats where the problem lies. most of them wear it just to look aesthetic and have no idea about what it is or which culture it belongs to
I live in India and I too have the same neutral reaction to foreigners wearing Bindi. But I think it hurts NRIs more because they've been living with those foreigners. In general, they have had to face hate for being Indian. Indians in India face many serious problems, but they don't usually get hate for BEING INDIAN from neighbours, classmates etc.
So I can sympathise with the "gatekeepers" of Indian culture.
The problem is that these same people used to harass and bully us for being indians.
when they wear bindi without knowing or putting caption while uploading pic with bindi , ...it's problematic. Have you heard that how many other countries argue that they created curry or yoga, accupuncture are their methods , the same will happen to bindi and maangtika if white started using it without acknowledging that from where bindi originated. or from what discrimination indian women went through or being called ugly for wearing bindi. but when white women wear bindi it changes from ugly to stylish that's why oppressed communities like black and brown should be vocal when white people use our heritage as trend without even knowing it's importance, origination & struggle behind that ornament.
Have you seen how Kardashians and all the Hollywood celebrities are getting their lips plumped, and boobs &butt surgery! When they do it, people love them but everyone forgets that big butts,boobs ,tan brown skin &lips are characteristics of black women who are called ugly by every race ,then why when a white women changes herself into black features people call them hot stylish. If you still don't understand they cherry pick us & our culture as we are not humans we are cosplay or trends & products for them. we are called ugly for having brown skin, but kim kardashian comments are filled with compliments when she upload her skin tanned pics.
in earlier times white people enslaved black people, laughed on how their lips are so big. But now kylie jenner got her lips plumped and she is called beautiful for very same lips for which other people were called ugly. There are raps and songs on Kylie sexy hot lips & every body forgot that those lips are not originally kylie's. it was of black women they deserve to be called beautiful for that not white people.
That's why Whenever we see some ignorant Hollywood celebrity wearing south asian heritage) cultural mark without mentioning or thanking the community. We should call them out . Otherwise bindi will also become a white's trend & world will forget how originally it was indian.
As a Sindhi myself, this is the first time I came to know that we didn't wear bindis originally. Thinking about it, it kinda makes sense because my mother and aunts don't wear a Bindi unless they're going out. They see it as something which is to be worn occassionally while I have seen women from other cultures wearing bindis on a daily basis. It makes so much sense now. Thanks for the great content. Hope u stick to this and tone down some of the stupidity you have posted this year.
Stupidity?
What stupidity?
@@sargunvirk7080 excuse you?
Gujjus also don’t. It’s occasional. If that. Any festival/religious gatherings, it’s mandatory. Probably because of farming community. Or maybe because they were banned/punished during Mughal era. History is still being explored. There’s a lot to uncover.
@@akkkkk813 True. Sindhis, Punjabi, Rajasthani, and Haryanavi were most affected. They had to adopt a lot of coping mechanisms. Over d generations original culture slowly dies away. Bits and pieces of information/truth remains as invaders forced their own ideologies and declared original culture sinful. Over d generations, with relentless violence, violations of basic humanity, and brainwashing kids tend to turn on their own parents/families. When u r told that u r demonic and ur ancestors were evil, it’s difficult for kids to cope. It’s a miracle that Hinduism survived at all. Every other pagan religion was wiped out within just a couple of generations max. Hindus survived a thousand years in those regions, that’s at least 330 generations. That’s a gargantuan amount of bravery, honor, and sacrifice from vast majority of them. And today’s generation have declared them as trash basically. They refuse to even acknowledge their history, forget learning or appreciating them. And forget about honoring them or performing their own duties as their progeny.
FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T LIVED OUTSIDE INDIA FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME:
Do not confuse disrespectful cultural appropriation with respectful cultural appriciation.
Let me make this brief: unless you lived outside India long enough to experiance racism, which is rare enough that life's mostly good but happens frequently enough that basically all NR Desis have experianced it, you don't underatand what we're complaing about. No one cares about other cultures experiancing ours, but unless you're ok with the same cultures that stole the Patiala necklace thinking they can put Hindu dieties on Bikinis for fashion, we need to set boundaries. Don't expect thse land of freedom and individuality to know what "staying in your limits" are.
The bit where bindi is associated with patriarchy could have been explored in detail. Once I had just washed my face and my MIL pounced on me for not having a bindi on my forehead. It pissed me off enough to wear it only on festivals.
This is so disheartening 😭
So what does she says now that you only wear it occasionally?
@@swatisaini6447 She was very unhappy with me even when I did everything her way. I wanted to please her or at the very least, ensure that she wouldn't complain. When I started rebelling, she would blame me for everything that would go wrong. I stopped caring and I did things my way with all honesty and to the best of my abilities. I am at peace now with the disapproval and disdain.
Her sole aim in life is to ensure he son gets the royal treatment. Even the bindi meant his well being and Iongevity. I stopped wearing the bindi and ensured that he eats healthy😄.
@@NoName-bm7xg you go girl😎
Does your husband thinks that you are disrespectful towards his mother? It's one thing to have annoying in laws but whole another nuisance to have annoying husband
@@swatisaini6447 His mother keeps complaining about me to him but luckily, he understands that its her old fashioned thinking. He is another strong headed man who marches to his own beats😄 So all good. I guess asserting oneself is all that was needed in my case. I know others who were not as lucky.
But overall, I think marriage as an institution is obsolete. Women certainly don't need it and men hang on to it as it ensure their prosperity and propagation.
@@NoName-bm7xg glad your husband is supportive. I dream I too can find one like that for me
In Bangaladesh, it is quite common sight for some muslim women wearing bindi. I was told it was common tradition among bengali muslim women to wear bindi before religious idendity politics made a bare forhead as a norm to diffrentiate from hindu women. Despite idendity politocs some women (in urban centres) have recalimed thier cultural tradition and to some extent bindi wearing tradition is still common in rural tradtional area esp during marriage function where a muslim women wear tradtional bemgali makeup that includes bindi.
Well tbh bindi is a religious thing so it's not wrong for people claiming it theirs becomes their fault
@@divineflu34567 but what about East Asians?? They also wear it but are not Hindus
@@deadcindrella1296 that is not bindi, that is a different thing. Every red dot on forehead isn't bindi, in different cultures it holds different meaning.
@@divineflu34567 hindus should force women to wear ghoonghat like burqa for muslim
@@thefrustratedneetaspirant7777 that's due to Buddhism
I am a "black" American I have my bindi on as we speak my purpose of wearing it is to celebrate my 3rd eye chakra. I don't want to disrespect anyone's culture I truly feel called to wear it. I am a spiritual person and I feel it helps connect me to my higher self. Thank you for the lesson i did not know Indian ppl were discriminated for wearing bindi it breaks my heart no one should have to experience hatred for being themselves.
If you're not hindu or from another dharmic religion I'd say it's in bad taste to wear it in my opinion.
@@pario850 I respect your opinion
This bindi gatekeeping thing is utter nonsense. Ancient (real) Hinduism is the most accepting and liberal religion. You can research about it. You can wear and practice whatever you want. When we Indians see a foreigner in traditional attire we feel proud rather than discriminated against. The Indians who oppose all of this are westernised and probably don't know much about their own culture.
I am so all the moral cultural policing in our country...sure you can criticise and debate about such stuff and talk about merits-demerits but outright forbidding someone or boycotting is just really bad...i really hate that kind of gatekeeping
Majority of in-laws have issues with their bahus not wearing a bindi. Even in social gatherings like weddings, if the bahu misplace it, the mum in law first has a panic attack and then try arranging for one desperately as if her life depends on it.
FYI, it's based on a true story. 😉
It's the same as applying a lipstick inappropriately.
Mother in law's trying to correct is same as girls trying to wipe excess lipstick as if their life depends on it. 😉
@@DESIBOY-fe7nm I don't wear much lipsticks so can't relate to it. But IDK what are you trying to convey.
@@AnjaliGupta-cp8zm a make up done wrong can make you a laughingstock of people. In the same way a misplaced bindi can make you a laughingstock of people. That's why in this case the mother in law was trying to fix it ASAP.
@@DESIBOY-fe7nm lol, she is talking about misplaced bindi(packet/box), NOT the misplacement of bindi on her face.
@@AnjaliGupta-cp8zm I have been through it too.
I always wear bindi whenever I wear saree/ethnic outfits, but there are times I have forgotten to pack it and my MIL/others have forced me to wear an alternate which was always a huge, odd one... I had to wear them with a smile on my face.
Bindi or Tika or Tilak were used to either repell negative energy or mental state benefits or spiritual significance...
Later it became the symbol of marital state but now it's being common again...
But bindi or Tika was made from natural ingredients not a sticker which only adds beauty or style
You forgot to show 1 aspect, women who don’t want to wear it but are forced to wear it cuz they are married
Really
Ask the man who is forced to wear the wedding ring despite he doesn't want to. 😜
@@DESIBOY-fe7nm First of all, ring is not a compulsion for married men in India. Infact, In India married men have literally nothing to sport to indicate their marital status unlike women for whom Mangalsutra, Toe ring, Bindi, Nose pin (nose piercing) and Bangles are a must.. +Sindhoor & Ghunghat for northies women... And even if a ring is compulsory for men, you are comparing that with all those things enforced on women in the name of so called culture? Funny...
@@rashmishetty3019 let me clear your doubts
First of all I'm just comparing with bindi, NOTHING ELSE. And ring is a must for married men in my native place.
I'm not in favour of toe rings because one's toe skin can get stuck in between.
I like to see women wearing jeans (tight jeans TBH) not ghoonghat and stuff. Actually ghoonghat should be the symbol of oppression of women in India.
Small nose pins look damn good, but it's ok if a girl doesn't want to pierce her nose.
And if someone don't even want mangalsutra then marriage is not the thing for her.
@@DESIBOY-fe7nm are you so sure that women don’t wear rings?? Women wear rings as well? Why are you so butthurt and comparing men’s apparent woes to women’s actual identity crisis. It is a joke to you… if you are actually serious go and make a video about men being made to wear rings after marriage or write a blog about it or gather a support group for men harassed for not listening to their in-laws ridiculous dress code demands.
Stupid in-bred man child!
While in Wales, UK, I had a bindi-wearing white woman come up to me and proclaim that "they don't like LGBT people in India." This was because I was wearing a salwar kameez and it was Pride. We then had a 10 minute "argument" where I kept trying to explain that my family and friends don't have a problem and she just kept saying "No" to everything I said.
@Aria Kuchiki where are you living ? In 99 percent like islamic countries you will be killed for being LGBTQ
Stop associating bindi with patriarchy...
Bindi is for esthetic purpose.....and it looks beautiful.........how it has become so cool to bash these things related to Hindu religion.....u don't want to wear it..please don't wear it..don't come up with patriarchy issues arising from bindi .... 🙏From a fellow Indian women!!
If you have got guts , get something on people from extremely tolerant religion.......!! They give 200% freedom to their women because they don't wear bindis!! Wow! 👏👏👏👏
@Aria Kuchiki Have the forced physically women in advertisements to wear them?
They just said they won't buy their stuff and it was during Diwali when the brand was trying to lure predominantly Hindu customers. So people get to decide where to put their money on!!
😂😂🔥
I am disappointed that this video never mentions the true history of bindi, which was never a plastic stick-on to begin with. No practice from the ancient civilizations of the world, be it Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Mayan, survive at a thriving rate today; except for the Indus Valley civilization who depicted their women wearing bangles and bindis. What is mentioned though, is a colonial commentary on our traditional symbols that are used to limit women to docile, timid, "sanskaari" beings. And of course, its Ekta Kapoor imageries. What I'm saying is that yes, cultural fashion *may* be open to interpretation, but many parts of bharatiya heritage have a foundation in science, which needs to be rediscovered and understood as such, not interpreted. Bindis are put on the Ajna chakra to balance one's etheric energies. If bindis were symbols of taming feminity, fierce Devis like Durga, Kali, Chandi, Bhairavi, Chinnamasta wouldn't have donned it, quite literally slaying! As I put a dot of kumkum on my forehead, I know that I am carrying a heritage whose age as known by the world of now, is 5000 years; I know that I awaken the Divinity in me with the aid of kumkum's scientific ingredients. I do not put it just to make a statement to the West. And yes, I am sanskaari, because my collected karma is conducive for positive actions.
(This is not an anger-driven comment; it has an intention to spread awareness) 🙏🏻
Earlier even men also used to apply bindi.
Just see the statues of Gandhara Buddhist era. Even in Central Asia also due to Buddhism influence bindi/dot on forehead became popular.
Just see some paintings/statues related to Buddhism from Central Asia.
For example see the paintings of Mogao caves
@@rtam7097 Yes, there are numerous types of tilakas men apply even today, depending on their deity of choice. It's significance also lies in chakra balancing. Whatever grew in Bharata is an asset to all who want to embrace it!
But if we dumb down our own practices to fashion statements or obligations, how can one ever truly benifit from them?
@@saumyapanwar I am not talking about Tilaka but dot(bindi) on forehead
Thanks for awaring, this channel is now focus on trying to demoralize right wing ideology
@@saumyapanwar didi Your are great human being
Swaddle's comment section is always so interesting.
Men having pain in their butt.
Your father is also man.
Do u have any doubt?
Swaddle video = Bawasir for men
@@mrtriyja7800
Not a man like you sir.
He is really respectful and a gentle man.
And why are you mentioning my dad? Do you have a degree in talking about irrelevant things?
@@nt_202 judging by the comments i think some women don't want to wear bindi. (Patriarchy and stuff)
But, those women should also be ok with their husbands not wearing their wedding rings.
@@DESIBOY-fe7nm Isn't wedding ring gender neutral ? Married/ Engaged people wear them regardless of gender
Atleast we women can wear bindi, flowers in hair, any costume in India at any time if we wish to do so . We should educate others not to impose something on us
Thank you for mentioning Odisha. And yes if a married hindu woman doesn't wear a 'bindi' she's stigmatised for being too modern or equated with a widow! Sad but true that our identities are so shallow!
no . i am from odisha never saw that happening . i have seen many women not wearing it .
@@peacock3020 may be you are from a different Odisha. All the typical Odia families do not compromise on such cultural displays. When you are an Odia and you stay outside the state you are free to do anything you want.
@@rimsim01 well it is kind to hard to beleive your words but maybe you are saying with your experience but just don't generalize all odia into one . i am from balangir and have lived in sambalpur, rourkela and bbsr but never seen anything like that most women i have meet in odisha are pretty much proud of there culture and want to show it as a beauty . i have seen many women even wearing bindi in jeans and top including me none are force to wear it . so please don't generalize us odia in a bad light . we odia are very proud of our culture. you may not like it and few of odia ladies but not all . not all odia families are like that . by the way i don't trust swaddle video seems like all there video are just hating indian culture and brahmins so i can't say how authentic is there video but anyway if it click with your experience good for you but just don't beleive everything just from a video do your own research of the meaning of bindi and people like to wear bindi willingly just a request no hate . sending you lots of love from rourkela and happy roja . ❤
@@peacock3020 I believe you over think and over complicate things beyond required. First of all expressing your opinion is absolutely fine and second please do read something carefully before commenting. I mentioned the situation of women in general but you mis-quoted my comment by mentioning about bindis and that you have not seen women wearing bindis in Odisha! This is absolutely wrong as we Odia women love our bindis. And I never mentioned "odia" in my comment apart from expressing gratitude that atleast some news forum mentioned us. I never said bindi is bad to wear etc etc that you have said. I just said people generally "after marriage" force women to wear bindis, sindoor, bangles and other patriarchy glorifying stuff to suit there needs. This is not just true in case of our community but also true for many Hindu communities as I have seen across the country. I'm an odia through and through. I love my state, my culture and I'm proud of it unlike others. Why are over speculating my comment without even properly reading it!
@@rimsim01 what makes you think bangle , sindoor and bindi is a patriarchy thing . ?? i didn't over exaggerated anything . your comment clearly states that all women are forced to wear these things and i replied on the basis of that that not all women wear it forcefully just wear it as a beauty thing while your comments state that it is a forceful thing for all women . looks like you didn't read my comment properly. all i wanted to say that not all women see these things as patriarchy and see it as a sign of love , pride and even as beauty . that's it .
This feels like a series that is well researched and we'll executed with great narritives, questioning the existence of mere objects that brings parity in the society. So proud that I subscribed to the channel
😂 what?? They didn’t even discuss y bindi became a Hindu tradition. WTH?? It’s missing literally half the chunk of the equation.
Critical thinking is dead ☠️ amongst desis.
Great narrative just because they're speaking English 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The biggest contradiction is the tilak that dharmic men put on their foreheads. This one argument can shatter the whole propaganda.
@@charvaka5705 swaddle is propaganda machine. Nothing more. It’s constantly Hindubashing. Relentlessly cherry picking facts to build false narratives. And barely a few people even question it. It’s 🤯
this is my favorite series from this channel. so much research must've gone into this! kudos to the team
In ancient Bharat-men would apply tilak & women would apply bindi on their forehead. It signifies the third eye or the eye of wisdom in humans.
Please make a history of burkha and hijab and it's meanings for muslim women.
Woh nahi hone wala unse!! 😂😂😂😂
Himmat nhi h bhai, jigra chahie hota h sach bolne k lie
@@BLUEerudite12 Toh aap banao na, madam.
They won't dare...
Is randi ki aulado ko Hinduwo se kyun itni problem hai
This video had half knowledge bindi is just modern tilak men too wear tilaks
My in laws want me to wear bindi, toe- ring , payal, stating that I don't look married. While I love to wear these ornaments on festivals , I don't like wearing them regularly, it feels like foreign body sensation. Same goes for lipstick , eyeliner , foundation etc, I don't wear it in my daily routine.
I feel it's my body and my choice what to wear , next time they mention me, I m going to emphasize my choice.
For sure missy, It's always your choice on your body and nobody can ever tell you what to do with it. And you are never a bad person to rebel against people imposing their unnecessary rules over you and your body. Wishing happy times for ya!
If your in-laws can dictate about their choices, it is probably you and your husband is dependent on them(also include waiting for inheritance)
@@easilysaidyeahhatred inside women is needed by feminism
Such good topics that need to be must discussed.Kudos again ❤️
OMG 4:30 'Solar' from Mamamoo😍 Looking so beautiful in bindi❤️
I noticed that too
Gorgeous edit on this video. So good.
Bindi is associated with patriarchy but what Arabs do to women is sign of progressive matriarchal society 🙏👏👏👏👏!
Apne hi culture hi dhajjiya udao because it's cool and it's trending nowadays!!!
But why are u cursing Islam?
Creators are hindu girls so they feel oppressed wearing it
Yeah compare opressed with opressed not with the progressed ones...
@@crayon7369 what is progressive culture?
@@itsoblivion8124 noone is cursing Islam...
I am just saying where there is actually deep rooted patriarchy ,where actually there is oppression of women,there people just remain quiet?
Why this diplomacy?
And simple cute thing like is bindi is sign of patriarchy......
@@itsoblivion8124 hindus are the most liberal of all religions ..that is why they often stand against practises they don't consider right and nowadays it has become trend among modern girls to feel oppressed with a Bindi or sindoor in my religion..... whereas did u see any other religion male or female saying oh 'burqa just oppresses me or hinders my freedom!' noooooo
They won't ever say that.m.because they are not allowed to speak anything against their culture and they respect it...
Look at Sikh brothers,they are proud of their turbans,they proudly wear it and show it to the whole world ....
Look at japaneses people they proudly show their culture and they are way more ahead in evrythn than us Indians..
Toh fir yeh bindi se problem modern hindu woman ko hi kyu hai? Because it looks cool,it's trending,bcz we Indian Hindu girls are very very softly brainwashed into the belief that bindi lagana patriarchy ki nishani hai..so that we start feeling this as cultural burden not as beautiful esthetic cosmetic thing!!!!!!
I use bindi just because I feel that I look better with the bindi on😌.
good dont fall into their propaganda
Incredible, I was wishing that the further history of the third eye and bindi connection, that will make it more intensely incredible.
Lot's of love Mrs
Would this same sentiment apply to something typically western, jeans for instance?
I just love bindi ,I feel it enhances my personality
I just can't do without it
I would love to see men reclaim bindi on themselves one day.
Mens do wear bindi in past 🙄
@@46_shivangipandey96 how cute.
@@AK-xw5qe well mam it's nothing mysoganistic in it men also wear tilak , married men has different tilak in the past and vice versa
@@sharas9769 I would love to see them wearing bindi while going to schools, colleges, office everyday.
@@AK-xw5qe you've seen girls wearing bindi in their childhood??
Oh my, the editing has come a long way.
Being an Assamese myself, loved the mention of the word, "phot/phut".
That was such a good video
Looking forward to this series ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️✨
Swaddle is a pseudo-feminist channel
This channel shows me new perspective of all the things that's happening around me.
I hope one day this channel will become unbiased and will make a video on Burkha as well.....
Except hijab
Why are the scientific cool aspects of bindi not highlighted? Why are only the negatives highlighted. Swaddle touches upon some very good topics but the underlying bias is evident
@Aria Kuchiki thank you, beta :p
My belief system is not from whatsapp, for the record. Don't use a one stop shop insult for all those who do not subscribe to your rhetoric!!
@Aria Kuchikiagnya chakra ko signify krti hai bindi as simple as that when you it reminds us that you have to look inside yourself now you will cry that why men don't wear they used to wear it but of different style like tilak and stop your anti hindu agenda according to you guys everything is patriarchy in our culture even knowing that it is the most liberal culture in the world
@@shantherimallaya3973 aunty ji aapne bilkul shi kaha mai 19 saal ka hu or meri behan bhi issi tarah ki hai har hindu cheez ko ganda bolti hai or mai usse debate krta hu
@@Aloksharma-oe1gm still doesn't have one single benefit.
@@anjana7092 isiliye we should we be free for what we follow nd with what intention we follow....no one should be allowed to make me wear a bindi forcibly nd no one should criticise for wearing one...
So cool to see the cultural and historical significance of such a common accessory!
Yes and such an amazingly edited video!
I’m Hindu but not Indian……is wearing a bindi wrong?
@@TheAngeltinks bindi is a hindu thing. U should wear it. And don't follow this hinduphobic channel
But how did women started using bindis in the first place??
Why women wear makeup. It because they want to look more beautiful . Same thing goes to bindi when women wear it she look more beautiful. It is women chose if she want to wear it or not
My family is Christian, but they have been wearing bindis for centuries, I also wear bindi
INDIA SHOULD BE A PLACE WHERE ANYONE CAN DO ANYTHING BUT WITHOUT HURTING OTHERS IN ANY MANNER REASONABLY.
"FREEDOM!!!"
look, bindi is accepted by us hindus . for everyone, BUT it is purely hindu, do NOT secularise this too, THANKSS
This is so interesting!
Love it!
is there a standard diameter? at what size do people start looking weird at you? how about 3cm?
Thank you
Finally something good coming out of Swaddle after the long shit posting hiatus.
As a woman i never saw bindi as patriarchal even men in my community wear tilak but due to colonialism men wearing tilak is quite rare sight to see. Bindi is a choice it should not be imposed . I like to wear bindi coz it looks good i don't even mind western people wearing it as long as they acknowledged that it's Indian and not their own.
Everything is about fashion these days. Bindi goes well with a lot of traditional dresses.
If you think only Hindu women adorn bindis, visit Bihar or Bengal. Muslim women here just loooove adorning bindis on their forehead. Of course this might not be spiritual or religious for them, but it definitely is very common.
then stop using it , it is our Hindu culture , one side you muslims behead us hindus and otherside use our culture , and most of you consider yourself slaves of arabs and turks so better follow their culture
@@Aloksharma-oe1gm keep crying :)) culture is not restricted to only a group
we don't think it is a symbol of Hinduism and about bengali muslims and Bihari muslims their ancestors were Hindu's so it's obvious they're attracted towards our culture and bdw bindi is not just for fashion it's to do with chakra and shakti. The bindi does signify a role in Hinduism it's not only to do with married woman but also to represent the third eye to keep away evil. If you look at hindu goddess pictures you will know.
I hope one day this channel will become unbiased and will make a video on Burkha as well.....
Thanks for mentioning the 'Phot" (ফোঁট) in Assamese
Alot of women at work ask me why I don't wear bindi thier way too conservative even assume I was Christian because I never worn it
"Tip" in Bengali. It's a crucial part of Bengali fashion also.
4:21 you used a map of Pakistan with kashmir in Pakistan
The second time this happened
I like your content but try not to do this
Dang. I didn't even notice that. Not like I would've noticed since I don't know it's map in detail anyway but thanks for pointing that out.
If this shit happens again, I am unsubscribing this channel.
Bro after reading your comment I checked Pakistan map again, its correct kashmir iske right hand ke niche aata hai
Thanks for flagging, this has been fixed.
Well I'm not surprised since breadtubers and leftists don't think Kashmir is an integral part of our nation.
@@TheSwaddleTV thanks mate
When are we going to watch a video on oppressive hijab culture.
Exactly......
sahi kaha bhai
Kabhi nahi. Hn theek hai bahut oppressive hai hamara culture, baki ka kya. Ladkiya bhi chup h. Gand me dam nahi unke, chup rehne walo pe fudakte hai.
They won't🙃
She can't 🤡
Idc about narratives but modern girls wearing a small bindi with traditional dresses 😩
It's soooooo cuteeeeeeeeee ✨✨
To few people talking about Islamic oppression on women and why swaddle not talking about it, this is a small independent channel nd group of people. You can't expect them to solve something that powerful gov't couldn't solve.
Very well now but at least they can condemn and yes bindi is not sign of oppression
nupur sharma talked about child marriage in islam ,she is getting death threats ,r*pe threats. this is reason why swaddle doesnt evem have guts to speak about it.
Nobody is asking them to solve anything.
People are questioning their hypocrisy when it comes to their content.
That means @swaddle thinks tht hindus are tolerant, and not others?
@@foreverrocks7989 exactly! These so called "woke liberals" wid their leftist ideology are pure hypocrites who wud love to shit on their own culture but not call out the real opressors
I am so pleased to hear her mention that the bindi was shared from one culture to another historically so there is reason to believe it’s not wrong to do so now, as opposed to our culture = our fashion not yours. I mean if it represents the third eye looking in to encourage introspection and mindfulness, then this is something you might wish to share with the world especially since both Hinduism and Buddhism who use the bindi, are not an exclusive religion only intended for one race but to be shared and held by anyone who wishes. I mean do we really think Siddhartha Gautama and the founders of Hinduism really suggested that only people of south Asian genetic race should be allowed to become enlightened or embrace their stories and customs (racist elitism)? I doubt it… Especially when it is written that we are all one and all connected and everything is a cycle in Hindu scripture. Therefore let the bindi be for all who wish to embrace introspection of the third eye, not as a racially owned cultural fashion style.
Comments like this make me feel better because I'm not of south asian descent but I have been trying out wearing a bindi..I'm very drawn to hinduism..I've been learning about it and it resonates with me..I feel better with a bindi but I worry that someone will say something to me about cultural appropriation or just wearing a bindi for fashion...of course I know how it makes me feel and the significance of it but I really hope someone doesn't say something like I'm not allowed to wear it. In the town where I live, I am pretty sure I'm the only person wearing a bindi..so it gets a lot of looks 😕
@@MultiParallelGirl listen, if it genuinely makes you happy, then obviously wear it all you want lol. Don't listen to the haters. Mostly Non-Residential Indians who have an issue with 'cultural appropriation' have it because they have been discriminated against for wearing bindi. And it feels odd to them that they are hated for wearing the bindi but then people from the same race as the bullies wear them to look 'cool' (bullies exist across races though lol).
But you are genuinely interested in the bindi and its history! So wear it all the time, and nobody should bother you.
Sorry for the ramble lol.
for me , sometimes , bindi is like confident....
The more actively nations engage in cultural appropriation from each other, the harder it will be for sickly nationalists to start wars. Thanks to globalization and the Internet, we are living in a time of planetary culture formation. And if I have to leave behind my national characteristics and my "exclusive rights" to them in order to have peace tomorrow, I will do so without hesitation. We must choose whether to build walls or bridges. If we choose bridges, the borders between peoples will begin to blur, the borders between cultures will be erased. And this is normal, this is good, this is a healthy objective process.
Awesome...
I personally dont like wearing bindi because it doesnt suit my face .. but i do put a small vermicellion dot on my forehead when i go to the temple
If burkha is choice bindi is a choice too
Everything is a choice till it's forced upon anybody then it sucks real bad. Explaining pros and cons of any part of a tradition isnt forcing tho. It's something necessary to make people be able to make choices.
I want a bindi sachet now
According to Yoga philosophy, the specific location where individuals place their bindi or tilak is recognized as the sixth and most potent chakra within the human body. This practice holds significance not only in terms of spirituality but also in terms of health and skin benefits, as highlighted by the ancient science of Yoga.
However, it's important to approach information with a discerning mind. Certain sources, like this video mentioned, might only provide a partial understanding of this profound concept, omitting its fundamental rationale. The essence here is that every facet of Hindu culture and tradition is underpinned by scientific reasoning. As individuals, we bear the responsibility of delving into our rich heritage, seeking to unearth and comprehend the wisdom that it encompasses.
Well done explanation.
You should elaborate who funds your research, channel, and graphics etc. I mean where the money is "really" coming from.
I think if you make them in different designs and colours and then sell them on the street, it’s no longer a religious symbol that holds deep meaning and anyone can wear it.
good one Swaddle👍
4:28 its solar from mamamoo😍😍😍
Ohh my moo heart 🥰😭😭💚💚💚
YES have been waiting for this for ages. But I wish you explored the patriarchy angle more. Excited for more in this series though
well mam it's nothing mysoganistic in it men also wear tilak , married men has different tilak in the past and vice versa
@@sharas9769 see some ppl can find patriarchy even in poop.
@@user-jc1km1qv1m 😂
@Aria Kuchiki behen ji me ladka hu agar forced hai to wo galat hai par usse aap isko patriarchy mai nahi include Karo ye usko aap equal rights ke liye ladhoge
@Aria Kuchiki woah with whom you are comparing us!! If any narrow minded guys did protect that doesn't mean I protested , what I want to tell is just applying it or not applying it is your choice but it's origin is not mysoganistic or patriarchal ,people made it patriarchal
I belong to a lower caste in south India. I was forced by my mother to wear bindi so that I won't be treated differently by others. Bindi doesn't make a difference once they know my caste. But it does help with strangers. They treat you like one of them if you wear a bindi. If you don't have one, they do keep you at a distance. I wear bindi only when I go out of my house.
🙃why castsism in India
bindi is also a part of buddhist and jain cultures. and lets not forget south asia was a collection of hindu kingdoms and today most of it is majorly buddhist. Bindi is also a part of SE culture. And it also became a part of east asian culture through buddhism
Hence proved,"half-knowledge is worse than ignorance"
This video edit is just 🔥
The Swaddle is doing some excellent work.
Shit work
This is a pseudo-feminist channel
no tf it's not
If you always shouting about cast cast ,cast will never go from the society, don’t try to defend Wokeism. Otherwise you will left in the silos of elements, look at your biases, you call them gatekeeper to try to shape Hindu culture or Indian culture, what you call them who tried to shaped modernity. love from West Bengal🙏🏿.
Ye sab janbuch k aisa krte hai mc saale..humto sochte bhi nhi aur ye log hr chiz me caste ghusate hai
The Bindi is so beautiful and so feminine I love it ❤
I am a non Indian watching this for the first time, and if i understand well. They were basically a mouvement in India to stop wearing a bindi, up until Western start wearing it then it became a trendy again ? Or i dont understand
I don't even know.
Where I'm from in india , no one forced us. We didn't follow any trend of west.
It's not patriarchal. Girls and married women wear those. Not just hindu people.
I felt some of them are making problem just for the sake of it. Why don't they solve the real issue ? Respect for women across all religions? Just gotta be hypocrite always . Instead they are skirting around the issue only targetting one religion group. That's not done in interest of women's dignity but politics
And men still wear tilak for festivals and celebration at my place .
Don't know what these woke people are moaning about.
@@kzal421 well, I'm a man but this Bindi thing is indeed patriarchal. Bindi signifies that a woman is married. In some regions in India If a woman does not wear a Bindi, she is called uncultured. Men don't have to face such things.
@@Akira-dm3tj and I'm telling you it's not a uniform thing.
I'm unmarried but I have always wore bindi . My mother is ofcourse married even now..but she doesn't wear bindi always. Only for functions as part of makeup. I haven't seen anyone in my region being ridiculed for not wearing bindi. Infact from my great grandparents photo together my great grandmother doesn't wear it. My grandmother in the same photo wore it.
Even babies regardless of gender gets black bindi on their head. What's the patriarchy here ?
People in India themselves don't realise the diversity or differences existing throughout. You guys generalise too much. I was shocked to know that women must wear a veil or scarf on head while entering temple in North. Especially married women. Well here no one wears scarf . Infact it's deemed as hiding & disrespectful to cover your head .
There are patriarchal elements everywhere but it's upto us to let it define us or not. Even women dressing up can be deemed as patriarchal, marrying can be deemed as patriarchal. Why don't these women stop doing it? Why are they giving so much importance for dressing up , wearing makeup? No matter whether you say it's for yourself it's because of confidence and other stuffs..it's because people give attention and are impressed with you.
So yeah it must be patriarchal where you are from but not where I'm from. Let people wear bindi if they want to .. there's no need for campaign.
@@Akira-dm3tj well mam it's nothing mysoganistic in it men also wear tilak , married men has different tilak in the past and vice versa and if you really have problem with patriarchy why don't you talk about hijab
@@sharas9769 hijab is equally patriarchal just like Bindi and sindoor. Here it is about bindi so, talking about hijab is just a lame whataboutery. Plus Past doesn't matter. It's the fact that at present some women are being forced to we're certain things to prove their marital status whereas men don't have to. I am more positive towards bindi because it has become a fashion even unmarried women are wearing it but that does not change the fact that its origin is patriarchal and things like sindoor, mangal sutra, certain types of bangles etc which married women are obliged to wear but a married man doesn't have such obligations.
Because of these swaddle, women in other parts India stopped wearing bindi, in South India women still wear bindi everyday 🥰🥰🥰
Mene to apni jindagi me kisi v unmarried girls ko bindi pahante nhi dekha expect some school, college aur marriage functions
@@itsoblivion8124 I see them daily, just saw two unmarried girls wearing bindi, where do you live?
@@gampa_10_31 so.....do you think those two girls were oppressed?
@@DESIBOY-fe7nm no, not at all, it's a tradition and I appreciate it for embracing the culture
@@gampa_10_31 Indian culture is like a big tree with some rotten branches, Its good to someone not in favour of cutting the whole tree instead of those branches. ☺️
I mean after all it's just a sticker.... and people who want to wear it should be able to wear it and people who don't shouldn't be forced to wear it.. simple🙂!!!!!
Great job Swaddle!
i just wear it cuz it looks good on my face
Dystopian stuff
Im a Pacific islander & 50years ago in my country it used to mean something & they would tattoo a dot in between the eyebrows.
*your voice is like asmr*
So men wearing tilak vibhuti, sandal, turmeric or ash on their head? Matriarchal origin huh? 😂
Ur video is one sided, u havent mentioned anything about spiritual practices of wearing these on forehead, by "both genders".
0:33 reusing bindi is not good for your skin
I AM UNSUBSCRIBING YOU SWADDLE AS YOU ARE SO BIASED. YOU DONT HAVE COURAGE TO TALK ABOUT WOMEN OPPRESSION IN ISLAMIC COMMUNITIES.
Yesss
Exactly..... 🙏🙏🙏
केवल शादी शुदा महिलाओं के लिए ही यह सब पहनना क्यों जरूरी है शादी शुदा पुरुषों के लिए भी कुछ symbols होने चाहिए जिससे उसके शादी शुदा होने की पहचान हो जाये ताकि वे किसी भी लड़की से सच नं छिपा सके
Wow
And it is "tip" in bengali.
Why is your channel so focused on Hindu traditions when far regressive cultures and religions are out there. Are you afraid?
Exactly
because we have to learn about our own traditions and its ups and downs before stomping on others'
@@ra71. hindu should talk about hindu problem. Not hinduphobic
@@ra71. The dont claim to be a "hindu" newsppaer though do they? So theyre secular right? So why arent they secular in choosing topics to talk about?
I m frm north India..i ws taught nt to wear bindi before marriage..letz celebrate diversity