Women's Day Special: See what our celebrities have to say...
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
From
celebration
of
freedom
to
respect
and
love
towards
womanhood,
celebrities
like
actor-filmmaker
Lakshmy
Ramakrishnan
and
actress
Sharmila
Mandre
interpret
International
Women's
Day
(March
8),
differently.
We
find
out
what
this
day
really
means
to
female
celebrities.
Here
is
what
they
have
to
say:
Actor-filmmaker
Lakshmy
Ramakrishnan:
Women's
Day
need
not
necessarily
be
March
8;
it
could
very
well
be
that
day
when
the
Lakshman
Rekha
in
our
(women)
lives
disappears.
It's
sad
but
true
that
even
in
the
21st
century
a
line,
which
has
only
been
pushed
further
with
generations,
controls
a
woman's
life.
As
much
as
I
believe,
women
should
be
disciplined
but
that
shouldn't
strip
them
off
their
freedom.
Actor-producer
Lakshmi
Manchu:
I
don't
find
any
need
for
Women's
Day
because
if
we
are
trying
to
prove
that
we
are
different
from
men
on
this
day,
I
find
it
weird.
What
is
the
need
to
prove
that
we
are
different
from
men?
What
is
the
need
to
declare
that
we
are
different
species?
Continue
reading
on
the
slideshow...
Sharmila
Mandre
This
is
a
day
to
tell
ourselves
that
we
don't
have
to
be
scared
of
anything.
Be
it
going
out
at
a
time
of
our
preference
or
standing
up
for
what
we
believe
in,
we
have
every
reason
to
celebrate.
On
Women's
Day,
we
can
also
look
at
the
impact
women
have
left
on
the
country
by
excelling
in
every
chosen
field
of
their
choice.
By
celebrating
Women's
Day,
we
are
in
turn
celebrating
the
rights
of
women
in
the
country.
Shraddha
Das
We
don't
need
a
certain
day
to
celebrate
Women's
Day.
We
can
celebrate
it
every
day
if
women
in
this
country
are
allowed
to
be
independent
financially,
emotionally
and
mentally.
It
is
very
important
for
women
in
India
to
be
independent
in
every
possible
way
to
prove
that
they
are
not
weaker
sex.
Disha
Pandey
The
day
is
of
utmost
respect
to
me
because
it
gives
me
the
opportunity
to
dedicate
it
to
the
most
important
women
in
my
life
-
my
mother
and
grandmother.
It
is
through
this
day
we
could
educate
so
many
families
in
rural
India
to
allow
their
daughters,
sisters
and
daughters-in-law
to
do
what
they
aspire
in
life.
Filmmaker
Nandini
Reddy
It
is
one
of
those
days
to
remind
yourself
that
you
are
not
a
weaker
sex.
Even
today,
in
so
many
places
in
India,
women
are
merely
discarded
as
weaker
sex.
If
I
can
be
a
filmmaker,
then
I'm
sure
so
many
other
women
can
excel
in
different
arenas
provided
we
encourage
talent
irrespective
of
sex.
Actor
Jhansi
Taking
into
consideration
all
sorts
of
things
happening
against
women
in
the
country,
it
is
very
important
that
we
take
pride
in
celebrating
the
day.
It
not
only
gives
us
hope,
but
also
reminds
us
that
we
have
to
move
on
come
what
may.
This
is
a
day
to
stop
and
look
back
at
the
journey
we
have
been
through
and
see
if
we
can
learn
something
from
it.