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The present generation urgently needs to be taught ethics and values. Since parents and educational institutions play a vital role in shaping an individual’s life, it is more important to prioritize value-based education over materialistic pursuits. As we already know, girls are often taught by their parents how to behave and compromise in certain situations. Similarly, it is crucial for parents and educational institutions to avoid gender inequalities when teaching values such as empathy, responsibility, and morals to boys as well. The Draupadi incident highlights the absence of ethical and moral responsibility in the present world. Draupadi’s vastraharanam is still remembered as an epic injustice. That story chose silence over justice, where the only one crying out for help was Draupadi. The incident was not just her personal humiliation but also the failure of scholars, warriors, elders, and rulers—including the very principles of dharma. This episode exposes how ethical and social values are being taught in the present generation. In the contemporary world, where such injustices still continue, modern society often lacks the ability to raise its voice when witnessing similar wrongs.
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Draupadi vastraharanam, ethics, values, justice, gender inequality, restoring dharma, moral failure of society, epic injustice.
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"Draupadi Vastraharanam Then and Now: The Silence Being Continued.", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.a72-a73, February-2026, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2602010.pdf
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