d by the superficial realities and ``a thorough sensitivity towards the problems of the humans should be depicted.'' Warning that it was women themselves who were depriving themselves of the opportunities, she said that to create masterpieces in writings the experience of life had to be varied. Only when the women writer crossed over the threshhold of her home and circumstance, could she become an excellent scribe. Till now women were only writing about their household chores, their problems, their frustrations, marriage preparations, child-rearing and also devotion to God and her family members, she said. `Ittivritta', the experience as told was very important and women the Governor said had multiple perspectives, while man tried to write in his own personal viewpoint. She said that this was a dominant trait of every girl and this could be fully exploited by the arts. Rama Devi warned that the writers were the creators of reality and women writers as intellectuals should not try to glamourise issues, events and personalities, but should try to work towards the true empowerment of women. The governor lamented that these days womens' magazines, womens' pages and womens' issues were being published ``just for the heck of it''. Many of these writings or pictures did not have social responsibility. Urging the gathering of women writers, she said that women should help women lead purposeful lives and not misguide them with unwanted sophistication. The problems being faced by women in this country regardless of which denomination they belonged and their social status were enormous and literature should be the lamp to bring them out of their limitations. She said that women should strive towards real equality, which meant freedom to lead ones' own life the way one wanted and not misplaced beliefs that modernity and equality meant - wearing westernised clothing, keeping upto fashion trends etc. Leading partner of Infosys, Bangalore, Sudha Murth...
