There many women in India too who are of the similar attitude and opinion. At least in Iran we can forgive them for thinking in such manner because that is the only thing they know. But in India? They have lot of concessions, there education for girls, so many new avenues are opening for them to make careers and still they feel it right to treated in such a manner!
Even now, they are brought up like that in India too. previous generation people still teach the same to the girls and hence they are grown like that. But this attitude keeps on decreasing and I am sure this will vanish in the near future.
Hopefully it will happen soon!
On the contrary I notice many more ladies wearing burqa nowadays which covers them completely leaving only the eyes exposed and becoming even more leaning towards the Islamic way of life as practived in the gulf countries which is anything but enlightening ...This happens even in the educated classes ! We have some family friends who are very nice people, the ladies never wore purdah earlier, now all of them wear and have become traditional - they feel they need to stress their identity !
Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back, it simply means that you are two steps ahead !!!
