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When Love is hidden in the nooks and crannies of sweet little things. A poem inspired by the way the writer experiences Valentine's Day.
When Love is hidden in the nooks and crannies of sweet little things. A poem inspired by the way the writer experiences Valentine’s Day.
When that dad in the supermarket tells his little daughter that he will cook the chicken for dinner, just the way she likes it…that is love
When that pet chooses to sleep on top of you instead of anywhere else in the entire house…that is love
When that couple on the bike laughs helplessly because their helmets keep bumping into each other…that is love
When someone understands you’re hurting and tries cheering you in their lame, silly way and you can’t help but break into a laugh thinking how foolish, yet adorable they are…that is love
When that old man in his morning walk, gives you a toothless smile for no apparent reason…that is love
When you abruptly break into a song, just looking at the sky’s beautiful colors…that is love
When the peace and quiet of the afternoon is broken only by those chatty, chirpy birds and some kids coming home from school…that is love
When some lines from a song or a book seem to actually speak to you, because, hey! it’s you those lines are describing…that is love
When all you can think of is that life might be imperfect but it is so disturbingly beautiful, that you wouldn’t have it any other way…that is love
When all you want to do is pour your weird heart on paper, without bothering about how silly it might sound…that is love
(Mostly inspired from the way I experienced Valentine’s day.)
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Kasturi’s debut novel, forthcoming in early 2021, had won the novel pitch competition by Half Baked Beans Publishers. She won the Runner Up Position in the Orange Flower Awards 2021 for Short Fiction. Her read more...
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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