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"Solo travel," they say, "is something everyone MUST do in their lives." But how open are we to letting our girls and women travel alone?
“Solo travel,” they say, “is something everyone MUST do in their lives.” But how open are we to letting our girls and women travel alone?
“Traveling alone enlightens, Brightens minds, heightens senses, It’s a better bet than that Goa plan.”
When he goes, its all of that and more, But does she go? Does she even want to go?
“I’d rather go with friends”, “I won’t like it” Are heard far more than a yes with a smile
Is it her? Or is it us? Us, the rest?
Telling her she’s better off home, Better off hanging out with friends, Better off staying in her comfort zone
Stepping out could cause chaos Could let her stay unchecked, Unfiltered, uncensored We don’t want any trouble (well, trouble, danger or rape)
But remember, a step out takes you closer to places Places on the outside, places on the inside On a hill where the sun comes bright Her shining wings can illuminate the world Even enlighten all of us
All the world at her feet, if only we let her go She could use the solace, we could use the lesson.
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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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