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The writer encapsulates in sparse verse what the experience of being a woman is, especially in India where they are often without a voice.
I am a woman.
I am an untouchable
My thoughts are neglected,
My ideas are ignored,
My voice, silenced
My body, trampled over.
As I stand facing the world,
My voice is muffled by the speech of the powerful,
I stand yelling into nothingness,
I wake up
And understand that it is but my dream to talk, to express.
Published earlier as a Facebook status by the author.
Image source: sad woman silhouette by Shutterstock.
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You may have wondered at our being on the quieter side during the last couple of months. Thank you for your patience, and we wanted to come back to you with a detailed note on what’s been happening at our end of things.
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