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A soldier dies on his duty to his country. What happens to all who are left behind? What happens to his wife? A peek into the mind of one such martyr's wife.
A soldier dies on his duty to his country. What happens to all who are left behind? What happens to his wife? A peek into the mind of one such martyr’s wife.
“I am proud that he died for his country” said his mother
“Our sons will keep sacrificing” seconds the mourning father
she could not say anything
as nothing could console her
just few days of association
The kajal washing away with tears pleaded to stay
and the shining bangles too had their new way to sway
She was worried about the unborn inside
who lost daddy before having a sight
she was reminiscing
of when he would put his arms around her
She had waited for him when he came on an ‘Off’
those days were festive for her; all other days just round the clock
That silk saree she draped with pleats of love
when he called and said within few days he will be there
she pulled silver earrings from that hanging case
which he would tickle with his fingers and smile
Red bindi a little above the eyebrows, adding more beauty to those furrows
And that dazzling dimple, which he admired so
Those morning walk together loaded with stories of war
and suddenly holding her hand he had said “missed you more”
~
You came but not on a bike this time
that esteemed tricolour coffin surrounded you
and packed inside – my presuppositions, promises, love and soul
you came to bid that last adieu to us all
But I promise to keep your dreams alive
to serve our motherland till I die
May your patriotism surpass my placenta
Imbibing into the veins and aorta
and seed one more warrior one more martyr
And keep raising the crown high
I know this is a long furlough
But I will try hard, very hard,
though I know I have many more miles to go!
A version of this was first published here.
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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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