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A womans anguish towards rape with her heart going out to the victims.
In the darkness of thoughts
The inner battles that I fought
The world has emerged from incessant crisis
My deep thoughts are in a state of metamorphosis
I believe, I hope, I deeply desire
That mankind doesn’t objectify my body on fire
Why scan me? Torment me with your aggressive eyes
You succumb my dreams to a bucket of lies
Your negative flames are multiplying & spreading in every corner of this country
Burning my inner hopes and poisoning my soulful tree
I can still hear voices of the poor infant, Nirbhaya, the old woman, the poor woman and the less fortunate
All tied up with this universal thought of blaming fate
Why rape? Why rape? Why rape?
The world wasn’t that horrendous even with dinosaurs or apes
Why mankind has put itself to sheer shame
All the laws, policies and systems has turned deaf and lame
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Neha Chawla is the Founder of NGOStory. A passionate writer and social educationist, she has been working for many NGOs and foundations conducting awareness programs for psychological well being and children empowerment. An Arts graduate read more...
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Rajshri Deshpande, who played the fiery protagonist in Trial by Fire along with Abhay Deol speaks of her journey and her social work.
Rajshri Deshpande as the protagonist in ‘Trial by Fire’, the recent Netflix show has received raving reviews along with the show itself for its sensitive portrayal of the Uphaar Cinema Hall fire tragedy, 1997 and its aftermath.
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Natu-Natu. The mellifluous ringtone interrupted her thoughts. She frowned at her mobile phone with half a mind to keep it ringing until she noticed the caller’s name on the screen, making her pick up the phone immediately.
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