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Reminiscing the good old summer days.. warm, bright and friendly!
The whiff of roses in the air, the scent of jasmine that I hold dear,
The laden boughs of the cherry & peach; signal that summer’s here.
Branches straining to accommodate, groaning & heavy with fruit.
Delicious mangoes, plums and chikoo’s; even lychee’s to boot!
The Banyan & Neem in foliage, standing tall & proud;
Oh! How they cool a wearied soul, with their shade like shroud.
The grass losing its veneer of green, Its Jade hues to the sun;
Oh! How we used to wait for summer, to spend all day in play & run.
I remember a childhood spent in the Hills, exploring the wood.
Ah! Many an hour we did spend, traipsing around all we could.
It was the time to frolic; laugh & rejoice as school was out.
Idyllic days were spent outdoors, deep in play & shout.
Summer the arid mistress, blew hot & furious too.
We would cool our heels in the hills as North India faced the Loo.
Anticipation mixed with yearning as father would disclose the yearly plan
And off us all would go, to the hills, our family & the entire clan.
This season brings memories from an age spent in content.
It reminds of days when we were carefree, had nothing to repent.
Ah! Summer with its balmy nights brought forth the folding cots.
On the terrace we used to slumber, under the starry dots.
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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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