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A confident woman today is enough for herself, and no man should dare to presume that she needs him to "be a man" for her. Then why do men take their 'protector' role for granted?
A confident woman today is enough for herself, and no man should dare to presume that she needs him to “be a man” for her. Then why do men take their ‘protector’ role for granted?
On a road less travelled, a road that I had taken I met a fellow Traveller, hidden feelings he did awaken. We looked at each other, wary and cautious at first Then loneliness ebbed away, we smiled, tentatively trust.
“What brings you to these parts, they are off the beaten track?” said he. “I came to find myself, discover my being” replied a proud me. “So fellow Traveller, dare to join hands and walk?” he proposed “Why not!” said I out aloud. But, a condition I imposed.
“We walk together, you and me, a common path for sure But, be warned that I follow the beat of my own core. I answer to myself, my belief is myself is strong So, I do not need a man, nay; to tell me right from wrong.
Bewildered he looked at me; I could see that he was shaken My femininity had led to a premise he made; he was mistaken. “I can take care of you” he said; cleave a path for you in the crowd I can protect you; my masculinity shall be your shroud.
“I am stronger, I am better at taking charge on the go You can comply with my wish, no need for your feminist to show”. I levelled my gaze at him, sought out his very soul I said “I am strong, I am enough; dependence is not my goal.
I seek a companion, a confidant, a friend of mind akin. For I have the fortitude to be enough in my own skin. What you see as weakness my friend, is a fire-honed shine Other than that my friend, I’m complete alone, I’m fine!
A version of this was first published here.
Image source: a still from the movie Aamhi Doghi
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As parents, we put a piece of our hearts out into this world and into the custody of the teachers at school and tuition and can only hope and pray that they treat them well.
Trigger Warning: This speaks of physical and emotional violence by teachers, caste based abuse, and contains some graphic details, and may be triggering for survivors.
When I was in Grade 10, I flunked my first preliminary examination in Mathematics. My mother was in a panic. An aunt recommended the Maths classes conducted by the Maths sir she knew personally. It was a much sought-after class, one of those classes that you signed up for when you were in the ninth grade itself back then, all those decades ago. My aunt kindly requested him to take me on in the middle of the term, despite my marks in the subject, and he did so as a favour.
Math had always been a nightmare. In retrospect, I wonder why I was always so terrified of math. I’ve concluded it is because I am a head in the cloud person and the rigor of the step by step process in math made me lose track of what needed to be done before I was halfway through. In today’s world, I would have most probably been diagnosed as attention deficit. Back then we had no such definitions, no such categorisations. Back then we were just bright sparks or dim.
'Sania denied fairy-tale ending: suffers loss in AUS open final' says a news headline. Is this the best we can do? Is it a fitting tribute to one of the finest athletes we have in our country?
Sania Mirza bid an emotional and tearful farewell to her Grand Slam journey as a runner up in the mixed doubles final. Headlines read –
“Sania Mirza breaks down in tears while recalling glorious career after defeat in Grand Slam’
“Sania denied fairy-tale ending: suffers loss in AUS open final”
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