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Body shaming can shred a woman's self-esteem and scar her for life. There is nothing more liberating than loving yourself as you are. Love your 'imperfect selves'.
Body shaming can shred a woman’s self-esteem and scar her for life. There is nothing more liberating than loving yourself as you are. Love your ‘imperfect selves’.
Living in the world of people who love me, Delusional I live with perfect glee… Love that has always been around in ample. A life so perfect it’s almost a scandal.
Let me now start from the beginning, For most, it wouldn’t mean a thing, Let us have a look at the childhood, I had everything that a child would,
And oh-so-affectionate a family, Always treated me well and gently… When I’d say, “Oh, thank you for the pretty dress”, She’d say, “My lovely, had you been a size less, it wouldn’t be so much of a mess”
“Oh but lovely you are, my dove” And I’d smile with all my love. I’d hear them say, “Oh what a great dancer, you are” “Just a little fat but amazing you are”
They’d praise, “Oh you’ve got a heart of gold” A flabby body but persona humble yet bold. With passing childhood came the teens, Growing up like any child it may seem,
I grew up and learnt to be wise, Wisdom didn’t quiet matter with my clothes doubling in size. I’d hear family and friends say, Should I say if I may?
You’ve grown up to have a lovely face, You should exercise to lose that weight, Staring at the mirror came the youth, Now let’s just look at the truth,
Lined up on my shelf came the awards I won, It’s great but you still are fat all said and done. So you can sing, dance, and paint and ride. You can throw a ball, and make it slide,
But, there are the eyes of people that never lie Reminding you of the truth that never dies, So what If you’ve got a good job, So what if you’re friends adore you a lot, No matter how hard you fight to be the perfect child, the perfect bride, Little did I know it will never be right.
You’ve got the moves, you’ve the face, But it’s always your plus size ass that sets the pace, The colors perfect, you’ve got this right, But isn’t the outfit a little too tight..
Oh don’t you pity me over this, Love isn’t something that I miss, I’ve loved and I’ve failed, For this I’ve never wailed.
Here I am, with a crime I never did, Life’s a bitch like the clothes that never fit. Oh now let’s get this straight, It’s no more just about the weight.
This is me, my imperfect self, A fun loving silly elf, Living in a world of people who love me, Delusional I live with perfect glee
Image Source: A Still from Tumhari Sulu
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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.
The limited series is based on the book by the same name written by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, who lost both their children in the tragedy. We got an opportunity to interview Rajshri Deshpande who played Neelam Krishnamoorthy, the woman who has been relentlessly crusading in the court for holding the owners responsible for the sheer negligence.
Rajshri Deshpande is more than an actor. She is also a social warrior, the rare celebrity from the film industry who has also gone back to her roots to give to poverty struck farming villages in her native Marathwada, with her NGO Nabhangan Foundation. Of course a chance to speak with her one on one was a must!
“What is a woman’s job, Ramesh? Taking care of parents-in-law, husband, children, home and things at work—all at the same time? She isn’t God or a superhuman."
The arrays of workstations were occupied by people peering into their computer screens. The clicks of keyboard keys were punctuated by the occasional footsteps moving around to brainstorm or collaborate with colleagues in their cubicles. Most employees went about their tasks without looking at the person seated on either side of their workstation. Meenakshi was one of them.
The thirty-one-year-old marketing manager in a leading eCommerce company in India sat straight in her seat, her eyes on the screen, her fingers punching furiously into the keys. She was in a flow and wanted to finish the report while the thoughts and words were coming effortlessly into her mind.
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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