Check out 16 Return-To-Work Programs In India For Ambitious Women Like You!
"Be me for a day, live my life," challenges the poet. "I guarantee, you will not be able to cope; but I own my colour!"
“Be me for a day, live my life,” challenges the poet. “I guarantee, you will not be able to cope; but I own my colour!”
Even if they tried, they would probably still never be able to see. Not because they do not have eyes, they do; but because even Though God Saw it fit to endow them with eyes, he did not give Them the deeper sight of love, tolerance and equanimity.
Such superficial people will see and yet not be able to see that Behind my dusky skin tone, behind the ebony kissed bronze, Behind the chocolate brown hues of the eyes that are shy, There is a heart that beats the same rhythm as theirs.
To such people I shall never be beautiful for I am dark skinned. These are the people who shall control my destiny as a woman They shall decide my fate and my future, my alliance & life. Not I, but my colour shall decide what path I take.
To such people I openly challenge – be me for a day, live my life. I am comfortable being who I am, I am happy in my own skin But I dare you to just try to own my colour; walk in my shoes, for a day. I guarantee, you will not be able to cope; but I happily accept and hope.
Image source: a still from Lust Stories
Sonal is a multiple award winning blogger and writer and the founder of a women-centric manpower search firm - www.rianplacements.com. Her first book, a volume of poetry - Islands in the stream - is slated read more...
Women's Web is an open platform that publishes a diversity of views, individual posts do not necessarily represent the platform's views and opinions at all times.
Stay updated with our Weekly Newsletter or Daily Summary - or both!
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.
Please enter your email address