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Fighting my way through the black and white mazes, only to be pushed back- again and again, into that endless path to nowhere.
It was like a dark gloomy cloud Spreading itself all over the sky, The mood of elders, Rubbing off on the young ones too, Kids making themselves inconspicuous – To go with the elders actions, Not wanting to cause any trouble
And see black.
Terrified at the sight, the black of his belt, Bringing out the red from my skin, Pushing me into an endless swirling black tunnel, Fighting my way through the black and white mazes Only to be pushed back- Again and again, Into that endless path to nowhere.
The air was thick and dark, like a pall of gloom When someone passes away, The black mood of his bearing, Testimony to the visible black and blue marks left on my body, The black of his eyes minus the irises, Indication of an upcoming storm.
I couldn’t differentiate- Between sunny, rainy and hot days, All I saw were the same overcast shadowy black days, Becoming numb and growing a thick skin, Devoid of any feelings or pain, Walking around in a haze going about my work like a robot, Wondering if I deserved this
The outcome of spending day and night, With him under the same roof, For the longest time of my life, This period of black days- Caused by a small virus, Brought out the violent devil in him.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE was the name given to it, many men, many women, but the victim always a woman, Will the tables ever turn?
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Kavitha is based in Hyderabad, India, a Civil Engineer with a Masters in Environmental Science by profession. Love for writing made her take up writing for the past fifteen years. She has published her first read more...
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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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