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Yes, this is a boon in disguise, that brought me closer to my child. I am beholden to this time of my life, that I could see the precious smile!
An invisible virus that grew into a pandemic
Taking millions of lives and bringing us into this lockdown
That day I took my backpack and left for home
To only endure the facets of an infinite break.
Though I longed for a break to be with my daughter
Never have I thought, What I longed for will be longer
Long enough to separate me from my colleagues
No office, No handshakes, No Chai Time
All I am embracing is my family time.
Yes, this is a boon in disguise
That brought me closer to my child
I am beholden to this time of my life
That I could see the precious smile
Sparkling on my darling’s face.
Sometimes I stand in awe, seeing her grow in full vigor
Showing me to be vulnerable and imperfect
And still being able to espouse the vagaries of life
Or just feeling the essence of being human.
Tapping my feet on to the long left desire
Once again after ages have I danced to the inner fire
Ironical enough to visualize my future
With all the abundance, peace and exhilaration
Amidst this deadly and terrifying isolation.
A time to rejuvenate, reflect and dive within
A time that may never ever come again
Make the most of it, for we seldom appreciate
The goodness this time has brought in
Did we foresee, this would usher in a new world
As this is the time, To Dig Deep Down
To take oneself to the higher realms of humanity
That would make us one rather than bringing in disparity.
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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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