Check out 16 Return-To-Work Programs In India For Ambitious Women Like You!
I am from India my land my home, I come back here no matter where else I’ve roamed...
I come from a land of a billion,
I come from a mystic place of saris, dhotis, bangles and foreheads with vermillion.
I come from a home of faith, belief and prayers,
When you look around, you see people of different layers.
I come from a land of dosas, chutney,
Idli, vadas and sambar,
I come from a place where there are bustling markets and bazaars.
I am from a family of strong women folk,
Follow traditions and sing prayers to Gods we invoke.
I am from a land of untold history and grandeur,
Of Palaces, Maharajas, wealth and Princess’ allure.
I am from a land of mysticism, religion, culture and the Kama Sutra,
I am from the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Brahmaputra.
I come from a place of many languages and states,
I come from lands of natural beauty many can appreciate.
I come from a land that had struggled and lost its riches and treasures,
I come from a land of the Kohinoor Diamond and many undiscovered treasures.
I am from a place of peace, Buddha and his teachings,
I am from a land of many priests, pilgrimages and The Holy Books’ Teachings.
I am from the land of mountains, valleys and beautiful sceneries,
I am from a land of many Gods, Goddesses and powerful energies.
I am from India my land my home,
I come back here no matter where else I’ve roamed.
I am from family and friends who are close and dear,
No matter the odds, I face my everyday with strength, not fear.
Image source: Pixabay
Chitra Govindraj grew up in Dubai, was educated in the US and now lives with her family in Bangalore, India. She dabbled in the corporate world as a banker and a soft skills trainer and read more...
This post has published with none or minimal editorial intervention. 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