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I never looked at my body as something to be loved and cherished but as shameful. And that there are things to be hidden or done in secret. I also was not able to come to terms of me being a girl, and always longed for being a boy because I saw around that boys got respect and were able to keep their dignity, they could climb walls, be active in everything happening in the family, they could eat as much as they want and I ingrained the lesson that it is girls who does all the sacrifices. The talk of feminism or empowerment was not rampant as it is today. And because of being a girl several opportunities were denied for the fear of \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”the world not safe for girls\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”, or \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”what would people say\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”. I was deeply affected by the disparity and the Gender roles being imposed. There were signs of early depression which was completely ignored. Wherever I went people or relatives would ask why Iam so lean and I had enough of it that I started ignoring those comments after many years.
It is much later in my life that I started to enjoy or rather accept myself, or love being a woman. There is so much potenial of creativity in us and we are dynamic. One critic said that women are already empowered and that we just need a wake up call and I believe in that. I started learning about empowerment and feminism and the ideas started influencing me. I could see what is happening to me and around. The change was really slow and shedding of fears is a huge process. It is now at the age of 30 that I finally learned about the beauty of being a female, and the possibility of growing with grace and that we can be whoever we want to be. I look back to see all the fights that I did was worth it and all the silences were a revolt.
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Dr Nalini Parthasarathi, 79, based in Puducherry has dedicated 30 years of her life caring for people suffering from hemophilia.
It is amazing when a person turns personal adversity into a calling, and extends empathy to make a significant impact in the lives of other people. This has been the life’s journey of Dr Nalini Parthasarathi.
April 17 is World Hemophilia Day. Dr Nalini Parthasarathi, 79, based in Puducherry has dedicated 30 years of her life caring for people suffering from hemophilia. She was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
Hemophilia is a condition where one or more clotting factor is absent leading to bleeding. Severe cases can be life-threatening.
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