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Dance your way through life. And while you do so, carve your own unique path, create your own space and build your own table.
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Dear Little Girl,
Here I am sitting at my desk, wondering how and where to begin. What can I tell you differently that others may have not done before? As I battled to clear my thoughts and try to streamline them, an overwhelming mix of emotions dawned upon me. What ensues is the outpouring of my heart, dear little girl.
Dear little girl, the world is not fair. It is a tough battleground demanding resilience, perseverance and gigantic courage. But dear girl, this world is also kind-hearted, compassionate and gracious. As I lay my eyes upon you, I see in you, a woman of immense and unwavering mettle. A woman filled with kindness, gentleness yet with a great power and strength that can withstand any storms and challenges. With your smile and undying zeal and spirit, you will rise like the phoenix.
Dear little girl, remember this old Zen saying –’Obstacles is the path. Know that a whole and happy life is not free of obstacles but rather the very stepping-stones that help lift us to a new perspective’. No wall is bigger enough that you cannot climb. Never let your dreams and aspirations to die. Never let anyone dictate terms! Never let them define you!
Make your choices, own your mistakes and learn from them, keep your self-respect, keep honing your skills and learn new ones. Don’t be scared to take a stand for yourself or for others you need yours.
The last decade has witnessed the evolving landscape of our country. The very fabric of our society has become a little flexible, more amicable for us, women. However, we still find ourselves entangled within this very fabric. Nevertheless, as we are inching towards progress as a nation, as women, we will be more equipped to fight the regression and repression in our society.
I have been fortunate to have met some strong women in my life. Their strength of character has become a blueprint that have shaped me in many ways.
On your journey, I hope, you too meet such women of strength. If you do, then don’t be afraid to imbibe their characteristics and on the way, be an example for the other little girls.
Dance your way through life. And while you do so, carve your own unique path, create your own space and build your own table. And in the rhythm of your journey, always keep your head held high, and be true to yourself. In doing so, you will not only honor those who’ve influenced you but also inspire others to find their own rhythm.
Live your dream. Embrace life with happiness and joy. Lastly, always have positive Vichaar and put out good vibes onto this beautiful world.
Editor’s Note: 24th January is National Girl Child Day. These girls are going to be half the future population of our country. Are we making their lives better? We present a series of thoughtful and informative posts this week. If you have something you would like to contribute, log into your contributor dashboard today.
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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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