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A couple, with nothing that seemed to bind them, still walking the journey together. Why? What kept them together? A poignant look at parenthood.
And out of the night they came; Two lost souls; a gent and a dame. Eyes a mirror of despair, they walked, Not a word escaped, they never talked.
Desolation reigned, utter and resolute; Their face a visage of despair, absolute. They seemed to seek, to find a truth. Would their journey bear fruit?
Not once did they touch, hold a hand. A distance apart, they did stand. It seemed like they sought to part away. But something held that thought a-sway.
What was it that these two could share? Even together, they seemed not to care. What was the bond that held them as one? They seemed from each other, on the run?
Then out of the same night he came; A wee lad, cherubic face, in one leg lame. He lifted his hands & held one of each. I understood why there was no need for speech.
Parenthood was the bond they held dear; Even though they were apart, not near. For their child they had made the sacrifice. For this happiness they had paid this price.
A version of this was first published here.
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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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