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Time with our grandparents, with the stories they tell us, have so much more of an effect on our lives than we realise. A grandma's legacy always lives on.
Time with our grandparents, with the stories they tell us, have so much more of an effect on our lives than we realise. A grandma’s legacy always lives on.
Under the gnarled boughs of the aging banyan In the courtyard, Beneath the canopy of the jade leaves fluttering To gentle breezes, Grandma would sit, with her books strewn around.
Welcoming with a smile, arm outstretched in a wave She would beckon. Eagerly we would cluster around, on our haunches On the earthen floor. Yes, all of us siblings, to hear her stories and fables.
There were no avengers then, no superheroes either Or characters from marvel. There were only tales of gallant kings, beautiful queens And freedom fighters from history. Grandma told those with conviction, passion, and pride.
Under the tangerine sky, painted in yellow’s and gold We learned about valour. To the zephyr’s that rustled our hair and the leaves We learned about bravery. Lessons of our heritage steeped in history and culture.
Grandma taught us to be indomitable Like Prithviraj Chauhan. Grandma instilled in us the bravery exhibited By Rani LaxmiBai; Heroes from our rich past who fought for India.
Under the knarled branches, under the shade of The sagacious Banyan. Grandma regaled us with the Mughal and Greek Invasions of the past. O! How our people suffered and were trod upon.
From Gandhiji’s Satyagrah to the freedom struggle We learned under the tree. Lessons that are Grandma’s legacy and those that today We teach our children. Although, Grandma is no more but her legacy continues.
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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