Check out 16 Return-To-Work Programs In India For Ambitious Women Like You!
When you grow up as two sisters in the Indian society, you constantly come across the question about not having a brother.
When I was small, I wanted a brother
But God had different plans and what he did was definitely better
Yes, we are two sisters
And we don’t need a brother
When she cried, I was there to wipe her tears
While I was scared, she told me to fight with my fear
They told my Mom to try again
Never realizing that she will be in immense pain
Those questions fumed my anger
When we are happy, why the world needs to bother?
Our Parents gave us the wings to fly
There was nothing on Earth, which we couldn’t try
Our gender was never a limiting factor
Rather a kick to try stuff that was harder and tougher
Our Dad went and we were left with tears
Soon the question was popped, that was hard to bear
“A Son can only lit his Dad’s pyre…”
We defied, we cried and had the courage to dare
As we are proud daughters of our loving Father
And we don’t need a brother.
Image via Pixabay
A former Banking and SAP professional, I love scribbling my thoughts. Mother to two boys, I believe life is all about creating oneself. 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