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This summer, like all summers, the mango tree across my parents home's balcony beckoned me to come home. I went. Very few experiences match the delight of homecoming...
This summer, like all summers, the mango tree across my parents home’s balcony beckoned me to come home. I went. Very few experiences match the delight of homecoming…
In the martaban* of my mother’s kitchen,
Pickled and soured for ages…
Hanging peacefully amidst the noise of aroused crickets-
In the endless hours of early morning…
In the hues of many shades- red, green and yellow,
But each one tasting different from other…
Aimed by the mango- pluckers,
Lying on the astonishing gold blanket of leaves on the ground…
Covered with dirt carrying sweat and dust-
Bearing the vagaries of tumultuous storm,,,
My tree, the home of ant and squirrels,
Waking up daily to the sound of koel…
My tree, aging by oblivion
Sight of which, the constant companion to my father’s cup of tea…
Every year I wait eagerly-
For my childhood friend homecoming…
For her to revel in the most awaited feast of the summers,
The delightful fragrance of my sap filling the air…
Here, I am the mango-
Of the humble mango tree!
*a large glazed pottery jar originally made in lower Burma and used especially for domestic storage (as of water or food)
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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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