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As a woman, I am the one who is burdened with everything, I am the one who takes care of everyone's needs. Then why am I never heard?
Trigger Warning: This deals with domestic violence and violence against women and may be triggering for survivors.
I am God’s biggest gift to the mankind,
But still, why is my existence and significance undefined,
I am the one, who starts taking responsibilities since birth,
But still, I have to plea for respect, dignity and human worth,
I am the one, who sacrifices my own dreams and identity,
But still, why am I always a victim of obscenity,
I am the one, who formulates a family with love and serenity,
But still, why people only see me with pity and a nonentity,
I am the one, who carries a life in my womb risking my own physique,
But still, when it comes to power I am still considered weak,
I am the one, who manages offices and homes at the same time,
But still, a man’s contribution is considered prominent and prime,
I am the one, who serves the family till the last breath,
But still, every day I have to go through an eternal living death.
Image source: a still from the film English Vinglish
Smriti Malhotra is a Delhi girl and an avid dreamer. She works at the Embassy of the Republic of Congo by profession but is a writer by passion. She began writing while at school and read more...
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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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