I spoke with a friend of mine a few days back. She’d been having a tough time dealing with college, social life et al and wanted to talk about it. Turns out, a bunch of people from her class had been actioned (and all too gleefully) badmouthing her. I won’t go into details about all the spiteful remarks, but the gist of it all was that she was very closed in, talked to people … [Read more...]
My Friend Is Going For A Divorce, And She Really Needs It. But I Am Afraid What Might Happen Next.
Like many other girls, my friend “Siya” had her dreams of being loved and married to a handsome and debonair man. She got married to the one she fell in love with. But now, after some years of her shaky marriage, I see her speaking in a wailing, dolorous voice, “I and my husband cannot coexist under one roof anymore and we are thinking to break this marriage.” I asked her, … [Read more...]
What Happens After A Girl Is Raped? This Is How Her Mind Works.
Going by the latest government figures, a girl/woman/child is facing sexual assault in our nation every twenty minutes. It is high time we hold open discussions and started talking more about the after effects of Rape. A society which still likes to talk about sex and sexual violence behind closed doors, the trauma a woman passes through is rarely a subject of discussion. Acts … [Read more...]
Why Are We Unnecessarily Turning Deepika’s Video Into A Dirty Meaningless Argument?
My choice! So my country is currently dealing with the trauma of My Choice. Feminism, Anti-men, infidelity, anti-rapists, women empowerment and god knows what other terms can be related to it. Deepika Padukone looks ethereally gorgeous and so do the other women. The message of the video was clear and sound and loud. But as we all know India is the largest democracy and how can … [Read more...]
My father is an alcoholic, and the society asks me to hate him. But here is why I won’t!
Parent’s affection and love towards their son or daughter have always left me in wonder, how do they do it? Yeah, I know it’s a silly question, but think about it. I am sure there are times when we feel very much annoyed due to various reasons or activities that had happened in our workplace or college or anywhere and we take out that entire frustration upon them. We sometimes … [Read more...]
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