I don’t know when it all started, maybe when I tried to get into the group of those beautiful girls. I was the only girl child of the family and I was always pampered. As a kid they never let anyone hurt me even a bit. They loved me like hell. I never faced the issues which normally a girl child faces in our country. My parents loved me more than my brothers, and my elder … [Read more...]
She Was Forced To Change As She Had ‘To Fit’ In His Family. When She Did, They All Left!
Are we still living in the world where people are judged on the basis of their skin, color or their physical appearance? I don’t know what most people think about that question, but I do believe that to most people superficial appearance matters the most. A few days ago I had an opportunity to talk to a close relative of mine (who do not wish to be named) and the things she … [Read more...]
You Can’t Be Dark, Too Fair, Too Thin Or Too healthy, Because A Girl Has To Be Perfect To Qualify!
"I THINK IT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO FEEL GOOD THAN LOOK GOOD" - Tom Hanks. There are times (let’s say all the time) when I hear girls cribbing about how they are short, fat, dark or how they don’t have the perfect torso, or long legs or thick hair and what not? I obviously somehow consider myself in that group too. I am what people like to call, "a little healthy" (as if they are … [Read more...]
An Ode To The Healthy Ladies Of India – Take This Hourglass Figure Craving Souls!
We have spoken about girl education, gender equality and women rights. Endless discussions, seminars, marches and much more, but in this race of being a part of the movement, I think an important part of womanhood has been neglected. Body image issues and fat shaming have slowly and steadily become a deep rooted part of our society. Today a majority of women feel that it is an … [Read more...]
I Was Happy That I Lost Weight, But I Feel Ashamed Of The Way I Felt To An Uncle’s Remark
Last year, I was down with jaundice and measles. I was bedridden for a month, and naturally, I shed a few kilos. One day after I was well enough to get out of the house, my parents and I went for grocery shopping. My father met one of his colleagues and he had never been more delighted to see me. He approved of how thin I’d become. He told me that I finally looked like a … [Read more...]