Can a person be more hapless than the one being abandoned by his/her own parents? An involuntary response to this question would be ‘No’. But, here, I beseech you to re-evaluate your answer for once. By discussing a real incident, I do not expect you to transfigure your answer into a ‘Yes’, but rather understand that why the answer to the question can’t be a ‘No’. In India, … [Read more...]
The Way People Treat My Brother Adu Explains Perfectly How “Educated” We Are
Sitting at 8th Day Cafe Kolkata, I was wondering what to take home for Adu? Would he like the red velvet, or the blueberry cupcake or may some carrot cake? So in my indecisive haste, I got all three of them packed into a beautiful orange coloured box. On my way back home, I kept wondering how nice would it be if Adu himself could come to the cafe with me and buy the dessert of … [Read more...]
“Every Night, My Father Forced Me To Sleep Naked With Him.”
Sexual abuse is probably the most common form of child abuse and violation of child rights. Isn’t it tough to write about one’s lost childhood? Death of innocence and tender feelings? I bet it is. And when someone who narrates how her father has been sexually abusing her for years, it throws a few chills through my spine. How can you blame the outer world for being rude to a … [Read more...]
She Was Sexually Harassed At School, And The School Responded In A Way That Ended Her Life!
Kamalika Das was just another teenager who went to school, had her friends, did her work, and every other thing about her life was regular. But, only until she turned 13. In September 2010, she was sexually harassed by a boy from her school, older than her, during the school hours. This isn’t the worse part of the story, there is more to come. Initially left dumbstruck, … [Read more...]
The Plight Of A Girl Child Is More Horrific Than You Think. This Is What They Actually Face!
Isn’t it shameful that we live in the 21st century and even almost six decades after independence, female foeticide is still being committed in India? We all talk highly about India progressing and becoming a super power in the next couple of years, and how we should be proud about it. But what would your answer be if I ask you the question- What’s the use? What is the use … [Read more...]