‘Kaali/Kaala’ (dark skinned) ‘Mota/Moti’ (fat) ‘Tinga/Tingi’ (short) ‘Duffer’ (dumb/slow) ‘Andha/Andhi’ (blind) ‘Don’t gossip /cry/behave like a woman!’ ‘Why are you so aggressive? It makes you look manly.’ ‘Girls should play with dolls’. ‘Buys shouldn’t wear pink.’ ‘Don’t swear like a fisherwoman’. ‘Why are you behaving in this low-class manner?’…
I think there is hardly anyone who hasn’t at least heard of ‘Candy Crush’, if not played it. This Online Game took the world by storm and got almost everyone to bow down their head before it as they crushed virtual candies on their mobile phones. I remember the frenzy…
Strength and Weakness are general qualities, both of which everyone possesses in different measures. However, a lot of thought processes have made them seem like they are gender-specific. Talk of strength and it is most likely that a male figure will come to mind. Similarly, mention weakness and a female…
A life-changing decision is not one that a person takes suddenly. Even though sometimes it may often seem like it is done so. It begins with a thought that sprouts up out of the blue, and is quashed by you immediately. Because the guilt, possibly even fear, of even thinking…
When my younger sister was born my Dad was advised by his relatives and friends, ‘You are now the father of TWO girls, at least now learn to stay humble’. To which my Father retorted, ‘Now is when I am going to be even more arrogant because I am blessed…
We may discuss you incessantly, but you aren’t popular at all. I am sure you know that Covid, despite which you do what you do. You have been the reason that people lost jobs, lives, and hope. You’ve caused destruction that will take years to rebuild, if at all. However,…
Writing is a lonely exercise. It’s just you with your moods and words for company. Writers are also vulnerable about their writing, keeping their words and ideas close to their hearts, unsure about whom to share it with. What could benefit all Writers is a community. A community of like-minded…
If you even suggest the word Therapy to anyone who needs it their 1st reaction is that they don’t need it, as ‘they are not mad’. If at all there is a 2nd reaction it almost always is, ‘Therapy is so expensive!’ Well, any medical treatment can be expensive. Holidays…
Sabr (patience) Shukr (gratitude) Every time we come close to a year ending we find ourselves wondering, ‘Where did the year go?’. 52 weeks, 365 days and countless hours and moments of a year were spent making memories, learning and sometimes unlearning. Weeping, smiling, meeting, parting, regretting. Yet, our memory…
The first time I shopped online, it was with the same fears as anyone who has never shopped online has. Will the product be as good as it looks online? Will I be cheated out of my money? Will my Credit Card details be misused? I had ordered a dress,…