I know that I’m a day late but eh. I strongly relate Valentine’s Day as a day meant for self love. I also seem to have discovered a newfound love for flowers and their language! I hope all Juliets celebrated this day loving themselves as much as they love others!
Author Archives: Pravartika
THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
I’ve tried to link feminism with anti-racism, and the Black Lives Matter movement in particular. Lately, I’ve been feeling strongly about the fact that you can find beauty in whatever you look at, and to appreciate and love yourself is to truly know your own self. Hope you like the poem!
GEORGY PORGY
Though I gave the poem a humorous tone, but the issue is serious enough to be dealt with. What we teach kids at a young age is what they become, with age.
UN- AGAINST UPSKIRTING
Upskirting is an offense the youth often commits, and/or falls prey to. In most countries, it is not even identified to be a legal offense. Fortunately, with the campaigns coming up, many actions are being taken to criminalise upskirting. Yet, we must also tackle this at the grassroot level. And the key step for that …
A SURGE IN THE RAPE CASES
https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/30-year-old-man-arrested-for-raping-minor-in-mumbais-gurgaon-police-2305573 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54370087 https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/rajasthan-2-influential-youths-repeatedly-rape-19-year-old-girl-for-over-4-years/662151 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/after-hathras-another-gang-rape-victim-dies-in-ups-balrampur/article32739527.ece https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/rape-survivor-travels-from-lucknow-to-nagpur-to-lodge-complaint-against-accused/662542 https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/woman-thrown-out-of-car-left-for-dead-after-rape-attempt/story-8J75w5v0Qio0NGhWhzh8RP.html Attached here are a few news articles of rape cases in past few weeks. Our country is seeing an unimaginable surge in the rape cases in the present times. While the lockdown may seem to have aggravated the situation to some extent, giving a pool of deserted streets to …
IN THE QUEST OF TRUE BEAUTY
I lived a long lifeI lived through some peopleAnd I met some peopleIn search of beauty I travelled with themOn that long pilgrimageI clung to the hopeMasked in sheaths of despair I trailed lands longI scanned each single faceI immersed myself in the appearancesBut came out without any trace Yet, on the last day of …
SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL
We often turn a blind eye to the little things: the little things that make us ‘us’ and the little things that the world unconsciously takes away from us. Each person has aspects imperative to himself/herself, and we must keep those alive. The definition of beauty is not universal, it is personal. And to uphold …
GOSPELS OF THE GEM REPORT
In the recent report published by the UNESCO, textbooks have been shown to exhibit ‘covert gender bias’. Women are expressed as passive citizens in an inconspicuous way. Most of us tend to ignore the little things, such as portraying women in the stereotypical professions (fashion, food etc.) and men in police, science etc. This affects …
THE CRY OF MY SOUL
I try, and I try, I try to fight back In the hope that it won’t happen, I try to axe the anguish In the hope that indifference leads to tolerance, I try to veil the memory In the hope of feeling that it is unreal But I feel down, all the same, So I …
THAT YEARNING SMILE…
I’ll share a personal experience to demonstrate a widely and inconspicuously practised form of mistreatment, which, very often is passed on as a ‘tradition’. On a trip with my family-both close and extended- we were dining at a restaurant. We were seated in its heart, at a long table. There was a loud chatter throughout …
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