A poem on body image issues and body dysmorphia faced by various women, especially teens.
Tag: discrimination
How the Ghettoisation of India’s Muslims Adversely Affects their Mental Health
In India, some 80% of the people who suffer from mental health issues do not receive treatment, according to the National Mental Health Survey for 2015-2016.
Karnataka: Dalit Family Fined Rs 60,000 After a Teen ‘Touches’ Hindu Deity Idol
The village elders ruled that the boy had touched the pole connected to the idol of Sidiranna, a prominent south Indian village deity, during a procession and the idol …
Losing Friends to Bigotry
How does one reclaim a friend or a loved one from bigotry? Is it a curable disease? Are there secret potions that can help?
‘Deliberate Discrimination’, Says SGPC on UP School Asking Sikh Students to Stop Wearing Turbans
Members of the Sikh community in Bareilly have protested against a school management's alleged order asking students not to wear a turban or carry 'kirpan'.
The Color of My Blood
The poet writes about caste discrimination.
The Resilient Refugee
A poem on my father being caught up in the Partition, and how his narration of the events of 1947 helped me understand the human cost of the division …
The Story of a High School Student in New India
In the face of the right-wing’s growing anti-Muslim vitriol, a moment of solidarity during a school workshop that shines a light on the moral responsibility we all bear.
Our World, Their World: An Account of an Indian Student at a US University
My excitement to be part of a diverse department fell flat when the reality hit that international students, for most part, are invisible on campus.
Multiracism: Why We Need To Pay Attention to the World’s Many Racisms
The west has long defined racism as a function of colonial domination and discrimination. But in a changing world this definition must be challenged.