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Autism Disorder Awareness 2/3 -Autism in Adults

This is the 2nd of the 3 posts on Autism Disorder Awareness. Read the first post of this short series here In my last post, I tried to draw some inference that how early intervention can alter the life of a child who shows symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder, today in this post I will … Continue reading Autism Disorder Awareness 2/3 -Autism in Adults

Autism Disorder Awareness 1/3

Autism can’t define us. WE define autism.Wanting to be free. Wanting to be what we are. Trying to make people see. And accept the real us.

गुलाल

आ सखी तुझे रंग लाल लगा दूँ मैं तेरे चेहरे पर थोड़ा गुलाल लगा दूँ तुझे भी कभी भाते होंगे रंग होली के प्रेम से भरे, हँसी ठिठोली के आ तेरी इस सफ़ेद सारी से मैं थोड़ा मलाल मिटा दूँ मैं तेरे चेहरे पर थोड़ा गुलाल लगा दूँ तू सिमट जाती है ख़ुद में ही … Continue reading गुलाल

क्या मैं ख़ुश होती?

आज अगर मैं लिख ना रही होती तो शायद मेरी ज़िंदगी कुछ और होती, पर कैसी वाली और? जैसी लोगों को पसंद आती है वैसी या जैसी लोगों के समझ में फ़िट हो पाती है वैसी? मैं लिखती नहीं तो शायद आज मैं कही जॉब कर रही होती पर क्या मैं ख़ुश होती? मैं आज … Continue reading क्या मैं ख़ुश होती?

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सोशल मीडिया तमाशा – हिंदी कविता

सुनो सुनो ओ दुनियाँ वालों यह सोशल मीडिया नया तमाशा हैगली नुक्कड़ की नौटंकियाँ बंद हुई तो क्या, इससे हमें बड़ी आशा हैसुनो सुनो यहाँ हर रोज़ एक नया तमाशा है

Choose to Challenge, Choose to Rise; Women’s Day 2021

This women’s day, I urge you to: Choose to challenge the shaky societal norms Choose to challenge the shallow reforms Choose to challenge the old wives tales Choose to challenge the typical stereotypes Choose to challenge the limiting belief system Choose to challenge the gender pay gap Choose to challenge the misogyny Chose to challenge … Continue reading Choose to Challenge, Choose to Rise; Women’s Day 2021

Here Are My Top 19 Picks To Read In The Year 2021

Reading is cathartic, reading takes us to a different world, reading helps us to live thousands of lives, reading is pure love. High five to the ones who love to smell the pages of a new book? Well, who doesn’t? 🙂 If you are an ardent book lover then you must read more books this … Continue reading Here Are My Top 19 Picks To Read In The Year 2021

How Nivedita Embraced Her “different wiring”

Nivedita was 9 years old when she learned about her disability, it was hard for her to process what all she was listening about her but she let herself believe that there was a problem. It made her anxious and irritable and she refused to go to school, she would come back crying and yelling … Continue reading How Nivedita Embraced Her “different wiring”

“Don’t Quit” A Poem by John Greenleaf Whittier

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is … Continue reading “Don’t Quit” A Poem by John Greenleaf Whittier