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Why We Need Feminism in 2021 #6

Day 6 of #whyweneedfeminismin2021

#qotd Do you define yourself as a feminist? If yes, do you get those stares?

We need feminism because a feminist is still considered to be man hater. Because people still think men cannot and are not feminists. Because feminism is associated with aggression.

I don’t hate men. My go to person is a man, a friend whom I can bug even in the middle of the night. I won’t tag him here because he is just useless, but well yeah. I don’t hate my father, brother, ...

Why We Need Feminism In 2021 #5

#qotd when was the first time you heard the term ‘Paraya dhan’ or the fact that you will be ‘given away’ when you get married.

#aotd I was 12 years old when I heard the term paraya dhan or ‘parki thapan’ to be precise which is almost equivalent in Gujarati. I don’t think I was mature enough to understand the atrocities associated with the term but I was certainly sensible enough to gather that something was amiss with the term. Something was not quite right.

Now obviously as soon as I...

Why We Need Feminism in 2021 #4

Day 4 of #whyweneedfeminismin2021

Kindergarten taught me what good meant, so over time when someone asked me if I was a good girl, I took the term for granted and accepted the adjective. I was a good girl. Meaning, I thought good meant loyal, kind, helping, compassionate, humble. Someone who would stick to their values and morals. I was a good girl.

But, over time I realised the term good changes from person to person and means different for each of them. But most of all, the term good gir...

Why We Need Feminism in 2021 #3

Veil (noun): a piece of very thin material, worn especially by women to protect or hide the face, or as part of a hat, etc.

a piece of cloth worn over the head and shoulders by nuns or Muslim women.

[singular] (formal) something that stops you from learning the truth about a situation.

[singular] (formal) a thin layer that stops you from seeing something.

Face Mask (noun): something that you wear over part or all of your face, in order to protect it or to prevent the spread of disease

The definitions...

Why We Need Feminism in 2021 #2

We need feminism because when covid-19 suddenly happened and everyone was locked in and people had nowhere to go, working and studying from home, no ecape with constricted spaces, it was WHO who had to bring a tab titled ‘Domestic Violence during Covid-19’ to their dashboard.

Violence happens even without a pandemic, but with the unwanted and the unexpected pandemic, the cases were rising, women were harassed and exploited more than usual and cases in unwanted pregnancies increased. Women had...

Why We Need Feminism In 2021 #1

Why we need feminism in 2021?

Because as soon as you saw the picture here, the first thought would have been, “What now? Why now? Why is this woman talking about feminism again? Hasn’t it been enough? सब कुछ तो मिल गया, अब और क्या चाहिए?

We need feminism in 2021. We need to talk about feminism in 2021, not just because we need it but also because evertime someone uses the F word it seems like they are using a slang, a word which needs to be looked down upon, or a word that has given more i...

One Breath AT A Time

Trying to find my balance in an absolutely imbalanced world. I can’t see it but there has to be, has to to be some thin thread of hope that I can cling to, hold on to. Untill that thin reality flows in, let the universe spin, but I will stand on my values, the one truth I know of. I will smile. With my open eyes I will dream. I breathe.

PS: My breaks here are often always unexpected, unwanted and longer than I would like them to be. However, I am back, hopefully with shorter breaks and longer...

सूरज से गुफ्तगू #50

न नगमे न सपने
न तेरा न मेरा
चल बीच राह ही कही मिलते है
जी जान से नहीं बस उन ढाई हर्फो को निभाते है
मुश्किल सही नामुमकिन तो नहीं
हसना और रोना भी पर तेरा साथ तो सही
अब कोई कहानी तेरी छुपी नहीं
मेरे पंख अब मोम के नहीं
न अब कोई इंतज़ार है, न सितारों को पाने की चाहत
है तो बस तेरा साथ और सिर्फ तेरी ही मोहब्बत

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PS: With this I close this chapter here. Thank you once again for reading these insane musings of mine, throughout and sharing your thoughts on them. I owe you, for st...

सूरज से गुफ्तगू #49

प्यार और इश्क़ में फर्क समाज आया
तेरे और मेरे बीच का फर्क आज समाज आया
दिन और रात सा अंतर है हमारे दर्मिया
पर देख फिर भी अब तक का कारवां क्या खूब निभाया है
इस बार तू छोड़ के नहीं गया
अब यकीन है इस बार नहीं जायेगा
सांज और सवेरे से पहले का साथ तू खूब निभाएगा

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सूरज से गुफ्तगू #48

मुद्दतो बाद एक पैगाम आया है
भरी दोपहर में मेरे चाहने वाले का ऐलान आया है
डर है कही वो फिर न मुकर जाये
इतनी दफा छोड़ गया, वैसे कही फिर न छोड़ जाये.

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