Bhumi Quotes

“Cinderella does not represent contemporary girls.

Today’s girls are no ‘damsels-in-distress.’ They figure and solve problems, invent solutions, and herald in the new world order.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“It is my streak of craziness that has saved me from extinction”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“The most wise and evolved minds come from the most unlikely people and places.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Boy, girl, man, or woman—“No means No”! It could be a “Yes” yesterday, but a “No” today. And that’s perfectly valid.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“It took two continents, a regressive family, a forced marriage marred with abuse, a bitter divorce, an illegitimate pregnancy, family disownment, social ostracisation, going back to school - unlearning, learning and relearning, and a complete owning of her true self.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Maybe that was the problem - Expectations!”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“We come into the world naked, procreate and bring forth another life in our naked being and we leave this world behind in our nakedness. Yet, we all live in our grandeur naked illusions!”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Everyone's body shamed!”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Swarmed by men everywhere, but none she could proclaim ‘Mine!’

Many cities her foot traversed, but none she could exclaim ‘Home!”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“The secret of her success was playing the same game men played for centuries—projecting their weakness and inadequacy onto the other gender, trumpeting the cause of self-empowerment; while joining the male force in their oppression of the underprivileged to usurp and maintain their power status quo.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Burning coals, making perfect shaped round rotis, massaging her husband’s back, carrying pots of water across miles would not be her fate. But she told no one about it. She silently vowed to break the mould someday.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Feminism was not a gimmicky bandwagon that she jumped onto the short-cut road to fame.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Love is not just kind, but also tough!”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Being a woman was a dream come true.

Why couldn’t his parents, and the society, look at women like the way he did? A boon!”
― Tina Sequeira , Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Remember, ugly pups make beautiful dogs!”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Her scars were her jewels she sported with pride.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Friendship is the cornerstone of a good marriage. Stay united always. Eat, pray, love, and all will be well.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories

“Society would rather appear to be spotlessly clothed with their reputations intact in their illusionary virginity of body, mind as soul.”
― Tina Sequeira, Bhumi: A Collection of Short Stories