Back to Delhi, my tryst with the Delhi Metro is yet again in action. This public transport presents various insights to eyes that try to soak it all wherever they go, whatever they see. Of late, the subjects of my interest were mothers and daughters who travelled together, huddling in ever increasing, swiftly changing, of … [Read more…]
I am the one. Who dances in your baraat to entertain you. And make myself a spectacle. You try to come close to me and touch me. You seek entertainment out of me, not my dance. And pass lewd remarks on me. You, the ones in suits – prim and proper. While I dance, you … [Read more…]
It was a hot summer evening when a thought dawned upon me. I was browsing articles on the internet much against the notion of my family who thought that I did nothing but surf social networking websites all day long. I had never bothered to explain them, nonetheless it did leave me irritated at times. … [Read more…]
The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of India (comprising of Hon’ble CJI R M Lodha, and Justices A K Patnaik, Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, Dipak Misra and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla) vide its judgment dated 6 May, 2014 has established a further milestone by holding that children have a right to choose their language of … [Read more…]
It started with a call from her uncle to her mom. Somebody had informed them of a ‘good match’ for the girl and that they could consider taking this further. The girl, let’s call her Simran (considering my love for one of the greatest Bollywood hits – Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge – “DDLJ”) and the … [Read more…]