Social Awareness

“Earlier if men and women would hold hands, they would get caught by parents and reprimanded but now everything is so open. It’s like an open market with open options. Rapes happen because men and women interact freely.” - Mamata Banerjee, All India Trinamool Congress founder and Chief Minister of West Bengal “If we go into the details of rape cases and abductions, it is found that victims and accused in 90% of cases are runaway couples. So the cases are consensual” - Dharamvir Goyat, Haryana Pradesh Congress committee member “Just because the country attained independence at midnight, is it proper for women moving at midnight? women should consider the timing and conditions while going out late. They should ensure that there is adequate number of passengers while boarding a private bus,” - Botcha Satyanarayana, Andhra Pradesh Congress Party leader “Rapes take place also because of a woman’s clothes, her behaviour and her presence at inappropriate places.” - Asha Mirje, Nationalist Con...

 "I can't breathe, my neck is hurting!" These, are the words of George Floyd which he said to the officers, before dying. On 25th of May, 2020 this incident took place which triggered people to rise against racism and discrimination. Not only in the US but every other country in the world. People protested, came out on streets, with placards written Black Lives Matter on it. This was also seen on social media platforms. Many people including big celebrities supported this movement. Even in the NBA, we got to see players and staff supporting this movement. People were angry, outraged and infuriated. But I want to ask something. Did we change? Did we stop discriminating? Did we start giving the same respect to people who are discriminated on the grounds of race, colour, religion, even body shape and disability? The answer is NO! We live in a country where we worship more than 33 million gods, and we have many of them with a dark complexion. Lord Vishnu, Lord Krishna, Lord R...

If a woman cries in front of her friends or family, the reaction will be, "Oh poor girl, she must be feeling sad or depressed," and people will feel bad for her. But, if it was a man, then? "Oh boy, be a man", "Don't cry like girls, be strong" and tons of speech on masculinity. WHY?  Are they not humans? Are they stoic and impassive? Can't men be sensitive? Why does society teach us that men are considered to be strong, both mentally and physically?  Why only women are considered to be sensitive? Because of this stereotypical thinking of our society, men who are depressed, men who are the victims of gender-based crimes are ashamed or afraid of talking about their problems and their mental health, because they would be considered weak and unmasculine by our so-called literate society. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, men died by suicide at a rate of 3.54% higher than women in 2017. Depression and suicide are ranked as a l...

A little girl was walking back home from her school. While walking down the street, she was licking a lollipop and she was in a jovial mood. But something was wrong. Every person she passed by stared at her, and gave her a weird look. Some teen-aged boys playing on the street were even laughing at her. She got confused. She thought why the people were acting strange, until she realized that her skirt was stained with blood. She, had her first DISCHARGE!  She stood there appalled. The lollipop in her hand fell down. Sweat and tears ran down her face and she couldn't think of anything rather than running away. She felt embarrassed, annoyed and exasperated. She just wanted her dignity back...  This is what every woman in this country feels like. 'Menstruation' is something which is kept private, because people feel ashamed of talking about it. Even sanitary pads are wrapped in a newspaper or in a black polythene when they are sold. In India, it is still considered as a taboo a...