Trigger Warning: Suicide/Self-harm/Eating disorder/Sexual abuse Throughout my childhood I’ve been endlessly body shamed especially because I started binge eating since I was 4-5 to cope with my emotions, and it later developed into body dysmorphia that I still have to this day. I was beaten in unspeakable ways. The people who I thought were supposed […]
Author Archives: Humans of 2020
06
Sep
Sep
‘’You will fly away with the wind’’- I can’t even recall the number of times I’ve been subjected to this statement. My lean frame was often a subject of interest for all except me. Everyone around me felt entitled to comment on how ‘weak’ or ‘skeletal’ I looked. I would sometimes receive unsolicited remarks even […]
06
Sep
Sep
I was doing a bit of photography for survival and following my all time favourite sport even during the most crucial time to keep me sane that’s what made my 2020 so much better because 2020 and 2021 have been so overwhelming that it’s impossible to keep up. They say keeping yourself busy during the […]
02
Sep
Sep
Honestly I don’t even know where to begin. 2020 was such an eventful year and it taught me so much about myself, people around me and the world in general. It was a genuinely tough year but having the right people supporting me made me realize I’m a lot tougher than I initially thought. The […]
17
Aug
Aug
A day before my Biology exam, a lockdown was imposed in Bangalore. No one knew for how long we would have to wait to write our exam. We were all locked in our homes. The wait for my 12th board exam results and consequently my college admissions was one of the hardest waits of my […]
16
Aug
Aug
Every day , amma reads aloud the number of covid cases. As alarming as it sounds, everyone gets back to their normal chores after a few minutes of tension and all the despair . The grief strikes you for just 2 minutes straight. That’s life! If we were ever given an opportunity to work from […]
15
Aug
Aug
Friends are the family we choose. As a child friendship didn’t mean a lot to me. Friendship was just a term for someone that I interacted with. Every person that was a part of my life was considered my friend. But as I grew older my definition of friendship became more meaningful and deeper. The […]
15
Aug
Aug
It was indeed a year that will be remembered in history. I felt we went back in time or time stood still.. There was a different meaning to everything we saw and did. A new normal. Masks, gloves, sanitizer ,lockdown, quarantine, online platforms were the new normal. Personally I didn’t have any major tragedy like […]
09
Aug
Aug
March 2020, marked the start of a year of change in my life. Just like the rest of the twelfth graders I was looking forward to enjoying my holidays after my final exams. But in the blink of an eye the world tipped it’s balance and fell into chaos. My dreams of a good summer […]
07
Aug
Aug
I’m a mum to two boys (8 and 15). Being a mother is tough but fun. Trying to give your children everything they need, juggling between proper nutrition, school, and driving them around, has always been a challenge amongst many other things. However, I have always taken great pride and enjoyed doing these duties as […]
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