Preksha Jain

The International’s Women’s Day is over, and so the plastered admiration and respect towards womanhood has started tainting. All throughout the day, I came across messages, status and short films on whatsapp, facebook and other social media websites talking about the significance of womanhood and their strength. Yeah, they did succeed in motivating, inspiring and encouraging me to celebrate my identity and feel beautiful about myself. But, unfortunately those fancy messages, quotes and beautiful short films fail to manifest a sense of security, equality and safety in my mind. Ironically, the same people who made me feel beautiful the other day are selling me beauty in a 10gms box today! The very same people objectify, commodify and glorify me by giving different names and labels today.  One day of tainted respect and sugar coated admiration cannot cover up for all the adversities and atrocities that a women has to go through daily. Feminism is an incessant wave that ne...

 When you leave behind all the religious differences  When you leave behind the shrewd patriotism   When you leave behind inane enimity Fight all the odds  Break all the barriers Open up to  Love, Humanity and Kindness. You become a true Spiritualist You become a true Patriotic You become a true Human Religious differences, Nuclear War and Diplomacy are much smaller things to fight for than  building mutual respect and love for the neighbour country. PS: Thoughts stealed from beautifully written and conceptualized bollywood flick Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Every dinner table, conference hall and classroom have shared one common thing in last one week- “Salman Khan Hit and Run Case.” Everyone is talking about the case, courts jurisdiction and what not. Out of all this wail and whine, the most disturbing thing is the emotional and mental torture being given to a person. People are digging out his past deeds and judging how much wrong or right, bad or good Salman has done in the past. No matter the courts judgement in this case or how far this case goes in terms of judicial hierarchy or time frame. Whether the big superstar gets a physical or legal punishment or not for the crime committed, Indian media and public will leave no stone unturned to pull down the star emotionally and give him an intangible and emotional punishment which is more severe and brutish. There is a strange ritual followed in Solomon Islands, pacific islanders practice a special form of curse magic. If a tree is too big to be chopped down, it is brought down by ...

As I bid adieu to the year 2014, I realised that the year has left deep scars on the word "HUMANITY". From  Gang rapes in Delhi to Taliban attack in Peshawar on School children,from communal riots in Uttar Pradesh to army firing on innocent teenagers under the shed of AFSPA and State protection has left me in deep anger,sadness,grief and despair. People have resorted to theme of violence just to meet thier materialistic dreams and aspirations. The essence of Humanity is lost amongst the people. Idea of humanity,secularism,inclusiveness,equality and justice has come under attack from these  turbulent and heinous crimes conducted around the Globe. They judge you on your cover and name slip. They screen you from top to bottom,from left to right. They have thier preconceived notions and assumptions. They want to play and mould you like a clay. They want to crush your innocence under thier dominance But, There are Humans alive who will Respect your Soul Understand the...

She was the tear in your eyes that dropped slowly through your laughter. She was the music in your ears that played through your gloomy days. She was the turn in your journey that changed your destination. She was the stroke in your painting that your imagination missed. She was the sentence in your book that was not written before. She is the world that you wish to travel through.

                                                                                               तुम उस डाली पर उदास बैठी हो                                   मै यहाँ बेचैन बैठा  हुँ                                   तुम अपनी राह पर चलते रहे                                   मैं अपनी राह में तुम्हे ढूँढता रहा                                   काश एक ही राह चुन लिए होते   ...