Shambhawi Jha

जब भी असम का नाम लिया जाता है, हमारे मन में सबसे पहले हरियाली से ढके चाय के बागान, ब्रह्मपुत्र नदी का विशाल स्वरूप, काज़ीरंगा का वन्यजीवन, रंग-बिरंगा बिहू और वहाँ के सरल, सहज और मुस्कुराते लोग याद आत...

Case #2: Society Beliefs Press enter or click to view image in full size Image From Pinterest. The Sentence I Was Raised to Believe: Boys and Girls Are Not Equal Opening:- Since childhood, there has been one sentence my family and relatives repeated to me as if it were a truth as certain as death: boys and girls are not equal. There were countless situations where I was reminded of this. I was told that I could not have a boy-cut hairstyle because I was a girl.

The scent of charred grains hit me first. I stared at my lunch—half-blackened rice, potatoes hard and cold under weak winter light. Dadi watched silently from her chair as I dropped my school bag, exhaustion and hunger twisting into rage. Don’t I deserve one normal meal? The thought hissed through me after hours of lectures and a shift stocking shelves at the supermarket. "What is this?" My voice cracked the stillness. "Burnt rice? Raw potatoes? I can’t eat this!" She didn’t flinch.