“Skill And Confidence Are An Unconquered Army.” – George Herbert My two cents on Confidence: The ability to believe in your capability. Confidence just doesn’t bloom out of anywhere. You have to continuously put yourself into situations wherein you walk into uncharted territories & shoot your shot. As someone
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Patriarchy: A Trump Card For Passing All Social Evils
Patriarchy is a social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of the property. It is a system for maintaining class, gender, racial and heterosexual privilege, and the status quo of power- relying on crude forms of
Workout Woes: Why Gyms Can Be A Minefield For Transgender People
When I was in school, I looked forward to P.T. or physical training class because it gave me a break from academics. Whether I was good at sports or not, I got to move around and have fun with my friends, and that was my incentive to attend the sessions.
Forever Transitioning: Being Non-binary in The World As We Know It
Making efforts to be your authentic self is great until you realize that the world is not built to accommodate your truth. It’s confusing and painful when things aren’t going according to plan, but it’s not your fault. Here’s how I cope with that jarring reality check. When I made
A Tale Of Tattoos, Piercings, And Being Non-binary – Come Let’s Talk About Freedom And A Genderless Future
“It must be a phase, you stay really sad these days.” “It must be because you are so angry with the societal condition of women.” “Don’t you think it’s because you are reading too much feminist literature?” “Coz you know maybe you have these tattoos and piercings and you are
Shamed For Hating Sports, Ridiculed For Draping Mom’s Saree: I Wouldn’t Stop Being Gay One Day
While watching a FIFA World Cup 2018 match, my friend Karuna yelled at the Brazil team with her profligate energy – ‘wrong side’, and looked at me for validation: ‘Wrong side, no?’ I nodded ambivalently and sipped the free coffee I made in the multi-faith chaplaincy kitchen. Karuna got irritated
Death Never Unnerved Me, Until I Saw It Up Close: I’m Tired of Being Sad
TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE I always considered myself the luckiest person on earth as I have all four of my grandparents. I felt kind of weird when I heard my friends say they have never seen their grandma or don’t remember spending time with them. For me having all the family
To Live or Not To Live: ‘Thinking About Creative Ways to Kill Yourself Is Not Normal’
TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE, DEPRESSION “To live or to not live”– years passed by living in this dilemma as if there was nothing else that mattered to me. Most days weren’t easy. I used to spend a copious amount of time believing that there isn’t anything left in my life to
Decrypting the language of Cryptocurrency: The Layman’s Guide to Bitcoin & Altcoin
You might get to hear the terms Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Z- cash – popping up during group meets or even during casual conversations. Yet, few are aware of the exact significance and implications of cryptocurrency, a concept that has sought to revolutionise the global economy. The ideology of virtual currency
‘Water For Voiceless’: Bengaluru Residents Keep 500 Water Pots To Quench the Thirst of Stray Animals in Summer
The greatest of pleasures of life are often found in the smallest of gestures. A spirited group of Bengaluru residents proved the same when they came together Sunday for one such simple gesture – arranging water for the city’s stray animals. As the summer arrived sooner than anticipated this year,
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