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A voice unheard
She looked out of the window. Her hands clasped firmly on the grills. Black worn-out flakes stuck on her fingers as she tightly held on to the iron railings. The cacophony of children playing in the adjacent playground drowned all other sounds. She searched herself among them, but she knew she could no more be [...]
Continue reading...Suicide
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Death – a very horrid but truth, such that it is almost impossible to like. The fear of physical pain and misery forms an enclosure around us, so much that we fail to do anything about it and in effect, keep ourselves more engaged in worldly affairs for undying distraction. No living man knows what death [...]
Continue reading...Working Women’s Woes
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Women’s human rights deserve more importance than they are accorded in many societies. Every woman deserves her dignity and respect at home and in the workplace as much as any man – if not more. The term, ‘Human rights’ refers to the basic rights to which all human beings are entitled. The United Nations Universal Declaration [...]
Continue reading...At the Age of 10
Thursday, July 24, 2008
What does any child do at the age of 10?” Well that could be a silly question to answer or even ask, but think again because the answer might not be as simple as it sounds. ‘Child labor’ was banned by the Government with the sole intention to give every child the right to basic education. [...]
Continue reading...Race Matters in Mental Health
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Mental illness is not a topic of everyday conversation amongst most families and friends. In this respect Desis are no different. What is different is we do not tend to seek help as much as Caucasians or African-Americans do even when we are afflicted with psychiatric disorders. The research article titled, “Manifestation, Attribution and Coping with [...]
Continue reading...Hi, ASL Please!
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Age, sex location, the most common words that we see while chat online. “INTERNET RELATIONSHIPS”, probably the most newfangled trend in today’s world where people wrap themselves in anonymity, share all their feelings for hours together behind a simple LCD monitor, least they know that the person on the other side is a genuine or not. [...]
Continue reading...The Circle of Life
Sunday, April 6, 2008
It takes all kinds to make a school… All five fingers can never be the same. We tend to categorize them as the long ones, short ones, fat ones, thin ones. Other than that, we put people in a color chart, and title them black, white, yellow, and brown. All different races, colors, castes and [...]
Continue reading...Winds of Change
Friday, March 28, 2008
Human societies have traditionally been male-dominated, owing to the male’s superior physical strength. However, as higher intellectual concerns gained importance, change became inevitable in the status quo with some cultures being more receptive while others, resistant. Over the last hundred years, Western societies have seen a change in attitude, with emancipation and empowerment of women bringing [...]
Continue reading...Odorless Days of a Fragrant Life: Part 2
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Bricks, sand, steel and the deafening sounds of dreadful machines; as far back as she could remember that’s how her life had become. Her feet had long forgotten the soft feel of a pair of comfortable shoes or even remotely fashionable sandals; her only comfort was that wooden plateau that would bend a fraction to take [...]
Continue reading...Existing Without Hope
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Mental illness affects people around the world, transforming their lives into a continuous struggle for preservation of their dignity and human rights in societies that do not always understand them. “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” -The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Throughout history, mental illness has been associated with factors like [...]
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
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