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Does Injustice Ever Go Away?
No. Injustice never really goes away. In the paradise of illusions around us, sometimes it appears as if the world is a dynamite of filtered transparency and equality but in reality it’s not. It’s a filthy place full of filthy governments, institutions of violence and hubs of ignorance. There are days when it’s all picture…
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This World is an Ecosystem of Pain
(Picture by me) This world of ours is an ecosystem of pain Where the threads are held together with the glue of masqueraded dreams So everyone is connected to everything and everything to everyone It works like a net Like the scattered pink silhouettes of nerves in the eyes, swollen when it’s a flood of…
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Not All Men
(Art work titled, “Just take them and leave me alone” by Raoof Haghighi, Graphite on paper) Not all men, but somehow always a man. I heard this the other day that men fear supernatural creatures when they are alone, and women fear men. Generations of oppression lies behind this internalized fear. But the fun part…
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How Did I Start Thanking People more
Internet is all filled with the fancy connotations of the word, “gratitude.” Most of these are often spiritual coming from the content of yogi’s, mental health practitioners and those pursuing the path of conscious living. However, this spiritual side of gratitude focusing on being grateful to the universe and to oneself is not enough. I…
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The Kolkata Case Aug 2024
The Kolkata rape incident is not the only one of its sort in India. In fact, India is not the only country where you get to see gender based violence happening on a massive scale. The whole world has become a danger zone for women and nothing can be more alarming then that. A young…