learning and growing

And I am late to post this. Facebook is one of those social sites where you waste your time when you have too much of free time. Well there are good points too- like for example you are always kept updated regarding things you like- it can be education, or films or politics. It clearly depends on how one would love to use it. For social people it is indeed a good medium. It helps you get in touch with your close ones. But then there are also things called trolls and comic page posts and if and when you share it on your timeline, you mean to do it because you find it funny and hope many others too will feel the same way. But unfortunately some people don't get that. They take things way too seriously and make the trolls funnier and more laughable with their comments. A few days back I shared something that called itself 'mach bhaat'. So I am sure most people can figure out by the name that it was a ' For Bengali's ' troll page. So it had a few one word terms to d...

The alarming rate by which rapes are increasing in the country is shocking. It won't be wrong to say that it has become more of a trend. The media does everything to publicize it and the Parliament does nothing to improve it. The safety of women is in question, indeed. The mass riots, petitions and 'what not', had somehow failed to bring to notice, that women are not only being raped but also being brutally slaughtered for nothing. Public harassment has become common for those victims who survive. People tend to treat victims as dirt and untouchables and all that I am jotting down is neither new to people who will read this. I get mails regularly that ask me to sign and support petitions regarding the availability of tax free sanitary napkins or for say supporting some cause like increasing the employment opportunities for women. I do sign those petitions and even support them because they are actually doing something instead of nothing. But what about some huge steps that...

Not that I was hit hard or something, but apparently one useless head thinks that I lack life. Well, this made me laugh at that person for quite some time since she herself was telling me a few days back of how she would die due to oversleeping.It would demean me to compare myself with that blockhead but just to get some facts clear. a) I love learning and books are very dear to me. You see I can't waste my time on endless shallow and worthless chattering, because I value time. b) People who like me will know I have a good taste for movies, songs, series and judging humans too. So if someone does start a conversation on these topics, they will find me both as an enthusiastic speaker and listener. c) I also value the money my family is spending on my education because I know the hardships that come with the flow of money. So, when I talk about money I am definitely not comparing or discussing how rich I am or I am not. D) About my maturity? Well, mature enough to not keep contact wi...

So what I feel after watching 'thirteen reasons why' will more or less define this post. There were mixed reactions for this new teenage crime drama series and there are things about this series which really appealed to me. It is one of those things that you can relate to more, if you are a girl. High school experiences do not go well for many, it breaks you, shakes you and shapes you only if you are able to survive it. So the protagonist here, Hannah Baker fails to 'not care' repeatedly. What makes it worse for her is the fact that she consumes and believes in whatever people have to say and talk about her. There is a part in one of the episodes where Hannah is told by one of her peers ( a male) that she makes it to the top in the list of hot girls in the class and Hannah rebels back saying how would boys feel if girls too rated them?!. This very part won my applaud.It has been able to draw our attention towards body shaming as a crime. Teenage depression, lack of good...

Well just to make a small note- how can the society be so judgmental as to decide and comment on someone's garment? A 'burkha' wearing woman being criticizd by people who think that it is a symbol of old fashioned mentality. How horrifyingly stupid is that?! A woman is wearing it, because she wants to and she can. If that is how she feels safe, then why criticize that? It is not just that, it is an attack on culture and religion too. By saying such words people show their intolerance not only towards women in general, but also towards some religious and cultural beliefs. If a place is dominated by people of one religion, it is assumed that they can force their opinions and demean people of other religions. And no doubt, such ' trifle' matters lead to increasing rapes in a country that is apparently proud of its multiculturalism.

I have been awake all night watching my favourite series and anticipating good things. I just burned my finger last night and it is a painfully happy experience. I feel alive. Before I proceed to do the other activities of the day, which sort of remind me that this day is going to be a long one, I have made up my mind to write about a not so good experience and since it is 5.41 in the morning, there is nothing and noone who can probably interrupt my actions. So it is about this old guy, who thinks that he is not old, and has been trying to or rather verbally molesting me for quite some time now. I have been waiting for the right opportunity to confirm my doubts about this moron and no I was not stupid to wait for sometime before doing something. Well, let's just say, this man thinks I am easy because I look timid and sweet and weak ( I curse my deceptive look)to most, but what he does not know is that I have had such experience earlier in my life and stood against it at a time whe...

So there was I teaching my student in a room and then there was this pigeon which suddenly came inside the room and refused to leave. It did not only not leave, but broke some ' chai'r bhars', made a mess of my student's books and exercise books, made us leave the room and stand outside in the street for quite sometime. The pigeon was fortunate enough to gather a small crowd around it, received fame within thirty minutes, with all the eyes focused on her. But the brave pigeon sat on top of the huge pile of books with an almost mocking and serene look and left the room only after it had pooped enough to dirty many books. The same day one of our classmates made the extremely courageous attempt to ask one of our professors that if we should be expecting questions from chapters not taught in the class. To this the reaction of our professor was equally good. She narrowed her thin eyes on her round face and looked like a smashed potato trying to suppress her laughter. Hope I ...