Just Perspective

          2 Years Of Just Perspective      After writing film reviews for a year I sought something  hard-hitting and ventured into slightly more serious territory through my blog “Just perspective” where I expressed my opinion on issues I felt strongly about. I have not written too many articles on this  blog as I wanted to keep it very personal. I only write about issues that have had a deep impact on me. Since  my blog is a passion project for me I did not want my approach towards writing it to be mechanical or monotonous and therefore I have refrained from being excessively active on it. On the two year anniversary of my blog I have written about the most relevant and talked about topic today , The COVID-19!                The Real Contagion                   So a guy in China ate a bat and now the whole world is stuck inside th...

   SHAADI MUBARAK                                                                                   The Hindu culture is the epitome of vibrancy. While festivals like Holi and Diwali are observed religiously there is one ritual that is celebrated with as much if not more  fervour , Weddings! The girl and boy’s family meet. The boy’s family brags about his  many achievements and the girl is supposed to sit there amazed and in awe of the boy while secretly she is probably thinking “ what did I ever do to deserve this!” After two or three more meetings the wedding is fixed.  Now comes the mammoth task of preparing the guest list and of course your chacha’s friend’s daughter’s third cousin whom you would not be caught dead exchanging pleasantries with, w...

The Rise Of The Me Too Movement       The me too movement originated in 2006 when Tarana Burke, an African American civil rights activist first used the phrase to raise  awareness about the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and assault in society.  In 2017, American actress Alyssa Milano used the me too hashtag, urging victims of sexual assault to come forward and share their stories on social media platforms. This was following the sexual harassment allegations levelled against popular Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.  A sort of storm erupted in Hollywood with many established actors calling out their offenders, a movement which is now known world wide as the #me too movement had begun.       At this point, I would never have thought that something like a me too could happen in Bollywood, the reason being that over here celebrities still hide behind their big names and seem to get away with anything, including murder, take for...

Depression can scientifically be defined as -  A mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness or inability to experience pleasure combined with other symptoms including poor concentration, indecisiveness, sleep problems, changes in appetite, and feelings of guilt and hopelessness. In simple words, you know that feeling of helplessness, worthlessness and loneliness ; that is depression. Now days depression is used as a slang. You cannot find a dress to wear for a party; you are depressed, you cannot solve a maths problem; you are depressed, Chennai Super Kings beat kings  XI Punjab in the IPL; you are depressed. Depression is not a joke, it is a serious condition. That being said ,it does not mean that it cannot be taken care of. There is nothing WRONG with you and do not let anyone make you believe that there is. In today’s day and age we teenagers are under constant stress and pressure. There is the pressure of studies , pressure of making friends and just a pressure ...

We broke her spirit, we pushed her down, we forced her to drown in a pool of her insecurities and what justification did we give in our defence? She is a girl , she is a liability! Who made her this way in the first place? We did, our society did, our archaic traditions and mindset did. It is said by certain people that If you give birth to a girl you must have done something terribly wrong in your past life . I say, if this is your mindset, then forget about your past life you are definitely doing  something terribly wrong in your present  life. It is a fact, a rather cliched one, that without women there will be no more births and without no more births there will be no humanity . Yet , the provider of  life, is made to feel ashamed about the fact that she is a girl/ woman/ lady/ human! On his 16th birthday he got a brand new bike and on her 16th birthday she got a surprise visit from her would be in laws. On his 18th birthday he was granted his freedom and on he...

CBSE ! Oh CBSE !  Like any other student of grade X, I was in great anticipation with regard to the board exams. Will I be prepared enough? Will I be able to crack the paper? All these questions were floating through my head. This whole year has been a blur. The immense pressure has been overwhelming. Of course there was a certain excitement attached to the whole situation as well but it was nothing compared to the overpowering feeling of fear. The moment I put my pen down after the last exam  I was filled with satisfaction , a feeling I had not experienced in a while. It felt like I had overcome a huge milestone and it gave me the straight and belief to overcome the many more to come . But this joy was short lived. Soon afterwords CBSE announced that our exam will be re-conducted because the paper has been LEAKED. After this a new set of questions were floating through my head. Who leaked the paper? Why should we pay for someone else's incompetence ? If the leak of the pap...