There Must Not Be Any Hell
Call me an optimist, but I believe there is a heaven
Call me impractical, but I don’t think hell exists
Heaven, a paradise for your soul afterlife
That life which grasped hell between its fists.
There is ... Read More...
Men are not supposed to cry
From a tender age, you are taught to be brave,
Be strong and powerful, and maintain a bold image
Play with bikes, not with dolls,
Watch some sports involving a ball
And there is one thing that you just don'... Read More...
SOCHAI : Breaking The Vicious Cycle Of Poverty & Malnutrition
"I was able to take this idea forward with the support of UNICEF after winning a Youth Innovation Challenge in 2016. Currently, I have a team of 20 youth volunteers working on nutrition awareness ... Read More...
The American Dream – from this end of election day
Election day is approaching!
The other day, I was waiting for a bus when a man stood next to me and lit a cigarette. We were both standing under a large, glaring sign that asked people not to smoke in the area... Read More...
Being a girl, from Nepal
So someone told me I should write about other things that I deeply care about and the one thing I am really opinionated about is gender equality. And being a woman myself, people usually mistake my want for equ... Read More...
I am the society
I am the society
I could hear the screams
And hear the pleads
But I choose to ignore
Because I am the society.
My ears vibrated hearing her pain
But I hugged my daughter and slept
My bare eyes ... Read More...
Changing Society, Generation Gap and Expectations
Image adopted from: http://billaporter.com/generation-gap/
Not long ago, one of my good friends reviled the generation gap. He lambasted on how his parents never comprehended his situations. Thus, every talk e... Read More...
Rewriting the Code of Disabled Women: Story of Meena Paudel
Australian disability advocate Stella Jane Young says, "We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity, not dignity and respect. About 10 percent of the world's population, i.... Read More...
Games Girls Don’t Play
“Ready?” she calls out. I gulp, and nod, and cup my hands. The ball hurtles towards me, and I put an arm over my face. The slightly-deflated ball makes contact with my arm, then bounces to the ground and lays t... Read More...
Apathy, very much
In all these years of being in the United States, the one unaltered feeling underneath it all has been the feeling of not belonging. Most of it is my own doing – building root has never been my priori... Read More...
It’s a bird it’s a plane it’s a rant.
Settle down, woman!
Because your unsettled, frisky self is threatening my uninspired soul.
Because your lonely existence is giving me chills.
Because your relentless drive is sucking the air ... Read More...
A girl who dreams of being a police officer (story of transformation)
Photo: From Left to Right ; Anita Tamang, Anita's aunt, Prakriti Nepal from Samaanta Foundation
We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today, Stacia Taushcer rightly sai... Read More...
Teej
Photo by: Hitesha
Teej is the festival which my mom cherish a lot. She loves to be in red apparition and everything she uses must be red. Even the rubber band she needs red. Red symbolizes my father’s biolog... Read More...
Travesty of Modern Teej
By- Deepak ShimKhada
With age comes experience and wisdom. Now that I have turned 70, I hope I have earned both. As a senior citizen, I can be excused for speaking my mind without being politically correct.
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Love, Interrupted
Love, interrupted. Why are we taught to be ashamed of sharing and declaring affections?
We were that magical age, sixteen. Three of us girls, talking quite seriously of what-we-wanted-to-be. When talk veered... Read More...