The Queen of Random Things

Men and women are raised differently in India. Indians have different perspectives, mindsets, rules, boundaries, societal pressure, values, and teaching for both genders. There is no denying this fact because we have seen a clear difference from the early days of childhood. No, I don’t mean to play a victim card being a woman nor do I want to criticize age-old mentality. But I feel it’s high time everyone realized that everyone has a role to play in society and the blame game doesn't work when we talk about growth or betterment.  “It’s easy to raise boys, It’s the girls we need to be careful around.” I have heard this dialogue multiple times since I was a teenager. I was never able to understand what they meant by indicating one gender grows up with effortless parenting and another demands optimal parenting. It was many years later that I realized society has given superiority to the male gender because boys don’t leave their homes after marriage, cannot bear a child, and do not ha

A couple of weeks ago, one of my old friends sent Instagram voice messages. It had been a long time since we connected and had a worthy conversation. His voice message indicated the same and added that making time for himself had become one of the hardest things, so he decided to send voice notes to his friends for reconnection. Honestly, I felt dejected. Yet, I courteously responded to him without sounding negative.  This encounter reminded me of other incidents where people opted to communicate in the most effortless way possible. And my chain of thoughts started… Social media is the prime reason for preventing the new generation from socialising. Everything is just a tap away. Moreover, you can learn about people’s lives without interacting with them. There is no excitement, mystery, pleasure and suspense thanks to the vastly available internet. People do not have the basic courtesy to greet before starting a conversation or when they come across in person. Asking about well-being a