This morning I woke up to whatapp messages and facebook posts all commenting about Gurmehar. So I went online to see what the fuss was actually about. After reading a lot of articles and the newspaper, I must say, I stand by her. She is spunky all right. For those who criticise her, and most…
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This morning at breakfast, my daughter suddenly shouted, “What? I can’t believe it! Is this really happening? In India? Under the BJP rule? Oh wow! I wonder whose brain child this is!” “What are you talking about?” I asked her. And she showed me this post http://indianexpress.com/article/india/same-sex-attraction-is-ok-boys-can-cry-girls-no-means-no-health-ministry-sex-education-4535410/ I must say, I am really impressed. To…
Read moreHave You Finished Your Homework?
Over the last few days, there have been a lot of messages on social media regarding kids who are missing. Most of them have thankfully been found again, but the trend is scary, because a lot of these kids have run away from home or school. The comments on the social media groups regarding…
Read moreA golden dragon, that’s who I’d be.
One of the prompts on this week’s Friday Reflections was “ If you were an animal what would you be and why?” Writing in response to this prompt makes me feel like a student in one of my creative writing classes. How often have I asked them to write on this topic, but never have…
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