What is meant by cosmopolitism? Historically, the concept of cosmopolitism is referred to as “citizen of the world”. It starts with our family, then school, and then our country. I...
Cultural Norms
Be Afraid
Fear, a hollow feeling that swallows you from within, there are so many forms of it – Fear of being seen, fear of being unseen, fear of being at the top, fear of being left behind...
Disrupting Tech Elitism: How A 20-Year Boy From UP...
LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh: The image of a global tech judge is typically one of a seasoned CEO, a distinguished professor, or a Silicon Valley titan. But Shivansh Chaurasiya, a mere...
I don’t want my dad to love me.
I don’t want my father to love me. As far as I can remembrer, my father was always a family man. He was more a family person when it came to his family, not to his wife and children. He...
questions about society
Short story. Don’t understand this society much. How do boys want girls to dress? Do they care if they wear crop tops or if all they wear is hoodies and sweatpants. I don’t know how I...
Breaking Chains, Building Futures
My name is Zul Norin, and I am 20 years old. I’m currently a senior at Vanderbilt University and a proud QuestBridge scholar. My journey has been anything but ordinary. I was born and...
Happiness is our birth right
For a huge period of my life, I tied my self-worth with being a good house wife, my values as a woman consisted on learning how to cook and cleaning the house. Growing up I’ve heard...
Silence Falls
Why do we keep silent? Why don’t we just “speak up?” It’s a fair question for someone who hasn’t ever been used and exploited and manipulated for their body. Those who have never...
DARK SIDE OF TRADITION
I was thinking about murder, rape and other terrifying things. It was something different. I raise the problem of traditions and kidnapping without a girl’s permission. I just wonder, why...
Reflecting on the Seasons of my Life
I have always had a weird way of thinking. I am sure there are people out there in this big world that can relate. Actually, let me be more specific and label myself-as society would do...