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edition 5 july‘2014
Bazaars
of
India
Adolescent kids are the major chunk
of population who suffer from
complexes related to looks and selfesteem. They are constantly
hammered with a belief that if you
look good, you are socially
acceptable. A pimple on face, a few
They all are kids
extra kilos on the tummy, chubby
after all. The
cheeks and oily hair makes one sulk
parents get
exposed to the
into depression. Most of the kids
various items in
either give up eating, resort to silence
this bazaar of
and solitude or become unsocial.
Kindergarten and
Many become aggressive and
classify kids. Then
retaliate, some give up on the idea of
they compare their
own kid to the
healthy living altogether and take up
others.
extreme steps and spoil their lives,
Mr. Sharma’s
and there are very few who deal with
daughter is so
body image issues which a lot of grit
active; we should
and confidence. This attitude reflects
do something
about our
in the adult life and we tend to
daughter too.
become the people we are.
She’s too plump to
move around so
actively like the
other kid. We should see a doctor and make sure she becomes
active too and shed off some extra weight. She has to get married
too, later! Imagine, this, for a 4 year old!
The competition begins.
You want your kid to be a super-kid. You get them dresses so
that they stand out amongst the other kids, then the other kids or
parents take notice they push themselves or the kids to do even
better, and the game begins. The circle is unending. It keeps on
going, until these little kids become older, go to school, college,
and finally get married. We are always striving to be better than
others. On what foundation, though?
diba
This is no
arty topic.
We are talking
You and I are
business here.
We are all on sale.
Men and Women both. We are either marketing ourselves for
good life partners or good jobs and businesses. External
appearance is very important. It’s the first impression that lasts.
But sometimes the pressure is so excruciating that it leads one to
depths of uncertainty and insecurity.
commodities.
You know, we all are
items.
Objectified to be certain things, in certain measurements,
tones and type. That is exactly how the Indian society
functions.
Imagine going out in a market and rejecting a stale pumpkin for a
fresh one. Of course that is what we all do. Now imagine that
pumpkin to be a human being. Is it fair?
Let’s start from women. They are dolls. Dolls - decked up
either in labels or ornaments of expectations. Show pieces on
display. In every house. And the house, which doesn’t have a
decent enough object to display, is customarily ashamed.
Ashamed of its items.
Bazaars of India have lots of variety. They are out for sale.
But the living things need more acceptance, because
appearances, as they say, are always deceptive!
How does insecurity run in the society?
Take for instance, a little school going girl. Say she goes to
Kindergarten. The kids that age are cute. Every child is cute.
Some kids are fair, some chubby, some are dark, some slim,
some are over-active, some dull. They are all of different kinds.
Let’s look beyond the obvious, because what is obvious, one day
shall perish!
“our first and last love is....... SELF LOVE!”
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