After President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, there was a wave of happiness and celebrations amongst the citizens of the United States. While this might seem as a ray of hope for the Afro-American population of America, what we are completely failing to understand is, “You cannot move an entire iceberg by just chipping off its tip.” This statement comes off as strong and opinionated, but maybe it is the intense emotion that catalyses the remark.
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A Broken Thread
“My project proposal is accepted! I will soon be exploring the flora of North-East India!” I hugged my mother in bliss. “Knew it! Your dedication towards the subject will not go in vain. Let me cook Halwa. It’s time to celebrate!”. She gets another reason to be in the kitchen! It has been five years […]
Boiling an Egg
“I’m Lakshya and my work has taken me all over the world. Once, when I went to Japan, I was informed merely two hours before I had to leave for the airport. Germany was no different. I didn’t even know about Italy until the last possible second so I just grabbed everything I could, got […]
Utopia
I paint a wonderful world with thespian words, Claim it my magnum opus, With eclectic thoughts and vehement hands, Anticipate its mere existence. I look for it in this vacuous earth, With eyes and ears imploring, In the gaze of the streets, in the talk of town, Only to be left deluded. Utopia with freedom […]
Laughing at 2020
2020 has been the year of the Tragedy. To call this year a bad year may very well be an understatement and not enough time has gone by for people to “get over it”. At a point when we entered a world as dystopian as the one we’re in, coping has become increasingly hard. If […]
The Moon’s Freedom
The caw of the crows rang in my ears as I sat on the rock, Physics book in my hand. I have always wondered what it would’ve been like if Thomas Edison was from my village. He definitely would’ve made sure one of his first made bulbs was installed in one of the houses here. […]
Free
It was a room full of giggles, yet something was missing,We all were sitting close, yet there was a long haul intervening.I was there with them, but I couldn’t see myself there.They dripped with sugar and honey from outside,But why could I only see the red eyes staring at me?I kept adjusting my hair and […]