Curious Ipsita

  • Should I be worried about my daughter’s dark skin?

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    Originally posted on Curious Ipsita: I asked this question to my elder sister to which her reaction was – “what rubbish! Gone are those days when girls were judged by their complexion. Don’t you see Bipasha Basu or Nandita Das?” Well, then how come these fairness products lion-walk on the streets of Indian markets? Why…

  • Once a mother, always a…

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    “Aapka beta koi aam balak nahi hai, swayam Narayan hai” “Nahi, mera beta koi bhagwan wagwan nahi hai. Wo to mera Krishna hai. Dekho kaise bhukha pyasa itna bara pahar uthaye khara hai.” “Your son is not any ordinary boy, he is Lord Narayan himself.” “No, my son is not a God. He is only…

  • In-laws, your extended family or your only family?

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    Once, a lady told me that in our country after marriage a small towner girl tend to think that her in-laws are her only family and she forgets about her birth parents. Whereas, according to her, the picture should be this that she should treat her in-laws as her extended family i.e. not ignoring her…