Pushpak Sen took to Facebook to narrate the incident that happened with his 54-year-old mother who was slut-shamed and was bombarded with unpleasant name-calling for wearing red lipstick at a family function.
Lokesh Pawar suffered sexual abuse as a child. In his school days, he was often ridiculed by others for his effeminate style. He reached out to his parents for help and he received support from them. He works as an activist and even wants others to be educated about this topic,
Tara Kaushal underwent multiple incidents of sexual violence. But she fought back each time and retaliated against the abuser. Her biggest way of fighting back is through publishing her novel, Why Men Rape- An Indian Undercover Investigation. She feels that she has got a closure to her sufferings through her book. She works as a writer and a media consultant.
Sahithi Mannar suffered first from molestation when she was 12-years old. She started blaming herself for her situation. After analyzing herself, she realized that she has to heal herself from all the damage caused by others. Now, she works as a dancing psychologist and admits that she is recovering gradually with each passing day.
With ‘Tails of Compassion’ (ToC), Divya Parthasarathy started her endeavour to provide a safe and compassionate home for senior and specially-abled dogs.
Tanavvi Viij was diagnosed with spinal muscular dystrophy when she was just one year old. But even though it restricts her from many activities and moving across places, she wants to fulfil her plans of travelling and completing her studies.
“Please do register as a blood stem cell donor to help my son and other blood disorder patients like him.”
When Chhavi Rathore’s got to know about her son’s rare genetic disorder, she was devastates. After consulting multiple doctors and treatment sessions, her son recovered and is in a better state. Now, she wants to establish programs through which she could assist other parents facing similar dilemmas.
Sanya Sharma read about female genital mutilation when she was in her first year of law college. Today, through her project, ‘Scarlet Udaan’, she is working on normalising conversations on this topic.
Even though I was a technocrat all my life, I had a fervent passion and calling for literature.
