Anisha
Anisha

“Being a woman in my part of the world, is like hiding that you bleed. Hiding that you have male friends. Hiding that you possess a pair of breasts. Hiding your skin (every inch of it.) Hiding all of your relationships. Hiding your love. Hiding the fact that you've been raped. Hiding your emotions. Hiding your tears... Hiding your tears. Hiding your anguish. Hiding your existence as an individual.

Here (in India), it's like being someone's something - Father's daughter. Husband's wife. Brother's sister. No, you're not you. You're someone's something over here.”

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Shelly
Shelly

“Girls are trained to accept all kinds of things, good/bad/ugly. We are trained to know how no matter our level of education it all ends up in the kitchen, we are accept that men are cheats and women who cheat are not of God, we are trained to put every other person's (read: husband) interest above us. We are trained to know how praying and fasting can change a violent man or how the man’s job in the house is to just provide.”

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Suvidha
Suvidha

“My world was entirely different, it revolved around dance, reading and spending time thinking and etc,.  And years later being a cadet at NCC which is completely against my family's wish, I achieved the highest rank as a senior under officer.  Then  I dreamt of joining the Indian Army, for which I was emotionally forbidden... My heart screamed a lot, telling me to get out from home, to run away to achieve my dreams, none of those really worked.. I was bounded to emotional bonds more.

Not being able to adjust to the traditions, and also not being able to come out of the cage, having no one around to scream my heart out, I nearly became depressed.”

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