Jun 19, 20212 minLoving myself beyond physical facadeStory by Riya Shah The shame is slammed in your face when you don’t have a conventionally desirable body. The shame may be disguised as...
Jun 19, 20213 minMy Curves & My HeelsStory by Suvandra C Das Have you ever had daily nightmares about being body-shamed? I got them so frequently throughout my adolescence. I...
Jun 12, 20213 minCarrying the weight of the worldStory by Anonymous "I will make you lose weight by running up and down the stairs. Do you understand?", the teacher said as the rest of...
May 22, 20213 minThe UnbelongingStory by Anisa Tutti Isn't family supposed to love you no matter what? Is the bond of blood not strong enough to provide comfort and...
Feb 12, 20212 minSunflowers at DuskStory by Maahi Patel “You look like a matchstick, a hanger, a stick.” “Don’t wear short and tight clothes, you look so ugly.” These...
Sep 24, 20202 minMy journey from PCOS to acceptanceStory By: Shivangi Mishra In my first year of high school, my menstrual cycle stopped abruptly. I told my mother about it. She said that...
Sep 10, 20202 minOnly the wearer knows where the shoe pinchesStory By: Aditya Bikram Ghosh There’s a humble saying that “looks don’t matter”. Well, they do. I’ve grown up with people ridiculing me...
Sep 10, 20202 minYes I am fat, so what!Story By: Anonymous I was never a girl who fitted into the 'need-to-be-skinny-to-be-pretty' mentality people had. I was always a big,...
Sep 10, 20202 minMy journey from PCOS to acceptanceStory By: Shivangi Mishra In my first year of high school, my menstrual cycle stopped abruptly. I told my mother about it. She said that...
Sep 10, 20201 minBreaking up with a Weighing machineStory By: Amrita Saigal I have always been a chunky girl and I have never really fitted into the typical perfect size of the society....
Sep 10, 20202 minGetting rid of my boobsStory By: Ankit Kumar It all started back when I was 16 when I observed that I don't have a normal chest like boys. There was a lump of...
Sep 9, 20202 minThe funny game that changed my lifeStory By: Anonymous You only did this for fun. You only did this to get a laugh out of it. To show that you are superior to me. To show...
Sep 7, 20202 minMy fault or theirs? I have grown up being body shamed and people giving away tips to follow(of which drinking hot water with honey tops the list). I am used...
Sep 5, 20202 minHow can a girl lift weights?I have always been a foodie since childhood. Puberty made me go from 47 kgs to 70 kgs. Initially I was not concerned about my weight or...
Sep 5, 20202 minThe darkness of my skin shouldn’t become the darkness of my lifeIt all started from the day I took birth on this beautiful yet ugly planet. On the day I came out of my mother's womb, this is how my...
Sep 5, 20202 minWhen you don’t know anything about me, how can you pass comment on me?Four years ago, I was detected with a disease called Urticaria. It causes extreme red and itchy skin, informally called as chronic...
Sep 5, 20203 minAsking the Right Questions In the year 2000, I was diagnosed with Tuberculosis in my small intestine - a rare medical condition. I was in ICU on a ventilator for 2...
Sep 5, 20202 minMaking my own DecisionsI have always been a bit of a tomboy. As a kid, I used to get into fistfights and do a lot of sports especially badminton and volleyball....
Sep 4, 20202 minShamed for The Size of My BreastsI would like to share how not exactly the society, but our families shame us first for being ourselves. Shaming begins at home. Talk...
Sep 4, 20202 min"You are Fat"I am not sure if I was always this insecure. But, ever since I was a child, I was always reminded about my weight. As I grew up, these...