Place

Is there a
Place in the
World where
A woman can
Feel safe....
A woman of
Any age?

Any time,
Any day,
Can she
Be there and
Walk about....
Without feeling
Unsafe?

Poetry © Aparna Chatterjee

Reading

Reading this makes me wonder if God exists....
https://www.boloji.com/articles/54839/her-pain-our-progress
If He's there, how could He allow this injustice?

You can read more about Dr. James Marion Sims here.
https://eji.org/news/rethinking-the-legacy-of-marion-sims/

Regards
Aparna

Rice

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Daal-Chawal

Sambar-Chawal
Dahi-Chawal
Chana-Chawal
Rajma-Chawal
Curry-Chawal
Kadhi-Chawal,
The delicious
Buttered rice
And also plain
Rice.

Just like
Plain chapattis,
I also like
Plain rice.

All sorts of
Rice dishes
I like.

What is there
Not to like?! :)

My friends and family
Cannot relate to me
Having plain rice and
Plain chapattis but often
I don't feel like having
Any add-ons, simply
Enjoying everything
Plain, even plain idlis
Without sambar or
Chutneys.

But that shouldn't
Be surprising, as
You know, I am a
Plain Jane :-)

Poetry © Aparna Chatterjee