Sounds of Solitude

Child Abuse and neglect cases are rising alarmingly and now it’s high time to give this cause its due attention. Crime against children cannot be curbed unless and until crime against women is taken along with it. Any crime against women in the household has a direct impact on her child. This post is a short summary of the long-lasting effects that a child goes through by witnessing Domestic Violence in his/her home Generally, domestic violence is considered to be a crime merely against women, but in ground reality, it is a crime against children too! The existence of domestic violence in a household, when witnessed by the children in the house, arouses some of the following feelings in their tender heart: 1. Anger: Anger at the abuser (mostly the father) for the violence, at the victim or themselves for not being able to stop the violence, and at the society for allowing it to happen.  2. Fear/Terror:  Fear that the mother or father will be seriously injured o...

Life at its unexpected best, Throws challenges least anticipated. I have to conceal my love for you, How will this be executed? You understand me beyond words, You literally read me out. I am truly amazed... This time, how did you miss out? With you, I have always been an open book, You are an adept at reading my mind. You predict my moods and know my soul, how will I hide feelings of this kind? Someday I ll have to tell you, why not that day be now? you may not trust /understand me right away, But I know, one day, you will somehow. My faith in my love's intentions is unflinching, One day, you will believe me as well. That day could be near or far away, Hope will be there in my heart's shell.

          Wife of a Kingfisher employee commits suicide as her husband was not paid his salary for past four months. The incident indeed brought to light, once again, the messed up HR policies and the screwed up financial state of the company, but is that it?          What about the lady who took this extreme step? In all the "good times", her husband was by her side, fulfilling his responsibility towards her and his family, did every possible thing to keep her happy, but in the "not so good times", she succumbed to the stressful situations and left him by ending her life instead of standing by him and being his support.          Although in my opinion, the decision of that lady was a feeble and irresponsible one, but I also feel that blaming her alone would be unfair. Somewhere, somehow, its the entire society that's responsible. She ain't the one alone, there are many more women...