Everyone has a story to share,
the truth about their world to unravel,
a thought-provoking message to address to the society.
Something that we should have heard,
but something that our presumptions didn't let us hear.
Belief silenced their truth;
negligence closed the doors of their world to that of ours.
Where were they?
Where are they?
Where will they be in the future?
Who knows?
Even they, whoever they are, have no clue about the next station to stop at.
So, close your eyes to feel the aroma of their lands;
open the eyes of your heart instead to discover,
they come from somewhere very close to our lands,
but far away from our world.
We know what we know about them is minuscule;
we layer up the veil of ignorance,
thinking about caste barriers,
still plagued by the mindset of "what if society refuses to accept us, too?"
Alas! Our silence silences them to the world they need to see,
to the world they deserve to be in.
Break the bonds of stereotypical endorsements;
beauty comes from within;
speak up against power to ensure justice.
It’s either now or never,
it’s either now or never.
-Stuti Paul Singh
First Year
BMMC
[Edited by Ragini Kumari and Shreya Jathavedan
Art Curated by Basundhara Jana]
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