You don’t need to attend the retreats to detox yourself,you need not climb a mountain to be with “with your inner self “ or hug a tree to rediscover yourself …you need not sacrifice your “grihasth ashrama “ to attain Nirvana….you can attain all of this by simply trying to be a human first…I am trying ,haven’t been successful yet but koshish jari hai…you are certainly inching towards “Nirvana” and evolving if you are trying to do the following….
* stop saying “don’t cry like girls…ladkiyon ki tarah kyon rote ho” to your sons….on the contrary allow them to cry..after all they too are human beings..don’t give them an impression that crying is the sole domain of girls…well my sons cry occasionally and m so proud of them..
* “Be brave…kya chooriyan pehan rakhi hain?” Nah…again a sign of stereotype…bangles are not a sign of cowardice…
* Feel proud when your son asks you to teach him cooking..
* Don’t demand a seat in metro or bus…just because you are a girl/woman.ah did I hear equal rights? ..I guess I did..
* Stop judging people..we all have our journeys….which you might not be aware of….
* “She drinks n smokes…oh em gee” really???do you pay her bills???
* “She is so fat..yet she wears short dresses” …jealous???ain’t you…?may be she carries it better than most of us…or perhaps she swipes your card for her shopping….right? Just asking…
* “Navratro main non veg kha liya….parents have not taught him anything…” ah…I got it…abusing and cursing someone during Navratri is absolutely justified…just because you are observing fasts n the poor chap ended up eating non veg….ghor kalyug…Shantam papam ?
* “Bike??omg she rides a bike”…tsk tsk….just imagine the girls who fly planes….ah perhaps you “fuel up” her engine….Nah just asking again
* “He wears pink shirt….hehe must be gay” ….I swear…I love black colour…I must be Shani Dev….nahi???
* “Her hubby stays home all the time…poor girl she goes to work everyday”….heard of working from home???or stay at home daddies??? Respect? Nah Ji na…ho hi nahi sakda…?
* You b****for hours n then conclude…”forget it..it’s none of my business….sanu ki”….Nah penji….sari dunia ka theka is your business…pretty much it is…trust me…ami shotti bolbo
* “They go to gym at the same time…hmm am sure something is cooking”..ofcourse…a guy and a girl going at the same time means -they are having an affair…nahi? Nah just asking again….
* “She wears short dresses in front of her In laws…hawww”…no sanskar right??…how about their head covered with long pallu bahu who sings-mata pita-inlaws tum mere kshan main door karo…om jai jagdish hare………

Lol I can go on and on…but now my hubby is thinking that I have lost my mind…he needs a cuppa tea…(oho stop judging…he made the first cup alright…am returning the favour ????)…but go on add your points n make it a big book of SIN-skar -kathachitram by Shailja…

Ps .pardon my khichadi of Hindi,English,punjabi and Bengali…kya karun control hi nahi hota ?