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Pratham's #OneDayOneStory2020 | Season 9 Online
Pratham’s #OneDayOneStory2020 | Season 9 Online
Every year on World Literacy Day, Pratham Books conducts its One Day One Story Event. And this year was no different!
Despire Covid-19, I was glad to be a part of #OneDayOneStory2020 which took place on Septmenber 9th, Wednesday (a workday, and I feel good to still manage to record this story and share it with you all!).
I have been a part of the event twice before through my previous role…
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𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘
𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘

Picture by @calmpixelz
I see these curvy pictures all over the internet, I look at my body and wonder – if I could eat a little less and be like them.. or workout a little more maybe I would then.. a belly on my abs, extra hips on my sides, arms are double-flab and ass covered with cellulite; watching “I feel pretty” felt nice but the society I live in still wants lean bodies for the spotlight sometimes it…
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#beauty#beauty standards#body#body image#body positive#body shaming#depression#fight body shaming#mental health#mental health awareness#poem#poems about body#poems on beauty#poems on mental health#poet#poetry#silhoutte#srishtika#writer
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Through Brown Eyes Picture by @calmpixelz "Hello beautiful!",calls the mirror;through brown eyes I lookinto a pretty vision;
#brown eyes#glamour magick#magick#mirror#mirror magic#poem#poems about reflections#poems about witchcraft#poet#prompt writing#reflection#srishtika#witch#witchcraft#writer
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Yin and Yang all begins in darkness -like the womb of a new moonis a black sky;
#accept yourself#acceptance#being human#black and white#complete#good and bad#mind body soul#nurture yourself#poem#poet#reality#srishtika#truth#whole#writer#yin and yang
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Balance Picture by @calmpixelz There is still good in the world - just not in power.~ 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘭𝘭-𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭? ~
#balance#energy#good#good energy#ill will#intentions#power#quote#quotes about goodness#quotes about power#srishtika#world#writer
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Consent 101

Art Exhibit | Kochi Biennale 2019
Body is beauty, respect it – especially when women empower themselves with the courage to finally break free. Don’t make nudity synonymous with “dirty”, or “exposing”, or “asking for it”. Nudity is natural. Clothes are made by humans. Sex is natural: consensual sex is love-making; non-consensual sex is rape, violence; Sex includes phone/video sex, pictures of…
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#basics#body#boundaries#consent#consent culture#consent is sexy#post#rape culture#sex#sex advice#sex education#sex is natural#srishtika#stereotypes#talk about sex#writer
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Take Your Time

we all have choices we only lack the courage to make them ~ 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 ~
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#choice#courage#life quotes#pace#quote#quotes about choice#quotes about life#quotes about time#srishtika#take your time#writer
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It Gets Hard To Accept This Face It gets hard to accept this face as pretty most of the time. You see, the standards set in society - I don't match any.
#acceptance#beauty#beauty standards#body#body features#body image#body types#face#growing up#growth#indian society#indian woman#learning#Long Caption#pretty#quote#quotes about beauty#reality#self love#srishtika#stereotypes#women#writer
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This Isn’t It I wish I knew what more I need, but the truth is that I don't.But what I know for sure, is that this isn't it.There's still much more to me. ~ unlocked potential ~
#adapt#capacity#clarity#confused#explore#explore yourself#know yourself#learn#more to me#myself#potential#quote#srishtika#there is more#unlock#writer
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No Filter I was never good enough because I asked you.But now, I am more than good enough because I finally asked myself. ~ 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 ~
#confidence#healing#i am enough#indian#love yourself#self#self confidence#self image#self love#self respect#self worth#srishtika#women#writer
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~ art of seduction ~ ~ art of seduction ~"𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺"
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What Are You So Sad About? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵?That this is coming to an end? Wasn't it going to really?
#anxiety#borderline personality disorder#bpd#emotions#expectations#feelings#hope#loneliness#mental health#mental health awareness#mental health matters#sad#self image#srishtika#writer
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Beneath The Surface


Picture from art exhibit at Kochi Biennale 2019
Something is wrong with me. I don’t feel fine. I don’t know.
What could be wrong with you dude, your life is so good! You have a nice job, you live on your own with your partner. What are you complaining about?
I don’t know, I can’t really explain it. Something internally keeps bothering me. Like a void that I’m not able to fill. Like I’m…
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#art matters#beneath the surface#beyond the surface#biennale kochi#borderline personality disorder#bpd#emotions#empathy#feelings#high functioning#indian writer#Long Caption#mental health#mental health awareness#psychology#void#writer
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Anxiety |Poetry Performance|Poetry Feast by Frowning Clown
Illustration by Preethi
Frowning Clown has released another poem of mine as part of a competition. It’s a poem from one of my earlier posts titled ‘Anxiety’ that I have performed for this entry.
Please watch, like, comment and share! 🙏🏽 One of the components to win the competition is audience appeal (number of likes/views/shares etc) 🙈🙈🙈 This is only if you like the poem – no obligation!
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#anxiety#competition#fighting anxiety#indian writer#indian writing#love#mental health#mental health awareness#mental health matters#mind#poet#poetry#poetry competition#poetry performance#psychology#relationships#spoken word#srishtika prakash#state of mind
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Frowning Clowns ft. I Wasn't Too Unlucky | Poetry Podcast
Frowning Clowns ft. I Wasn’t Too Unlucky | Poetry Podcast
Hello everyone!
I’m very excited to share that Frowning Clowns has featured one of my poems on their podcast. If you find time, do listen to it and let me know what you think!
Feel free to comment or DM me on Insta! (https://www.instagram.com/srishtika.pdf/)
I would love to hear your views and get some feedback 🙂
Link to poem: https://youtu.be/I9ZhhHUV3MQ
Hope you have fun…
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#change#change begins at home#frowning clowns#gender#gender in india#gender norms#gender theory#girl child#growing up#harassment#indian society#infanticide#podcast#poem#poet#poetry#poetry podcast#reflection#social echo#social issues#srishtika#srishtika prakash#woman#writer
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Celebration of Life | A Reading
My earlier post ‘Celebration of Life‘, is available as a reading as well.
Please find it on Instagram:
Link – https://www.instagram.com/p/B9wC6jKlpkn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Thank you for the opportunity. I look forward to writing and sharing more. Your sessions – especially the themes – give me a lot of inspiration. I hope to grow…
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Reflection | Long Caption

“So many things to do, the world to see; And here I lie – bickering bitterly.”
I wrote that quote on March 6 and on rereading it today I became aware of an important thought process. That I am stuck with certain past impressions of myself that had become dominant during my depressive phase.
That quote is true for times I had no will or determination. Or for times when I’d make a plan but…
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#borderline#borderline personality disorder#bpd#change#depression#growth#i love myself#indian writing#Long Caption#mental health#mental health awareness#mental health matters#past#present#progress#psychology#quotes#reflection#self care#self love#self worth#selfawareness#srishtika prakash#writer#writing
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