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One Day

One Day

By Raya Bhattacharya
Suddenly a one-day girl
Rises up and yells
Do you know me?

Do you know me?

By Mridula Dua

I am a mystery, 
But I can also change history

Only a Woman ?

Only a Woman ?

By Bahaar S.
Universally growing among the millions of spark, 
Gone unnoticed for bravery
That girl in garnet

That girl in garnet

By Indrima Upadhyay

She chases the solitude of nothingness
She is the citadel of shyness.
Feeding Fate

Feeding Fate

By Alex K.O

Pain of fragile bones are healed by the divine touch,

Of her arms.

That's all I need...... Daddy!

That's all I need...... Daddy!

By Krishna Dawda

A woman I was born,
Nurtured and loved
Inner voice of Nirbhaya

Inner voice of Nirbhaya

By Shruti Gupta Scars, blood and ruptured hymen, Wounds are drilling me.. Externals are publicized but internals no one can see, 'I am raped ' lo...
Objectification: Why My Little Black Dress Will NEVER Mean Yes.

Objectification: Why My Little Black Dress Will NEVER Mean Yes.

By Lusha Jetley

I was four, when my art teacher told me to pull my tunic down before sitting in class.
Taught

Taught

By Urvashi Shehra
I’ve learned so many secrets to happiness 
From Colleen Hoover to polar bear
You Are A Woman

You Are A Woman

By Anamika Singh 
The world will stop you, 
and tell you not to dream big.
Fairy

Fairy

By AKG

With the First light of Dawn

I could see her glaze

Bindi

Bindi

By Akanksha Chawla

Monsoon mangoes, dicing, the ritual

she was lost in a trail of thoughts

To The Women Out There

To The Women Out There

By Manjari Gupta

To all the women out there, don't waste your time
Starving to strike 36" 24" 36"
She

She

By Inderpreet Kaur

She was tied with shackles,
She was prevented from fulfilling her dreams

She hadn't seen

She hadn't seen

By Tanvi Nagar

She hadn’t seen the New York tower,

never walked more than eight miles,

A Woman

A Woman

BY RIYA NAGPAL
The hue of 'red' for roses
announces your love and care
My Pace, My Space

My Pace, My Space

By Debolina Bal

You say, I am a key
You plugged in
I'm rare

I'm rare

By Ann Mary Alexander
I have pimples on my face,
Dark circles underneath my eyes
I am a woman

I am a woman

By Anusuiya Hazuwary

I’m a woman of five feet two,

Yet I stand at par with you.

To The Gardener

To The Gardener

By Nisha K P

 O' the mesmerizer Gardener, 

I am a little red Rose in your garden,

I'm Not Just A Face

I'm Not Just A Face

By Hashmat Naiyareen

In the search for a mild ocean wave

In the light of a hollow dark grave

नन्हे कदम

नन्हे कदम

वृद्धि गोविन्द
कभी बेटी बन , 
तो कभी माँ बन 
Call Out The Sirens

Call Out The Sirens

By Akhil Sachan

It's a festive season and

semen filled balloons are already in air.

Celebrating Womanhood

Celebrating Womanhood

By Ayesha Tarannum

God made women as a blessing to mankind,

To be cherished and revered and loved.

Women

Women

By Dhanashree Das

Like every soul and blood
She is same,

Could she be? Yes she could

Could she be? Yes she could

By Yadawanka Pala
She's a twisted breath of fresh air,
Not the usual kind
Wolf in disguise

Wolf in disguise

By Kritika Bhambry
She can be locked in the room

They can silence her cries

Women's day

Women's day

By Prabha Prakash

The alarm that never snoozes
Alarms at the hullabaloo
SHE

SHE

By Darshana Mehta

Squinting through 

The veil of traditions

The Ugly Eye

The Ugly Eye

By Niharika Srivastava

She was a baby in his Palm

but she never knew he could do her harm