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  The egg fused by sperm containing Y and X chromosomes will become a male and a female respectively. These are biologically defined genders but while growing up, you have to walk down the paths of masculinity and femininity defined by society. The male has to be rigid and the female has to be fragile. Masculinity does not mean to put others under their soles and femininity does not mean to be oppressed.  Over the years, I realized that males are overburdened with the idea of pseudo-masculinity and females are over-confident with the idea of pseudo-femininity. We forget most of the time that we run through hormones too. We can show anger, zeal, grief, and tears irrespective of gender. At present times, we complain that the opposite gender is not able to understand us. Complaining is easier than finding out why it is happening. The real reason is that we are bound by the ego of our respective genders. To understand, a male has to attain a bit of femininity and a female has ...

The very first feeling that comes to mind while reading the word ‘Home’ is warmth and safety. The three basic needs of food, clothing, and a house are fulfilled by most of us, but being at home is only for privileged people. You may live in a house for years without realizing its importance, but when you leave, you feel the void of home in the house you built over years of hard work.  I was in the sixth standard when I came across a poem titled "A House, A Home." It was the first time I understood the difference between these two words; before this, I used them interchangeably. There are years between knowing the differences between a house and a home to witnessing the differences.  While staying at home, I kept saying to my mother, 'I want freedom, and I'll only get it when I go away.' Years later, the freedom I was searching for was elusive. It was my misunderstanding of freedom. I underestimated the value of home. Home is something that exists in a moment. Gett...

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