Let me first start with condemning the Telebrands tagline-"MAIN PEHLE APNE KAALE HUSHN KI WAJAH SE BAHUT NIRAASH REHTI THI !! " I am a girl from middle-class Indian household with BROWN complexion..ohh wait!! to put it up in silver coating -DUSKY complexioned (This verse having potenz to attract a few matrimonial applicants :p ) & I am very happy with the life I am having, carrying this complexion,of course.
BUT It was not so very pleasant ever since my landing on this "Gola" Though I Have never been denied a seat among whites as it happened with Gandhi ji, but something was there which renders the 'Duskies' out of sync. and still prevails in the society. It took me a few years to shirk off the dirt of inferiority complex which started to layer up when I was in class 7th when one of my friend pointed at the colour of my hand. Though she had no intentions of mocking at me, My innocent mind pressumed her to be doing so. After all, I Resembled the BEFORE girl of most of the FAIR & LOVELY products !! That BEFORE girl was never shown smiling in any of the commercials, Believe me, I Surfed through many !!!. I could not spend my life being this BEFORE girl, and so drew a plan to hop off to AFTER segment.
Went to the market and brought some of the best cosemetics affordable. Very soon realised, the stock was not suffice. Lots after lots piled up in my house. At times besan-haldi, Face pack on the very next moment. This unending crave took over the place in mind which could have been alloted to innovations,back then. But worse of all, none of them could meet up the claims. "CHAUBEY JO CHALE THE CHABBEY BAN NE, WO DUBEY BAN K NIKLE". white skin now was the nail out of my reach on which the key to my happiness clinged on to (seemingly). Life was pacing forward, but i got stuck, entangled, weltering to head back to being me, how I was born, outspoken, confident, bright at studies, and Miss no baggage of worries . Only thing which could cheer me up during this period was picassa edits of my photograph :D
BUT as it happens in most of the SRK movies, my life too, took a bizzare turn. I made my way out of the hoax. This was when I was in 2nd year of my bachelor's when with few of my friend's and definitely,God's grace I had the tryst with the fact that beauty is only skin deep. NOW being a member of masquerade could not be tolerated. Since then my BEING BEAUTIFUL-II has begun.This phase was calling for much more dedication as compared to what i was pouring before.It all started with counselling my friends (which I am very good at),helping poor,old, children, forwarding helping hands to any child of god in need, within my reach,to the best of my capabilities.An urge has lit up inside to submit to the well-being of all. I Take out time to roam about even, to earn credits in Nature's treasure hunt. & I must say, though they don't publicise this pathway,but It works!!! I Can feel the beauty within...
I am binding up my rant with a note to my fellow lightly-dyed beings-Yaar we are no different!! Just baked for few more minutes before being parcelled to the world. So, lets celebrate diversity the mother Earth has been blessed with & conjointly work for the SOUL PROJECT :)
