The India I live in has two identities:

One, where women are worshipped as goddesses   
Another, where women are regularly suppressed   

One, where mothers are venerated   
Another, where mothers are always cussed at and degraded 

One, where the cows are revered   
Another, where cows stray on the roads   

One, where girls are Lakshmi   
Another, where girls are crushed in-vitro   

One, where doctors are honoured   
Another, where doctors are tortured   

One, where you are never alone   
Another, where you can be lonely in a crowd   

One, where 75+ rule the nation 
Another, where there's so much confusion   

One, where rumors spread godspeed   
Another, where science takes a backseat 

One, where women are only meant for cooking 
Another, where they are stopped from innovating. 

One, where women reach for the stars
Another, where they are treated sub-par.


A/N: This poem is inspired by Vir Das' video.