One of my
friends said, ‘If there is a will, there is always a train waiting!’
The DOs and
DONTs in my country are so immense for girls that at times and may be all the
times, I dream of catching that train to the nearest Metro Kolkata and fly to
UK to live my dream.
Many women
in my family say that the feminists are mean at times. But they do not know how
the incidents and instances in their daily lives have made my mind restless in
studying gender!
And once
amidst that inferior scene of being a ‘woman’, a small story in the local
daily, THE ASSAM TRIBUNE attracted
me. The interchange of diplomatic ties between Indian and British officials brought
home quite a number of scholarships for Indian students to study at the Gender
Institute of The London School of Economics and Political Science. And there
on, LSE became my dream.
At times, I
find everything around me to be futile. I realize losing my own identity. Then
there are some places where you think you can achieve for what you have taken
birth. I am lucky to be born as an Indian. Love my culture, my people, the
chaos and the diversity. But indubitably Britain gives me the hope to achieve
what I desire. I want to break down the orthodox milieu around me and enjoy the
freedom of knowledge on the Houghton Street.
I want to
interact with the heterogeneous community of the LSE and take forward my
research work. I want to try liberating our lives from that attached unknown
fear that rules over us. If women can love men unconditionally, I wonder what
pleases men in diminishing her worth. Besides, I have the ultimate zeal of
hearing from the best people around the world and help me find a solution to
the women problem.
London
sounds to be very upbeat to me since childhood. Hope someday I become a part
LSE and take pride in completing my research from that faraway land. I want to
grab a scholarship soon and meet my destiny. I definitely want to come back to
India and glorify the LSE experience with the future change makers!
