Have you ever been so angry, that
you want to find a punching bag and let it all out? I bet most of us have been
in such a circumstance.
In most situations, anger can be
directed towards an individual, a group or an organization. When, I get angry
at someone I pick a fight with that person. If it is someone with whom I can’t
pick a fight, and then I call my friend and bitch about that person. But the
last few years, I am in a peculiar situation where I have been very angry at
myself. I am angry because the society I
belong to, the society I fondly associate with has big flaws and I am not able
to do anything. I am not frustrated by the flaws, but rather at my incapability
to do something about it. I cannot agree that our society has been like this
for centuries and all we can do is sit and wait. Yet, I have made zero effort
to bring in the change I want to see.
And that lack of effort makes me anxious.
But then, I am young. I can start
now. I have so much potential, just like the thousands of young and inspiring
citizens in our state of Tamil Nadu. Yes, the culturally rich state of South
India bordered by the mighty seas, that is the place I call home. Most young people like you and me are busy
chasing our careers, the love of our life or something else that we are
passionate about. In short, we are busy
people and hence societal issues are not our top most priority. I want to
change that, I want to be aware of different social issues, think about
possible solutions and have healthy discussions regarding these issues. The
special emphasis of this blog is to move from the awareness stage to the action
phase as an individual. I need your help for that. And, that’s why I am
starting this blog.
How should you use
this blog?
Each one of us has inherent responsibility
towards our country, and our community. However, in reality, an individual has
limited time. As you read this blog, I hope you will identify a social issue
you are passionate about and hopefully you will try and dedicate some time
towards that specific issue.
So let me introduce you to the
Angry Young woman. Average Indian woman,
currently pursuing higher education, passionate, and simply refuses to give up
without trying. That’s all!
Notes: Please note, the author of this blog has no
religious or political associations.
Also, to clarify, I am a proud and patriotic Indian, before
I recognize myself as a Tamilian. However, in my opinion, to bring in concrete
change or awareness of some sort, I need to start with a smaller target, keep
it more focused and hence for the purposes of this blog I shall focus on
TamilNadu.
