Meet the Angry young woman

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.