I am a firm believer that a mug of tea solves everything!
So when I was a kid, since I was brown-skinned, I would not drink tea because every body would say that I will become all the more darker! Everyone in my family is fair-skinned so no amount of malai (milk cream) could make me fair.
It was only when I turned 23 years that I had fever and had my first sip of tea and since then, I am addicted. I need adarak ki chai- first thing in morning 365 days (366 if you please).
So here it is, there was a time until last year that everytime I would take a selfie or click a photo, I would try to find the most accurate filter which would make my complexion look lighter. I downloaded BeautyPlus and spent time finding the right filter to find my perfect filter.
But it is probably personal evolution or maybe being on the other side of 35 or maybe its the deal with growing up where you start accepting yourself for who you are and not how you should be. So I got rid of the fake nails, then got rid of straightened hair, then came the dark shade of lipstick which was my signature for many years (comes with the package of being married for 11 years makes you stick to that shade of red) and now its #nofilter .
I want to show people who I really am, like it or not. I can be a difficult person sometimes and at other times, I am probably the easiest. What makes me happy is also that when I see big hoardings or watch advertisements or some shows or movies too, I have realised that there are more advertisements of brown skin girls and generally, there is a shift from being fair-skinned. I think NDTV had a big role to play in that changing that mindset. I still find that people will automatically prefer a fair-skinned person to a brown-skinned person. Maybe its the years of servitude that has got ingrained in us somewhere. Nonetheless!
So here I am, all brown and I don’t know if my chai should be blamed for my brown skin or not, but I have made my peace with both- the colour of my skin and my chai addiction.
Until next time!
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