DISHARI CHAUDHURY

DISHARI
20
ORIGIN: CALCUTTA, INDIA
SIGN: CANCER

I AM TRAVELING THROUGH DELHI WHILE ON HOLIDAY FROM COLLEGE.

I AM STUDYING ENGLISH LITERATURE IN SCHOOL. MY PARENTS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MY EDUCATION.

TYPICALLY, INDIAN PEOPLE LOOK AT EDUCATION AS A NECESSITY, MOST SPECIFICALLY FOR MALES. YOU ARE EITHER AN ENGINEER OR A DOCTOR. I AM THE FIRST PERSON IN MY FAMILY TO STUDY LITERATURE. I HAVE RECEIVED RIDICULE FROM MOST PEOPLE I KNOW FOR THIS, SAYING I’M WASTING MY TIME AND PARENTS MONEY.

MY MOM IS 38 AND IS CURRENTLY DOING STUDIES HERSELF.

MOST INDIAN PEOPLE MY AGE HAVE NO JOBS, A LACK OF ZEAL TO STUDY, THEREFORE A LACK OF EDUCATION. DRUG ADDICTIONS TAKE PLACE OF THESE THINGS. I BELIEVE IT ALL GOES BACK TO OUR POOR ECONOMY AND A WIDESPREAD DEPRESSION AND HOPELESSNESS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BECAUSE OF IT. THEY FIGURE WHAT’S THE POINT?

WE HAVE THE MOST CORRUPTED GOVERNMENT ON THE PLANET. THEY THRIVE OFF OF BRIBES, AND A TAXATION SYSTEM THAT’S SUPPOSED TO HELP US LIVE BETTER LIVES. IT ONLY OPPRESSES US MORE.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LONG, LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE WOMEN ARE SEEN AS EQUALS, BUT WE’RE TRYING.

I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS TENSION BETWEEN SO MANY PEOPLE. I WAS DENIED AN ENTRANCE VISA TO PAKISTAN BECAUSE I AM INDIAN. I HAVE MANY PAKISTANI FRIENDS WHOM ARE JUST LIKE ME. I JUST DON’T SEE THE PROBLEM, LET ALONE THE DIFFERENCE.

100 YEARS: THE WARS AND TERRORISM WILL END. WE’RE BECOMING MORE POOR ALL THE TIME, OUR WORLD CAN’T AFFORD MORE DESTRUCTION.

DREAM: TO WRITE BOOKS AND TRAVEL THE WORLD.