No one can make you feel inferior without your consent — Eleanor Roosevelt
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” When I first read this quote, I paused. And then I smiled — because I knew exactly what it meant. Not just in theory, but in the most personal, lived sense. I was born and raised in small towns — Bhiwani and later Rohtak. Modest places, full of tradition and simplicity. And yet, despite the cultural norms, despite the rules that often sought to limit girls, I never once felt “less than” for being a girl. In fact, I felt powerful. Fortunate. Chosen. I grew up hearing many of my classmates and friends say, “If only we had been boys, life would’ve been so much more fun.” I could never relate to that. What’s so liberating about staying out late? Why is freedom measured only in timing and restrictions? To me, being a girl meant having more colors to wear, more emotions to explore, more roles to shape. It was a privilege — not a limitation. And a lot of that perspective came from home. My father — a progressive, loving, and q...
