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Sikh Punjabi girl from Hoshiarpur hits the New York Times Bestseller: Rupi Kaur

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Sikh Punjabi girl from Hoshiarpur hits the New York Times Bestseller: Rupi Kaur
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Its not every day that a girl from a Pind in Hoshiarpur, Punjab finds home in the New York Times Best Sellers, its not every day that a 22 year old on the verge of killing herself fights thoughts, its not every day that a Indian Punjabi girl writes with the intention to survive, to reclaims her body and her long lost home. Sikh Punjabi girl from Hoshiarpur hits the New York Times Bestseller: Rupi Kaur And it is not every day that we come across poets, souls, and beautiful people like Rupi Kaur who have changed the conventions by not changing an inch themselves.
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No automatic alt text available. The most loved and followed Instapoets and a young woman who has switched the notions of love, sex and race for the young generation. Kaur is known for her short verse, raw poetry that gathers millions of followers and a few critics alongside. Image may contain: text Kaur writes about love, sex, rejection and relationships, all topics that people talk on social media, but she fiercely deals with darker material too, like abuse, beauty standards, racism. Her debut collection, Milk and Honey, has sold 1.4m copies – so far – and she has 1.6 million followers on Instagram. At home my parents would tell me not to go out in the sun because I d become dark. At school, I would be told I have a very wide frame and I have hair here and hair there. I would just think I m a mistake, says Rupi Kaur as she talks about self hatred in young days after moving from India to Canada. Image may contain: 1 person, playing a musical instrument, on stage and indoor At my lowest point- right before I began to take writing seriously, I could not stand myself. I would walk into the bathroom and turn the lights off, I would shower in complete darkness, while I wouldn't have to stand their under the water have to look down and see my body. Because this thing had brought me so much pain that seeking it filled me with disgust. I avoided mirrors like one would avoid an ex at a party, she said in a TED Talk. Sikhs were slaughtered by Mughals, that really hurts me and at the same time empowers me because they came out of it. It tells me that I have a culture that overcame, says Kaur. In the same way we see her coming out of all the hatred in the world, against all the abuse and beauty standards and walk to the truth of life- to standards that mark a beautiful soul. No automatic alt text available.   An image supported by a small text is all that it takes to dream of a land where you would not give up on yourself for anybody, not harm yourself come what may. Because this is the home, the only home I have, there is no space for you, no welcome mat for you.. says Rupi Kaur. Writing became like a limb-it became an extension of my being. So then what happens when your home, your body is attacked, what happens when you thrust something as dark as sexual abuse, a molestation onto a person. It makes you feel robbed, like you don't even own your body, they own it and u are living in it on rent, she added during her TED Talk. Image may contain: one or more people, people sitting, table and indoor While the first collection of raw, undigested pieces of writing became a hit-- her second collection - 'The sun and her flowers' is out too and we can't wait to get a copy and frame a few words for you. If every girl sailing from India to another country expresses her journey this beautifully and empowers millions, the standards of beauty will change in no time. Challenging the orthodox with a pen and charcoal this young woman takes our heart not only because she is a best seller, but because in a world full of vandalism, there is hope in poetry. And she truly epitomizes it. -Written and edited by Nimrat Kaur for PTC News-
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