Journey of a bindi.
"Why have you started putting on a bindi these days? Are you seeing someone? Tell me, I am your Mother. I know when you start dressing differently that something is up with you". One day out of nowhere my Mother bombarded me with these questions over a phone call. I had to tell her that it had nothing to do with seeing someone but rather with a choice I made for me because somebody made me feel good about it. I wanted to explain how important it was for me as an individual with self-doubt who constantly thought about whether I am good-looking enough and that the question of putting on a bindi had lingered for many years. After coming to Pune, I discovered through a circle of people how guys found girls who put on bindi as attractive. Of course, even I wanted to be a part of that attractive group and even I wanted to put on a bindi but as per me, I thought of it in two ways. Firstly, It wouldn't look that great on me and I would be less attractive than before and secondly...
