Also read: Shame and guilt of being a thin woman in India
Imagine walking through the security check at the metro station and each time the lady police officer who body checks you, giggles and says, "Aap itne patle kyun ho?" ("Why are you so thin?") and the women behind you stares right at your body. This is my story.
Yes, I am thin. I am not sick. I eat well but I am thin. And that is the apology I have lived with for the longest time of my life.
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