Why Discrimination Doesn’t Need a Reason.

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I still remember the way I was treated by one of my class teachers. When I was in the 4th standard, there was a one-day school trip. I wasn't allowed to go because my motion sickness makes it impossible for me to travel by bus. When I told my teacher that my parents hadn't given me permission, she didn't question it or care. However, when the class topper said she hadn't gotten permission, the teacher did her absolute best to contact her parents until she finally got to go. The very next day after the trip, my teacher actually dared to mock me. She said, "Aneesha, we drank a squash that was very tasty," using her hands to describe the large size of the bottle.

​I faced another form of discrimination from one of my friends when I was in the 10th standard. She openly said, "I didn't have a problem with Aneesha until she said she was an atheist."

​The third incident happened when I was in the 12th standard during an N.S.S. (National Service Scheme) programme. I offered a glass of tea to one of the N.S.S. volunteers. She rejected the glass from me and asked another volunteer for a different one. She refused to take it from me simply because I was the only girl in a gang of boys, which made her judge me and think I was a "dirty girl." The irony was that she had a high body count herself as a teenager, whereas I barely even knew what those things were at the time.

​That is just how people are. In the first paragraph, I shared my experience as a primary school student facing discrimination from a teacher. In the second, it was from my own peer group. In the third, it was from a fellow N.S.S. volunteer.

​Whoever you are, external labels do not define your character—your kindness and your actions do. I have faced discrimination based on my health, my marks, my beliefs, my friendships, and my gender. That is why I say discrimination doesn't require a valid ground; people will find any reason to judge.

From unfair teachers to judgmental friends, what navigating school-age discrimination taught me about true character.



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