Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Are you responsible for your sperm?

Ravi is a fun loving kinda guy, always quoting to his friends “Life’s too short, we live only once…so lets have fun”. His rakish good looks & dare devilry makes him an instant favourite amongst the opposite sex & he has a chain of girl friends that he has befriended during his numerous night outs to the local pub & discotheques.

Seema, one of his many girl friends, is his favourite. She’s different. A mixture of innocence & ignorance, he revels in the adoration that he sees in her eyes for him. Seema professes her love to Ravi in more ways than one & they are lovers stealing away time from her regular college hours to be with him.

As the romance blossom’s, Seema is jolted back to reality one day as she observes that she has missed her menstrual cycle for a couple of weeks. Worry & doubt are confirmed as she consults a doctor. Horrified & scared at the thought of being an unwed mother, she takes solace in the thought that Ravi’s going to set things right. As she discloses the truth to him, she realizes that he’s is a changed person. The very gregarious Ravi chastises her for being irresponsible & asks her not to bother him anymore.

Reeking in despair, Seema in consultation with her girl friends who are novices themselves, tries to miscarry her baby by downing a combination of prescription drugs. The repercussion is devastating & Seema is rushed to the hospital in very serious condition. Her parents are horrified when the doctor divulges the truth to them. Looking at the advanced stage of Seema’s pregnancy, the doctors advise against an abortion.

Seema’s near brush with death in her endeavor to miscarry her baby has had serious effects on her foetus. The baby is delivered premature & her heart & brain are affected seriously. Seema’s parents, in fear of public ridicule enforce her to give her baby up to an orphanage.


Seema's sorrow knows no bounds but has to give up her daughter since she lives in a society which does not allow such insolence.

Dhara, the baby, who has fought & struggled for survival in her mother’s womb is the new baby in the orphanage’s nursery which houses about 91 babies already. She’s barely 9 days old. Her weak & frail body searches her mother’s warmth as she cries out fervently, searching for her mother’s breasts to suckle.

Today, Dhara is a 15-month tiny bundle of joy, with a severely retarded growth & active eyes. As the nannies in the nursery go about doing their daily chore, she beckons with her hand & an inviting smile to be picked up & cuddled. She awaits her adoptive parents like many others in her orphanage.

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