Kriesha Pradhan

The contributor for Republica.
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A world without borders

Published On: October 2, 2018 09:15 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

These invisible lines that mark where my country ends and yours begins. These lines where millions of people live unknown about their whereabouts. These lines where we will soon build up walls of bricks and separate brothers from their sisters. These line that invaders crossed, victory stamped on their passports. These lines are creating problems.

A tragic beauty

Published On: September 3, 2018 10:35 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

This world ours is wonderful. This world ours is terrible. This world of ours is confusing,  Like a jigsaw puzzle no one can seem to solve.

Stepping into the shoes of a UN envoy

Published On: June 11, 2018 10:03 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

Model United Nations (MUN) is an extracurricular activity where students imitate the diplomatic delegates representing different countries in the United Nations conferences.  The activity simulates the work sessions of the United Nations which provides the participating students with a platform to enhance their leadership and negotiating skills.

THE BULLY

Published On: May 29, 2018 12:14 PM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

You’re supposed to have nightmares at night But mine begins when I step inside school.

Celebrating Diversity

Published On: March 6, 2018 09:51 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

A rainbow binds every color, Then displays itself in the clear blue sky; We gaze at it awestruck.

Celebrating diversity

Published On: February 21, 2018 11:45 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

A rainbow binds every color, Then displays itself in the clear blue sky;

Those Stereotypes

Published On: December 19, 2017 09:50 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

To all those stereotypes  Are your eyes that small? Your mind that narrow?

Thank you Mom

Published On: December 5, 2017 10:18 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

‘Thank you mom’ These three words will never be enough Neither enough to sum up your love Nor for giving me my world When there was a storm

Menstruation - A Sin?

Published On: September 26, 2017 10:17 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

Blood runs in your veins and mine Allowing us to breathe our next breathe And to cherish the next day But to a girl it is a curse.

Mother Earth

Published On: September 17, 2017 09:09 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

As a child I looked out the window in pleasant glee At the waving clouds in the air And the clear blue sky The hilltop far from me

Women are not vulnerable

Published On: September 12, 2017 10:48 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

I wish  That parents didn’t cry over their infants gender  That blue wasn’t just a guy color and pink just for girls  Because girls don’t just play with dolls  And guys don’t only fiddle with swords  Flowers aren’t only she and trucks only he Guy’s don’t only represent muscles  And girls not all dainty

Dedicated to all fathers

Published On: August 21, 2017 10:16 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

Daddy,  With every passing day,  And every passing year He nurtured my soul Like a farmer cultivating his soil.

To The Introverts

Published On: August 15, 2017 12:19 PM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

The introvert who is curled up with a book in a coffee shop While everyone is talking, The introvert who is struggling to make eye contact, Even with the shopkeeper in the pharmacy.

Suicide

Published On: July 30, 2017 10:47 AM NPT By: Kriesha Pradhan

Before you take that knife, Close your eyes Think about the world when you’re gone, Your mother wiping tears when she sees your casket And your father dressed in black, A color he hates Your best friend looks at you and starts sobbing; While you lie with your eyes shut and your nose gently touching the air around.