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I am so happy right, in fact I am not able to contain my excitement, My article got published today in one of the prominent Dalit web portals. I wrote it a while back, I almost gave up hope that it will ever get published. I told myself it is ok, it was a good effort and was a learning process for me too. And today it finally got published. I was having a dull moment today and then I got this news. I feel ecstatic, so much that I thought for a second that I can take the day off, but I felt too guilty for trying to put it off. Getting something published is the all the more reason, to continue writing so I made coffee and settled in my corner. Another reason I pushed myself to write was that I didn't write for three days in between and it was eating me up, the guilt would be too much to bear tomorrow. So here I am. 

So far I have been able to publish three articles, that sure feels nice, I feel i should write more like this, apart from the projects that I have going on, I must write about issues in general. The response I got was really encouraging. There are a few women I look up to a lot in the Dalit Movement, and them appreciating me meant so much to me. My idols telling me that it was a job well done was the much needed validation I have been looking for, so naturally I was thrilled by it. And not to be snooty, I sort of want to look at the faces of the people who tried to shun me and wipe my existence in the movement out and give them the smirk! I don't know if that is petty.but I think I am allowed that emotion especially after today's events. I don't want to go too much into it by talking about something that saddens me.

This particular piece was quite different from anything I have written before, it made me understand that I have the strength to write a  good critique of things. The sarcasm and wit in it made me smile in fact I must admit I enjoyed writing it. I hope I am able to write more like this. 

Anyway enough about it now. I was supposed to write a bit about The Age of Innocence everyday as part of my reading and writing exercise, even though I have been trying to read diligently everyday, I haven't been able to write about it as much as I want to. 

Age of Innocence is written by Edith Wharton, and was published in the year 1920, she portrays the Gilded Age, the 1870's New York aristocracy. I had a very Downton Abbeyish feeling when  I read it. But the novel is not set in the time period of Downton Abbey, it is set in a period much before that. I haven't got the chance to read and gather more information to learn more about the period it is set in, and I hope to do it soon, perhaps I shall touch more upon that subject in the coming few days and write more about it.

The story starts with Newland Archer, who is engaged to be married to May Welland, and just when he thinks his life is going according to the way it supposed to, storm comes in to his life in the form of Ellen who challenges him to think beyond the rigid box that is his life. That is the gist of what I want to say, will write a proper review once I finish the book.

So signing off for today. 

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