Alfāz

  I was sitting at the terrace and and enjoying a cup of tea in the evening, when I thought arrived. A thought out of nowhere, in my meloncholic mind adding more to the gloominess. There were 23 boys, adolscents and teenagers playing in the field but my eyes searched for at least three girls in the four directions -  playing,  gossiping,  walking , and could find none. It's not that my locality has no girls. There are at least one in every household ( for want of a son, of course) but none of them were out of their home, typically, because girls, my bad, "good girls",  are not supported to play in the fields like boys. There is no doubt that why unlike boys, girls made only handful in the recent Olympics.   They're supposed to be inside. Girls hardly are seen out playing Cricket or football. When I was a kid. I searched other girls and kids to play with me badminton, but either they were busy with utensils or assisting their mums in cooking. Sadly, aft...