1 Society is having no room for people like me because we are poor and we may not be speaking perfect English. -Megha Majumdar
Our society has become unapologetically classist. It constantly discriminates and looks down upon the underprivileged and under-educated. The elitism has seeped so deep into the people that they cannot see that we are all humans and are equals.
2 ‘I saw some clouds in your life,’ my guru said, ‘But clouds pass.’ -Megha Majumdar
No matter how dark your present may seem, that phase will inevitably pass. Life goes on and so should you. Hang on because, in the end, it’ll all be fine.
3 In this life, everybody is knowing how to give me shame, So I am learning how to reflect that shame on them also. -Megha Majumdar
There always be people who try to pull you down. They’ll shame you, belittle you and judge you. But do not give up. Do not let any of it affect you. Remember, you are not what they say you are, you are what you make of yourself.
4 Freedom will result not from boxes of papers and fights over legality but from a national outcry. -Megha Majumdar
No freedom has ever been achieved by bureaucracy. Justice and freedom can only be gained when the people wake up and see the state of matters around them. They have to stand together in unison and ask for the freedom and rights that they deserve.
5 Whenever I am calling god, her line is busy. -Megha Majumdar
Nothing in life can be achieved just by your prayers. You need to put in your efforts too. God won’t come down to help you overcome your challenges. You have to do it yourself and believe that God would guide you along the way.
6 Her husband threw acid on her but, somehow, she is the one in jail, these things happen when you are a woman. -Megha Majumdar
Things are hard when you are a woman. They are oppressed, gaslighted and abused constantly by the system. Society is built in such a way that the odds are always against them.
7 In life, many things are happening for no reason at all. -Megha Majumdar
Not everything in life happens for a reason. Some things just happen because they have to. You just have to go with the flow and face whatever life throws at you.
8 Maybe that was a poor decision, But whom did I have to teach me how to build a better life? -Megha Majumdar
Sometimes, when you have no one to guide you through life, you’ll often end up making mistakes. You will have to learn from those mistakes on your own and make a better life for yourself.
9 Society is telling me that I cannot be dreaming this dream. -Megha Majumdar
No one, absolutely no one has the right to tell you what your dreams should be or how you should be living your life. You can dream whatever dreams you want to, live life the way you want to. You are the master of your own life.
10 My love for Azad, I am telling myself, exists in some other society where there is no God, no Society. -Megha Majumdar
Society is so wicked that it’ll try to tell you who you should love and who you should not. But remember, this is your life and only you have a say in it. Love does not play by the rules of society. It just happens to you when you least expect it.
10 Thought-Provoking Quotes From A Burning by Megha Majumdar
1. Society is having no room for people like me because we are poor and we may not be speaking perfect English. -Megha Majumdar
2. ‘I saw some clouds in your life,’ my guru said, ‘But clouds pass.’ -Megha Majumdar
3. In this life, everybody is knowing how to give me shame, So I am learning how to reflect that shame on them also. -Megha Majumdar
4. Freedom will result not from boxes of papers and fights over legality but from a national outcry. -Megha Majumdar
5. Whenever I am calling god, her line is busy. -Megha Majumdar
6. Her husband threw acid on her but, somehow, she is the one in jail, these things happen when you are a woman. -Megha Majumdar
7. In life, many things are happening for no reason at all. -Megha Majumdar
8. Maybe that was a poor decision, But whom did I have to teach me how to build a better life? -Megha Majumdar
9. Society is telling me that I cannot be dreaming this dream. -Megha Majumdar
10. My love for Azad, I am telling myself, exists in some other society where there is no God, no Society. -Megha Majumdar