The Black Rose - Shweta Aggarwal

Ever wondered what effect persistent bullying has on a six-year-old? Ask a forty-five-year-old. Ask me.Ever since the Black Lives Matter movement following the brutal murder of George Floyd in 2020, I have found myself sharing numerous stories about my past with my two children and husband. Having experienced colour prejudice or insensitive remarks about my brown skin tone throughout my life, my past has come back to haunt me . . . uninvited and unwanted. A 'dark' past. Or, as Indians would call..