The Male Feminist: Saumya Tandon Recalls Being Eve Teased And Grievously Hurt Growing Up In Ujjain
A girl should not have to go through what Saumya did!
Saumya Tandon became a household name with her performance as Bhabhiji in the Hindi language sitcom Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain? She played the role of the glamourous and elite bhabhiji for five years, and people loved her for her in the role. Not many people are aware of this but Saumya Tandon’s childhood was spent in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. She appeared as a guest on Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist show, and in a candid conversation with Siddhaarth Aalambayan, Saumya Tandon talked about the horrors she had to experience growing up in this city. She episodes she has called have truly shocked us!
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Saumya Tandon on growing up in Ujjain
The 38-year-old actress recalled the horrifying experiences she went through while talking about growing up in Ujjain. She said, “I remember cycling to school every day, and one day when she was returning home, a couple of boys riding a bike sharply overtook my cycle. I fell off my cycle and those boys left without attending to me.” As a result of this, there was a crack in Saumya’s skull as well. She also recalled how this incident took place not far from home, and how her mother rushed her to the hospital.
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Saumya Tandon also revealed that on her way to school, there was a boys’ hostel as well. “Vahan vo log roz photo kheechne ke liye camera lekekar khade ho jaate they,” she said. “I used to feel scared,” Saumya added. Recalling another horrifying incident, the actor-comedian said, “Once I was returning home on a winter night, one guy stopped his bike in front of me, and put indoor on me.”
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She went on to say that having experienced these things, she was traumatised from childhood about how she could not venture out alone at night or that she should always be accompanied by someone. Saumya further said, “Poora mera growing up in Ujjain has been about protecting myself from getting chased on road, cut maarna, things written on the wall, chitthiyaan fekna.”
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It is so hard to imagine how Saumya Tandon must have grown up in this environment. Having boys chasing her and following her, there would be no sense of security while walking down a street in broad daylight let alone at night. We hope the situation today would be better in the city of Ujjain because never has a girl anywhere have to go through what Saumya did.
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