Versatile Nonconformist – Pari Mehrotra
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1 in 4 people get bullied every day, I’m here to fight for the 25%.”- Pari Mehrotra (She/Her/Hers) Versatile Nonconformist
Grade 10 student at The Millennium School, Lucknow
An inspiring example of a person who knows their calling and finds every opportunity to work for it, it’s sometimes hard to believe that ChangeWarrior Pari Mehrotra is just a grade 10 student. An aspiring Psychologist, Pari chose the road not taken with her TribesforGOOD project: the impacts of cyberbullying on the mental health of members of gender & sexual minorities i.e., the LGBTQIA+ community. Yet her choice validates her persona as an empath who’s constantly learning about things that affect the human mind.
Research on sexual and gender minorities (i.e. people from the LGBTQIA+ community) shows that such people are at a higher risk for cyberbullying compared to heterosexual or cis-gendered people.
Pari’s Reflections
The project helped me engage with people of my age and examine the problem deeply. It also served as a platform to learn how to help others deal with cyberbullying. I’m glad to be able to share my perspective.
Deepening knowledge
Pari came up with hard-hitting questions to make her peers empathize with the subject. Questions like ‘how do you think a person from the queer community who got bullied on a social media platform would feel?’ helped examine the problem constructively. Such insights fuelled Pari to discuss cyberbullying vigorously yet with sensitivity in her workshops.
Pari is now the President of the Mental Health Club at her school.
