AIDS
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” These words were spoken by Martin L. King, Jr.ring so true in my mind today, as I write about the very burning topic of today’s generation “Discrimination against people living with AIDS”. We’ve heard and we’ve learnt about the discrimination done based on caste, gender, job, religion etc. but isn’t it a bit surprising that even people infected with some disease are being discriminated. The person who is fighting with a life-threatening disease is not being treated as a normal human, rather they are being abused, violated in our society. We all know that AIDS (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome) is a sexually transmitted disease caused by HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus). This disease acts like a slow poison and interferes with our ability to fight against other diseases. More than a disease, AIDS has now turned into a stigma and yes, this stigma is not only in underd...