Happenstance

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With the world inhibited by progressive thinkers dabbling in revolutionary ideas amidst ‎political upheavals at one hand and technological advancements on the other it is mindsets ‎that prove to be the stumbling blocks at every step all the way.‎</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>New ideas that have the gravitas to usher change and progress are thwarted; women ‎are still second-class citizens at the mercy of patriarchal hegemony; individual choices not ‎conforming to set societal value systems are frowned upon.‎</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Amidst such a scenario lone pioneers toil on hoping that the fire that has just begun to ‎ignite in small clusters will spread one day eventually effectuating a social as well as ‎intellectual revolution.‎</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With this hope Ellen and Jane fight their battles in their respective ways. Often the ‎journey is a lonely one both psychologically and practically. But they never let go as they ‎belong to that special breed-the avant-guard.‎</span></p><p> </p><p></p>