While it is heartening to see examples of individuals like Lovlina Borgohain and Nayanjyoti Saikia achieving success in non-traditional fields, we must continue to challenge gender norms and work …
Tag: cooking
My Mother’s Kitchen Bustles with Secrets, Tadkas and Solidarity
An essay about women like my mother, who have spent about half of their lives in kitchens because they had to.
The Kitchen as a Feminine Space and the Living Room as Masculine: A Personal Account
A personal essay on my failed attempt at making a place for myself in both these spaces, and trying to normalise equality at home.
The Burden of Cooking
A poem on how all routine kitchen duties invariably fall into the hands of the women of the house.
Cooking Through the Great Indian Summer
In the end, I can’t tell where my body ends and sweat begins.