An essay about women like my mother, who have spent about half of their lives in kitchens because they had to.
Tag: cooking patriarchy
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.
My Father and the Kitchen
A poem on gender differences in household work.
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.