Old people are not uncaring or unwilling to act on climate change: in fact, they are more likely than young people to boycott products for social purpose reasons.
Tag: generation gap
The Perks and Curse of Inheritance
'My grandma’s closet homes cotton sarees and communist biases...as if dystopia and optimism go hand-in-hand'.
A Bibliography Apart
Some days I really wish every conversation wouldn’t end in me asking my parents to read.
When My WhatsApp Status on ‘Mogra Gajra’ Angered My Parents
I didn't know that something which goddesses wear and is thus considered pure could be interpreted as something else altogether in my home.
OK Boomer, Thanks For Coming to My Fed (Up) Talk
On familial tendencies and structures reinforced during the pandemic.
Ageing in the Corona Age
The writer recounts an odd roundabout conversation with a 'senior citizen' at a park in Madhya Pradesh's Nowgong.
A Letter to My Father
Papa, I learned something new today. In our house, we educate women. If they speak of what they have learned, we stop them and tell them how wrong they …
‘Let’s Spend Some Family Time’: The One Statement I Dread These Days
My main motive of writing this piece was not to crib, but to simply acknowledge this huge gap that exists between parents and their kids.
From Engineering to Women’s Studies, Traversing New India
In New India, it has become a new crime to be compassionate, to speak the truth and uphold the idea of constitutional justice.
Why Do Old People Hate New Music?
For many people over 30, job and family obligations increase, so there’s less time to spend discovering new music.