On challenging the orthodox and conservative values of my family.
Tag: indian family system

OK Boomer, Thanks For Coming to My Fed (Up) Talk
On familial tendencies and structures reinforced during the pandemic.

Bones, Books and Parental Expectations: The Day the Scalpel Lost to the Pen
My parents were shattered when I told them I did not want to take up the family profession.

The Colour Pink, Feminism and How I Came to Love Cooking
I didn’t hate the colour pink because I didn’t like it, I hated it because it was supposed to be a colour I should have liked as a girl.

Being a Teenager in ‘Adult’ Political Conversations
No one is ready to listen to the other side, and no one is ready to back down.

Lockdown: With Gender Roles Being Reinforced, Countless Women Left Voiceless
Forced to be together indoors, households are falling back on age-old entrenched gender norms and an atmosphere in which men are quick to re-establish themselves fully atop the intra-household …