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 …
Tag: Indian parents
A Letter to My Parents: Thank You for Giving Me ‘Azaadi’ at Home
You might not agree with everything I believe in, but you never took away my right to speak, the right to pursue my politics and most importantly, my right …
My Secret Life: Indian Parents, Pride Parade and Troublesome Lies
How I realised I have been protesting all this while – within the closed quarters of my home.
‘I Feel Betrayed’: No One Prepared Me For the Real World
I had to do a masters in social science to understand the reality because I was never taught how caste, class and gender actually play out in society.
How I Broke Away From the Indian Standard of Expectations in the Middle East
I, too, was raised with tuitions, poojos, curfews and discipline – that made me question my self-worth.