A personal essay on the life and struggles of women in large households, and how their labour is often overlooked.
Tag: patriarchal society
I Got My Father’s Tongue
A poem on the struggles of growing up in a patriarchal family.
In a Parallel Universe
A poem on how traditional ideas of motherhood in a patriarchal society can often alienate women from themselves.
Small Town Girls, an Intimate Portrait: ‘We Are Not Like Them’
Growing apart from parents is a ritual of growing up. Just like a thread sways a kite, our relationship with our parents is also a tug of push and …
‘I’ll Cry Tonight’
To this day, whenever I laugh a lot while joking about with my friends, these words from my mother come back to me.
The Fallacy of Statements Like ‘Ek Chup, Sau Sukh’
In a patriarchal society like ours, this proverb has been used to maintain the status quo in exploitative relationships.
A Letter to Five-Year-Old Me
You are a fighter. That, my dear, will keep you going.
A Journey to the Centre of Her Existence
Growing up as a woman in India.
A ‘Not-So-Normal’ New Normal
The impunity of majoritarianism is finding more and more aggressive manifestations each day.
My Body Is My Permanent Home – And I Must Embrace it
It is heartbreaking that all of us want to change our body-types or the colour of our skin based on the ideal beauty standards.