Reading Time: 3 minutesDo you still carry a version of yourself that was decided by someone else? Were you too young to understand this at the time? Has this childhood label stuck to you like superglue? The burden of these verdicts often scar a person for life.
Reading Time: 3 minutesHurt people hurt people is the sentence Indian families reach for after someone does something inexcusable. Notice how it’s never aimed at the person committing the offence. A wound explains the behavior. It never hands over permission to pass down the hurt.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe read to entertain ourselves and often to learn. Women read thrillers not just for the blood and gore, but to find answers to questions they were never allowed to ask out loud. When instinct and survival find space on a page, there are eyes eager to find them.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAsk an Indian parent and they will deny it. Ask their children and the answer takes two seconds. The favorite child is never announced; only subtle hints are dropped. What does this ranking cost the one who receives it, and the one who doesn’t?
Reading Time: 2 minutesForgive her. She’s your mother. Family is family. This advice never arrives when the harm is done. It arrives when you start talking about it. Who does forced forgiveness actually protect, and what does obeying it cost the person carrying the wound?
Reading Time: 2 minutesFear and superstition have partnered for many generations to keep people busy with rituals and remedies. If it can’t be explained, then it’s the perfect candidate for these quick fixes. Giving hope a specific shape is forcing it to perform custom-made miracles.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMental health is a hashtag. Mental illness is still a secret. A charming vocabulary can never make a person’s suffering sound pretty. Indian families might be aware, but are they willing to speak their truths instead of simmering in uncomfortable silence? It’s time to face reality.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMany Indian marriages have become punishing and relentless. Why do these marriages continue? How much suffering is justified? When is the best time to exit? Why women stay has its roots in guilt and vulnerability. Women carry much more than they can and are blamed when they break.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 1970s was a difficult time for women, especially for those residing in Indian villages. They lived restricted lives and had no say in what was chosen for them. They endured more than what women today can handle. Silence became their second language.
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow many secrets does it take to complete an Indian family? Every household has its truths. Some are better hidden than the rest. It’s time that rumors and gossip are put to the test. Would you and your family survive the skeletons in the closet?
