Indian family Archives

How choosing not to be a mother brought me closer to my father

Motherhood is so often expected to come as a natural choice to women. Almost a year into the pandemic, I realised it is not for me. Here's how I revealed my choice to my father. It only brought us closer.

Divya Unny July 18, 2016

Modern Family

My Parent’s Marriage Story: Would They Be Happier if They Separated?

If Marriage Story were to be remade in India, it’d be about two people who realise their differences yet act like nothing’s wrong, living in a black hole of loveless denial until death actually does them apart. A lot like my parents.

Damian D'souza June 29, 2016

Pop Culture

Sorry Bhaisaab and the Middle Class’ faith in Divine Intervention

The Indian middle class is righteous to the point that it believes that right will be done by them. It’s also one that contradicts itself on a daily basis . Sorry Bhaisaab is a small capsule that delivers some big-stage ideas about the idiosyncrasies that has this most fascinating proportion of Indian civilisation consumed.

Lakshmi Govindrajan June 25, 2016

POV

Mum + Dad + Beta + Beti: Why Are Indians Obsessed With the Idea of a “Complete Family”?

The minute a couple tie the nuptial knot, their relatives descend upon them and start demanding a baby. When they’ve had one, the family begins chasing them for the second one. Thank God for the “Hum do, humare do” slogans and overpopulation problems, or else this would continue ad infinitum.

Gargi Mehra June 21, 2016

Modern Family

Seeking the Individual Behind My Late Father

Our Parents, to us at least, rarely exist as individuals with their own concerns, anxieties and aspirations. But after my father passed away, peacefully, I reconnected and discovered different sides of him that most men, maybe, hide behind the image of the father figure. I’m glad he got to live those lives.

Ajay Chacko June 2, 2016

Parenting

What Does It Take To Be a “Super-Dad”? The Barest Minimum

Men have had it easy literally everywhere, from jobs to a simple task like walking down a street. It comes as no surprise that even parenting is easier for them. What’s worse is that the little that they do in raising the child is seen as a great feat by society.

Runa Mukherjee May 11, 2016

Bollywood

12 Years of Khosla Ka Ghosla: The Perfect Portrayal of Middle-Class India

Twelve years ago, Khosla ka Ghosla set the template for what was to become a new direction in Hindi cinema. Marked by realism, the film focused on the modest hopes of middle-class India, and how badly those hopes can get shafted.

Bhaskar Chawla March 10, 2016