Time and again, girls are shamed by the aunty patrol only to then have them conveniently package the whole thing as “maternal concern” – “Beta, I’m like your mother.” But the truth is, these women are neither our mothers, nor are they genuinely concerned. Then why does the length of my skirt or the sound of my laugh bother them?

Desi parents are some of the most vigilant gatekeepers of “objectionable” content in the world. To ensure that their children turn out to be as sanskari as Tulsi Virani, they turn to the remote control – skip, fast forward, change the channel. But in the age of the internet, is it possible to restrict what their children watch?