Surya

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Women have to fight with tradition and have to accept losing the fight. I had to accept being at home because my husband would never be able to take care of the house and children the way I can. My daughter is five now, and my in-laws are keen that we try for a son. I have refused, but my husband doesn’t draw the line with his parents. Each time I say I want to go back to work and that we could manage with a nanny and our in-laws being home, my husband says my work would be pointless as he earns so much more than I could. He feels I should stay at home and enjoy it as other women do. But I ...more
Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence
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