‘Boys getting any salary-wali job would always result in a party. My parents and I would go with gifts, strangers would eat sweets. There was nothing for me. My parents were very proud. I knew that. My father called all his brothers and cousins to inform them. A few friends invited me to celebrate with lunches or coffees. But there was no party. They would have organized one if I had asked, but I expected them to do so on their own. If I was getting married, then there would have been a big explosion of joy. I guess a good job is not seen in the same way, but I really think it should be.’
