Archive (2 life histories found)
'I was revolting against the elders and thinking that they were wrong and I was right and they were spying on me'
Before I became a teenager I was always pining to grow up quickly and to do the grown up things. I wanted to dress up lime my older sister with saries and long dresses with high heel shoes and jewelleries and wanted to accompany her wherever she was…
Tags: Adolescence, Customs, Gender, parents, revolt
'...ladies never went out to do grocery shopping. It was not considered to be respectable, so it was done by the servants'
I lived in a joint extended family which is very common in India. We all lived in a very big house with uncles, aunties and cousins. My father was the eldest and bread winner and took over the financial responsibilities. We had three or four…
Tags: Customs, family home, Gender, Shopping