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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…

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…