@Article19_1_a_@HemaniBhandari Girls remain silent because at the first sign of complaint parents start restricting their freedom - no one tries to address the problem - add to
It uncles and aunties come with the leaf and thorn adage
@lsob_@modularform@biased_human Nah - all of these insti have another rule - you fail a couple of exams you automatically lose years - and beyond a level you get booted out - so simple - once you are caught cheating fail the test -
@ravihanda Nope depends on parents financial status - if your parents have enough liquid assets and a regular cash flow - do not disturb the real estate - let them be there - doesn’t hurt a soul
@Anubhav86833073 @TheSCSTOBCVoice Things are not black or white - read Devaki Nilayamcodes Antharjanam - most nuanced take on the topic - written by a Nambudiri woman who grew up in the era of- we all grew up in the vestiges of these stories
@Anubhav86833073 @TheSCSTOBCVoice It was matrilineal not matriarchal - the power was the the eldest “ mama” who made all decisions - women had more power as in inheritance rights - the turmoil when society changed in 1900s-50s bought in lots of heart burns
@Anubhav86833073 @TheSCSTOBCVoice That was the practice till it was stopped - only the eldest son could marry within the community - other sons did “ sambandham”
@the_psyche_lab @valarr_dohaeris Nope - I wish - I had my daughter in one of the poshest hospital in one of India’s biggest Metro - the Malayalee nurses there told us that even now for many business communities the bias and joy at birth of sons was something different