Arpita Acharya

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“In India, modernity is like a new outfit, you wear it only when you go out. Once home, you can take it off and go back to living like it is 1813.”
Veena Venugopal, The Mother-in-Law: The Other Woman in Your Marriage

“Alas, the Indian family has even more complex webs of connection than what diplomats in the external affairs ministry are familiar with.”
Veena Venugopal, The Mother-in-Law: The Other Woman in Your Marriage

“This allowance for cruelty within families is universal, but it is especially pronounced in India where the family reigns supreme.”
Veena Venugopal, The Mother-in-Law: The Other Woman in Your Marriage

“It is said of the modern woman that she has to straddle several roles.”
Veena Venugopal, The Mother-in-Law: The Other Woman in Your Marriage

“In many of the stories, husbands who don’t stand up for their wives often end up destroying their marriages.”
Veena Venugopal, The Mother-in-Law: The Other Woman in Your Marriage

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