Nilanjana Bhowmick on why men prefer wives in cages and daughters to fly

In her book, Lies Our Mothers Told Us, writer and journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick talks about how middle-class homes can be a laboratory for patriarchy, and the burden that women have to bear in India. In this episode, she joins Sandip Roy to talk about what inspired her to write the book, fighting patriarchy at home, the lack of women in public spaces, a possible solution to break the cycle of caregiving burden, and much more.

Produced by Shashank Bhargava
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar