Housewives Archives

Hidden Figures: Should Homemakers Be Paid a Salary?

The lockdown has placed many homemakers in the unenviable position of having to cater to their family day in and day out, without the respite of seeing them off to school, college, or workplaces. It has also forced many working women to quit their jobs to tend to their homes. Shouldn’t they all be compensated for their labour?

Kahini Iyer July 8, 2016

Gender

The Desperate Housewives of Haryana

Haryana’s sex ratio has a new casualty: Uneducated brides from Uttarakhand and Kerala who are transplanted into villages where they find no comfort or familiarity.

Sat Singh May 18, 2016

Pop Culture

Tumhari Sulu and the Real Housewives of India

The solitary afternoon of the homemaker is a deeply interesting space. And that is what Vidya Balan’s Tumhari Sulu delves into. It’s the only time of the day most housewives acknowledge the loneliness they harbour.

Poulomi Das April 23, 2016