Over the last week, the WhatsApp group that my co-authors Sunalini, Radhika, and I use for communicating about this newsletter, has been abuzz. We are not entirely sure why but there has been a spike in the general clarion call asking women to ‘revert to the old ways.’

This particular tweet by former Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu suggests that we all get married early and perform our democratic duty to the nation. This comes at an interesting time when trad wives are already having a resurrection.

Here, women are expected to be eerily perfect while making meals from scratch, having spotless homes, and wearing make up that does not look put on. Balancing careers is a choice. Those who would like to do so can seem successful in the process. This is only if they choose to have children and confor

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