Bas Yunhi Sochte Sochte.....

The Homemaker: Misconception of the Stereotypes Homemaker ….a word so neglected, that it is often accompanied by the question “what do they do anyway?!”….well, my answer to that is quite simple, they make a standard wall and hook apartment, a “ home ”. They are always on a 24/7 work duty with a team that consists of a pair of hands and legs, and an extremely active brain that thinks and works at an unknowingly fast speed. Even though, another particular profession is said to be the oldest, I think homemaking provides better qualifications for the spot. The traditional conception of the society regarding a homemaker was that of an ever-tired, grey haired lady in old faded clothes whose face seems to have worry and stress creases that closely resemble the cracks on the walls, while the tears rolling down her cheeks drop in sync with the water dripping down the ceiling……. Seems like a typical Indian movie??....in short it’s like, “ek abala naari, ghar ke kaamon mein uljhi hui bechari”

Life…seems to be a simple and easy word...is it though? I think it’s more of a long ride that at times can be surprisingly slow and stable (which is generally termed as “boring”) but, sometimes it suddenly gets filled with twists and turns and transforms into a roller coaster of high emotional, mental and sometimes physical rush. Now these twists and turns are what we now a days call “global events”...they may turn out to be good for some and bad for others. Now that 2020 has been somewhat named as the “doom’s year”, the most unpredictable months were that of March to May for Indians and the entire world. These months gave us an unforgettable and kind of historic term, “Lockdown”. Before this pandemic situation this term was just a dictionary addition far strange to the layman. But now, our lives have started to revolve around it. Middle class households in India are diverse beyond imagination….they are generally similar yet extraordinarily different in every small aspect. But, there