Masaba may have been talking to all women, but her advice seems personal to me. I wish I had got this advice when I was younger.

Mobility of women in India is restricted for a host of social and economic reasons. Fare free bus travel will, therefore, lead to economic, emotional, social and health benefits for women.

One of my friends told me that her husband criticized her for locking her phone, whereas the husband never allows her to touch his phone and locks it in the cupboard.

Why do women feel uncomfortable talking about money? Why do we dread salary negotiations or hesitate to ask for our due? Why do we feel the pressure to justify what we do with our money?

While differing greatly in their worldview, what the sisters have in common is the way they carry their respective choices on their shoulders, and learn to grow to respect each other more for their differing opinions.