Shaming women who observe Karva Chauth does not serve any purpose because all it does is make people defensive and defensive people tend to dig further into their own beliefs.

Every daughter, no matter how old, yearns to come home to her parents' place - ‘Home’ to us is where we were brought up with great care till marriage served us an eviction notice.

My husband never wanted me to have a personal life. He never socialised with the friends that I had. But I did. I accommodated his friends, their family.

Do Indian households treat their daughters-in-law with respect and love that they deserve? Is it not unfair for a woman stuck in such a sacrificing relationship to live according to her in- laws' traditions?

The taboo around a topic only keeps intensifying as the silence around it thickens, as well as the misconceptions. Let's talk about divorce.