Elder Abuse

Bhishma pitamaha strikes back: Advani proves age still matters

Whether it’s L.K. Advani or Anna Hazare, the elderly understand full well that the one power young(er) India has not been able to wrest from them is the power of emotional blackmail. Petulant Bhishma-pitamaha he might be, but Advani understood this is Baghban country.

True cost of ghar ka khana: Time to pay the Indian housewife?

No more free lunches. Or dinners. The government wants husbands to pay part of their salaries to their wives for household chores. The road to domestic hell is paved with such good intentions.

Parents in New India: Abused, abandoned, betrayed

Indians increasingly see their old parents as burdens to be either dumped, ignored or mistreated. The grim statistics tell a sad tale of betrayal.