If there is a syllabus to be a Bollywood wife and mother, I’ve clearly failed that test. “Women are complex creatures with shades of light and dark. Her views are subjective, often debunking the glorification of motherhood, without sounding obnoxious. Through her experiences with nannies and nurseries, surgery and chemotherapy, swear words and sexual abuse, Tahira aims to liberate her reader from fear and guilt. My writing may be raunchy even when I’m making a substantial point.”
We celebrate each other’s individuality and take our work seriously. Was Ayushmann comfortable with the revelations? The happenings in that one would make the reader gasp or giggle and when asked if the well-known actor-husband was comfortable with the revelations, Tahira says, “The fact that it made it to the book is because we allow each other to grow don’t need permission from each other. There is also the Bangkok chapter, when the couple decides to take a quick break from young parenthood. Now, there is realisation that self-love is important, although mother’s guilt is inbuilt in our DNA,” she says.Īlso Read | Get ‘First Day First Show’, our weekly newsletter from the world of cinema, in your inbox. It’s the way guilt is weighed in on the mother, more so in patriarchal societies, that rankles. It’s not okay to do that, but I’m sure if the father had done the same the people in the lift would’ve laughed with him and not stared in horror like they did at me. “I speak for all mothers who may not feel maternal at first and are judged for those who are made to feel guilt because they forgot their baby in a restaurant like I did. In the book, Tahira takes the seven cardinal sins and examines them in the context of parenting. All this, while her ‘boy’, as she refers to Ayushmann, goes about living his life without a blip. What do you mean ‘never mind’ when I tell you I’ve had a Caesarean?” asks Tahira,taking us through her back-to-back deliveries, and the long litany of what to eat and what not to. But don’t judge me for topping my baby’s feed with formula milk when I’m unable to. I don’t judge if you nurse your child into toddler-hood. The three theological virtues, from the letters of St. The four cardinal virtues, from ancient Greek philosophy, are prudence, justice, temperance (or restraint), and courage (or fortitude).
“This book is for women of every kind, who are always under scrutiny who have to tick all the white boxes, suppress their libido while pregnant, be holier than thou and put their family first. Seven Virtues From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the Catholic catechism, the seven Christian virtues refers to the union of two sets of virtues. Tahira is the author of four books and travels between Mumbai, where she lives with her actor-husband Ayushmann Khurrana and her two children, and Chandigarh, her hometown where she was raised and the first part of the book is based. With dashes of wry humour interspersed with slices of life that spill out of her bedroom and the labour room, the book travels beyond the family dining table Tahira colonised to write it. The breezy, confessional-style book investigates modern Indian parenting at large, and Tahira’s experiences of motherhood in particular. Tahira’s book The 7 Sins of Being A Mother, published by Juggernaut, has just released and has been hailed as humorous, honest and ribald in equal measure. (Stay up to date on new book releases, reviews, and more with The Hindu On Books newsletter. Right now, I identify as a crazy woman who is determined to embarrass her family,” says Tahira Kashyap Khurrana, writer and filmmaker, laughing over a phone call from Mumbai. I’m ready to be abandoned by my family this Diwali.
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