MehakleenPrashar
They say the mothers of today's generation want their daughters to be independent. They also say that the past was better, simpler, more virtuous. But was it really? If the old times were truly so good, then why did women feel compelled to change? Why do today's mothers insist that their daughters stand on their own feet?
This novel is the story of Anju, told entirely in her own words.
Anju is a middle-class woman from the millennial generation who lived sixty years of her life much like countless women of her time-quietly carrying responsibilities, suppressing desires, and accepting roles that were chosen for her long before she understood them. Through her memories, she revisits a world shaped by tradition, expectations, sacrifice, and unspoken rules that governed a woman's existence.
As Anju reflects on her life, the reader is invited to question the nostalgia surrounding the "good old days." What was it about that era that forced women to adapt, endure, and eventually seek change? What did independence mean then, and why has it become a necessity now?
This is not just Anju's story-it is the story of an entire generation of mothers whose lives quietly laid the foundation for the freedoms their daughters now seek.