How Round Is Your Roti?

How Round Is Your Roti?

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How Round Is Your Roti?
How Round Is Your Roti?
Just Wait Until You're Married...

Just Wait Until You're Married...

A look into marriage for South Asian women and why romantic love shouldn't be prioritised above other relationships.

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Priya Mohal
Apr 10, 2025
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Like me, did you hear this phrase repeatedly when growing up? I can laugh at it now, but I wonder what the implications are when we say to women that marriage is the only option we have in life. It was this phrase and ‘What will your in-laws say?’ when I couldn’t make the perfect roti or cup of chai that I heard repeatedly.

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