Lies Our Mothers Told Us: The Indian Woman’s Burden by Nilanjana Bhowmick [Hardcover]

This book critiques the persistence of gender inequality in India, particularly for middle-class women who face the dual pressures of career and home life. Despite historic progress by pioneering feminists who secured legal rights for Indian women, deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes and the demands of capitalism continue to limit their genuine empowerment. Indian women remain heavily burdened with household duties, often performing a "double shift" of work outside and inside the home. Lies Our Mothers Told Us explores the toll of these societal expectations on women's well-being, questioning whether the notion that "women can have it all" is an unsustainable ideal.