This Indian life by Shoba Narayan: How to deal with family members who seem intolerant about issues you support

Hindustan Times | ByShoba Narayan

Jan 04, 2020 10:34 PM IST

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Don’t shut out the hypocrites and bigots in your family. Engage with them instead. You may be surprised.

Six months ago, my beloved 29-year-old niece, Sumitra Sivaramakrishnan, overcame the blandness of her name and Matunga upbringing in one fell swoop by posting a status update that said, “Preferred Pronouns: They/Them.”

Relatives, who seem to be bigots and hypocrites, can often put you off guard(Photo imaging: Parth Garg)

It would be simple to dismiss relatives as small town hypocrites and bigots.... but they are also part of India’s rainbow reality.

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Shoba Narayan

Shoba Narayan is Bangalore-based award-winning author. She is also a freelance contributor who writes about art, food, fashion and travel for a number of publications. ...view detail

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