Contributor: Karishma Luthria
Synopsis:
I am Preethi is a first-hand experience of my mother who had an arranged marriage at the age of 16. It deals with the subsequent loss of her identity and her struggles with this arrangement overall. It also touches upon the genesis of India’s societal norms around the role of women and female foeticide which is rarely heard of in developed nations, but is still a reality in India. This is an intergenerational perspective of the lived experiences of Indian women and an extremely personal piece on life, death and everything in between.
Contributor bio:
Karishma Luthria is a fourth year Media and Communications student with an interest in geopolitical and cross-cultural journalism. She can be contacted via email.
