The Daughter-in-Law’s Surgery

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A hospital OPD — Out Patient Department — in India. Photo by the author.

Last year, an assistant of mine got married. Let’s call her Babli.
Babli moved after the wedding from her parents’ home to her parents-in-laws’ place, and that transition can be rough. In her husband’s parents’ home, her responsibilities increased fourfold.
Babli used to take public transport to work; reaching an hour before me to sterilize instruments…