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The Hindu
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G. Swaminathan

The family way

India may be the only country that waxes eloquent about family, filial relationships, the greatness of parentage, and duties of sons and daughters with enormous fervour.

But, how far these statements are true in the case of families of not just today but even back in the day?

There are two sides of a coin. There are loving children and wonderful parents as well as bad parents and ungrateful children. Nevertheless, the present-day eloquence by the seniors on the “indifference of sons and daughters” is quite louder with a few exceptions.

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