The Great Indian Patriarchy in The Great Indian Kitchen
About how a small-budget breakout Malayalam language film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ which captures the patriarchal power imbalance in Keralan households.
About how a small-budget breakout Malayalam language film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ which captures the patriarchal power imbalance in Keralan households.
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