7 Jun 2025 14:17
Being a parent is challenging in itself. But when your roots are Indian and you're raising children in a Western country, the journey becomes even more complex. On one hand, we want to uphold our traditions and values: on the other, our children are growing up in an environment that prioritises open-mindedness and personal freedom. In this atmosphere, we often wonder how to communicate our values effectively.
30 May 2025 21:09
The bond between a husband and wife is not just a legal agreement. It’s an unspoken connection between two lives, an understanding between two hearts, and a shared journey of two souls.
24 May 2025 19:24
As we celebrate National Families Week, it's the perfect moment to pause and reflect on what family life looks like today and how it's evolving.
17 May 2025 15:55
Being a mum means we’re always juggling trying to balance work and home life often without even realising the damage it can cause, both to our children and to ourselves.We put ourselves under constant pressure to give our children a better life, a good education, and to meet all their needs, all while trying to be the “perfect” mum.
10 May 2025 16:11
Dear Mum,
3 May 2025 12:07
Behind the warmth of her smile lies a world few ever truly see. Every day, countless women navigate the quiet weight of expectations placed upon them by family, society and tradition. She is expected to nurture, to serve, to succeed often without complaint and always with grace. Yet beneath the surface of her daily routine is a silent struggle: the emotional and physical toll of responsibilities carried in silence. This piece explores the unseen burden borne by women, whose strength is often mistaken for invulnerability, and whose sacrifices go unspoken hidden behind a smile that tells only part of her story.
26 Apr 2025 15:23
She doesn’t need an alarm to wake her. Her duties do that. Her body, tuned by years of routine, rises before the world does, not by choice, but by love and duty. By values inherited from her mother and grandmother. She has seen them live this way: family first, always.
23 Apr 2025 12:54
When I stand at the stove, rolling dough and flipping rotis, it looks like a simple routine. Just another task in a long list of things to do as a mother, a wife, a working woman. But if you pause long enough, you realise the roti is never just roti.
23 Apr 2025 12:54
When I moved to Australia with my husband and our girls, I knew life would change, but I didn’t expect just how much. Suddenly, everything was on me, from cooking every meal, dropping and picking up kids from school, handling their activities, managing a full-time job to survive, and even staying involved in community events. All this is done without the family support we usually have back home. Back in North India, life moved at a different pace. We had moral support, domestic help, and the comfort of knowing someone always had our back a mother, siblings a neighbour, an elder. But here, in a new country, I’ve had to become my support system. And let’s be honest, as Asian women, many of us grow up in cultures where household responsibilities fall mostly on our shoulders. That hasn’t changed much even after moving here. The cultural expectation that a woman will manage everything still exists. However, it’s not easy and it’s not fair. But I’ve also been lucky, behind this resilient woman is a man who has quietly and consistently carried his share of the weight handling the financial responsibilities, making sure we had a roof over our heads, and giving me the space to focus on our children, our home, and finding my voice in this new chapter. His strength has made my resilience possible.That’s why I started Roti, Routine, and Resilience. Because I know I’m not alone. There are so many women who are living the same story, balancing work, home, motherhood, and personal identity in silence. And I want to create a space where we can talk about it openly. Through this blog, I want to share my journey: the wins, the struggles, the burnout, and the little joys. I want to explore and exchange real-life strategies for managing it all with strength and self-love. Whether it’s a tip that helped me meal prep faster, a mental shift that saved my sanity, or a story that reminds us we’re not alone, this blog is for that. Because even if life feels overwhelming at times there is resilience in every routine. And behind every roti we roll, there’s a story waiting to be told.
7 Jun 2025 14:17
Being a parent is challenging in itself. But when your roots are Indian and you're raising children in a Western country, the journey becomes even more complex. On one hand, we want to uphold our traditions and values: on the other, our children are growing up in an environment that prioritises open-mindedness and personal freedom. In this atmosphere, we often wonder how to communicate our values effectively.
30 May 2025 21:09
The bond between a husband and wife is not just a legal agreement. It’s an unspoken connection between two lives, an understanding between two hearts, and a shared journey of two souls.
24 May 2025 19:24
As we celebrate National Families Week, it's the perfect moment to pause and reflect on what family life looks like today and how it's evolving.
17 May 2025 15:55
Being a mum means we’re always juggling trying to balance work and home life often without even realising the damage it can cause, both to our children and to ourselves.We put ourselves under constant pressure to give our children a better life, a good education, and to meet all their needs, all while trying to be the “perfect” mum.
10 May 2025 16:11
Dear Mum,
3 May 2025 12:07
Behind the warmth of her smile lies a world few ever truly see. Every day, countless women navigate the quiet weight of expectations placed upon them by family, society and tradition. She is expected to nurture, to serve, to succeed often without complaint and always with grace. Yet beneath the surface of her daily routine is a silent struggle: the emotional and physical toll of responsibilities carried in silence. This piece explores the unseen burden borne by women, whose strength is often mistaken for invulnerability, and whose sacrifices go unspoken hidden behind a smile that tells only part of her story.
26 Apr 2025 15:23
She doesn’t need an alarm to wake her. Her duties do that. Her body, tuned by years of routine, rises before the world does, not by choice, but by love and duty. By values inherited from her mother and grandmother. She has seen them live this way: family first, always.
23 Apr 2025 12:54
When I stand at the stove, rolling dough and flipping rotis, it looks like a simple routine. Just another task in a long list of things to do as a mother, a wife, a working woman. But if you pause long enough, you realise the roti is never just roti.
23 Apr 2025 12:54
When I moved to Australia with my husband and our girls, I knew life would change, but I didn’t expect just how much. Suddenly, everything was on me, from cooking every meal, dropping and picking up kids from school, handling their activities, managing a full-time job to survive, and even staying involved in community events. All this is done without the family support we usually have back home. Back in North India, life moved at a different pace. We had moral support, domestic help, and the comfort of knowing someone always had our back a mother, siblings a neighbour, an elder. But here, in a new country, I’ve had to become my support system. And let’s be honest, as Asian women, many of us grow up in cultures where household responsibilities fall mostly on our shoulders. That hasn’t changed much even after moving here. The cultural expectation that a woman will manage everything still exists. However, it’s not easy and it’s not fair. But I’ve also been lucky, behind this resilient woman is a man who has quietly and consistently carried his share of the weight handling the financial responsibilities, making sure we had a roof over our heads, and giving me the space to focus on our children, our home, and finding my voice in this new chapter. His strength has made my resilience possible.That’s why I started Roti, Routine, and Resilience. Because I know I’m not alone. There are so many women who are living the same story, balancing work, home, motherhood, and personal identity in silence. And I want to create a space where we can talk about it openly. Through this blog, I want to share my journey: the wins, the struggles, the burnout, and the little joys. I want to explore and exchange real-life strategies for managing it all with strength and self-love. Whether it’s a tip that helped me meal prep faster, a mental shift that saved my sanity, or a story that reminds us we’re not alone, this blog is for that. Because even if life feels overwhelming at times there is resilience in every routine. And behind every roti we roll, there’s a story waiting to be told.
7 Jun 2025 14:17
Being a parent is challenging in itself. But when your roots are Indian and you're raising children in a Western country, the journey becomes even more complex. On one hand, we want to uphold our traditions and values: on the other, our children are growing up in an environment that prioritises open-mindedness and personal freedom. In this atmosphere, we often wonder how to communicate our values effectively.
30 May 2025 21:09
The bond between a husband and wife is not just a legal agreement. It’s an unspoken connection between two lives, an understanding between two hearts, and a shared journey of two souls.
24 May 2025 19:24
As we celebrate National Families Week, it's the perfect moment to pause and reflect on what family life looks like today and how it's evolving.
17 May 2025 15:55
Being a mum means we’re always juggling trying to balance work and home life often without even realising the damage it can cause, both to our children and to ourselves.We put ourselves under constant pressure to give our children a better life, a good education, and to meet all their needs, all while trying to be the “perfect” mum.
10 May 2025 16:11
Dear Mum,
3 May 2025 12:07
Behind the warmth of her smile lies a world few ever truly see. Every day, countless women navigate the quiet weight of expectations placed upon them by family, society and tradition. She is expected to nurture, to serve, to succeed often without complaint and always with grace. Yet beneath the surface of her daily routine is a silent struggle: the emotional and physical toll of responsibilities carried in silence. This piece explores the unseen burden borne by women, whose strength is often mistaken for invulnerability, and whose sacrifices go unspoken hidden behind a smile that tells only part of her story.
26 Apr 2025 15:23
She doesn’t need an alarm to wake her. Her duties do that. Her body, tuned by years of routine, rises before the world does, not by choice, but by love and duty. By values inherited from her mother and grandmother. She has seen them live this way: family first, always.
23 Apr 2025 12:54
When I stand at the stove, rolling dough and flipping rotis, it looks like a simple routine. Just another task in a long list of things to do as a mother, a wife, a working woman. But if you pause long enough, you realise the roti is never just roti.
23 Apr 2025 12:54
When I moved to Australia with my husband and our girls, I knew life would change, but I didn’t expect just how much. Suddenly, everything was on me, from cooking every meal, dropping and picking up kids from school, handling their activities, managing a full-time job to survive, and even staying involved in community events. All this is done without the family support we usually have back home. Back in North India, life moved at a different pace. We had moral support, domestic help, and the comfort of knowing someone always had our back a mother, siblings a neighbour, an elder. But here, in a new country, I’ve had to become my support system. And let’s be honest, as Asian women, many of us grow up in cultures where household responsibilities fall mostly on our shoulders. That hasn’t changed much even after moving here. The cultural expectation that a woman will manage everything still exists. However, it’s not easy and it’s not fair. But I’ve also been lucky, behind this resilient woman is a man who has quietly and consistently carried his share of the weight handling the financial responsibilities, making sure we had a roof over our heads, and giving me the space to focus on our children, our home, and finding my voice in this new chapter. His strength has made my resilience possible.That’s why I started Roti, Routine, and Resilience. Because I know I’m not alone. There are so many women who are living the same story, balancing work, home, motherhood, and personal identity in silence. And I want to create a space where we can talk about it openly. Through this blog, I want to share my journey: the wins, the struggles, the burnout, and the little joys. I want to explore and exchange real-life strategies for managing it all with strength and self-love. Whether it’s a tip that helped me meal prep faster, a mental shift that saved my sanity, or a story that reminds us we’re not alone, this blog is for that. Because even if life feels overwhelming at times there is resilience in every routine. And behind every roti we roll, there’s a story waiting to be told.