On running a home
Mar 11, 2018
(From the archives, undated)
From the sitcom Sarabhai vs. Sarabhai:
Maya: Radhabai mera right-hand hai aur Vitthal mera henchman.
(Domestic help Radha is my right-hand and Vitthal, my henchman.)
Saahil: Henchman? Aap ghar chalati hai ya mafia?
(Henchman? Do you run a household or a mafia?)
Maya: Mafia gang.
One of the revelations of newly acquired independence is how incredibly difficult it is to run a house without an entourage of domestic help, the Mafiosi who keep the cogs working.
