Thank you for this glimpse into life as an woman in a joint Indian family and arranged marriage. I'm taken by how intensely your mother-in-law upheld and promoted patriarchal values, and how wives are culturally expected to accept being treated as slaves. Thank god you had the backbone to resist. This story is personal and specific, providing details that can help move readers away from a culture of domination of women towards one of gender equity. This is an interesting, engaging, and important piece. Brava!