A Mother by the Window (Change Stories, #3)

‘A final lesson for her, she thought. A woman’s happiness resides outside herself, in places
defined by society.’
Neetu, an obedient housewife, devotes all her time and energy to take care of her family. She
is diligent and abides by the rules society has laid out for her. Nostalgia of winning a beauty
pageant many years ago and regret of marrying early encourages her to try her hand at
becoming an influencer on Instagram.
She works hard to achieve her new goal, without disrupting the life she was married into. Her
attention eventually gets divided between her dream and family, bringing to light the secret
she is harbouring. The secret hurts her image of an “ideal wife” much to her husband’s
chagrin.
Will Neetu realise her true potential and achieve her dream? Are women expected to fulfil
only one role at a time, and no other? Does a woman’s personal life belong only to her
family?

About Change
“...gritty, timely and thought-provokingly insightful.” – The Hindustan Times

Change Stories by Kapil Raj is an amalgamation of five independent short stories.
Each short story interweaves a heartening story with a deeply imbibed social issue, hardened
public belief, and associated fabrications. As you read the narrative, you watch and evolve
with the characters, sometimes feeling yourself in them – empathising in circumstances that
may or may not have existed in your lives.
A Mother By The Window is the third story launched in the series after Kuroopa and A Gutterful
Life.