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Shunali Khullar Shroff’s ‘The Wrong Way Home’ Celebrates Singlehood In All Its Messy Glory | Feminism in India

As February draws to an end, one is reminded of the long-drawn celebration of love, in all its myriad forms, in the past month, centred around Valentines’ Day. Our cultural conversations around love have always primarily focused on heterosexual couples; we celebrate such pairings as the most legitimate and valid manifestation of the hitherto chimeral affect of love. It seems that the performances of romantic affection and conjugal bliss in relationships, catering to a heteronormative gaze, legitimises love and mandates loud celebration, replete with roses, chocolates and heart eyes. 

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