India, March 24 -- Recently I came across quite a few headlines about how Shweta Bachchan Nanda says she's been 'tougher' with daughter Navya than son Agastya. This appears to be from an interview between journalist Barkha Dutt and the mother-daughter duo of Shweta and Navya; part of the We the Women Global Townhall

The video is from about a year ago, so clearly some PR person somewhere is doing their job well, however, that is not the purport of this post. This post is about how progressive, privileged, affluent women continue to buy into the restrict-your-daughter-for-her-own-safety nonsense.

"I've been tougher on Navya than Agastya"

In the interview, Navya seems to be at pains to correct what appears to have been an off-brand statem...