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<p>This episode of <strong><em>The Mohua Show</em></strong> is a generational punch to the heart.</p><br><p>Author <strong><em>Aarti Narayan</em></strong>, <em>a former MNC executive</em>, tells the story behind her debut novel, <strong><em>The Lives She Carried</em></strong>, inspired by her grandmother, a woman from</p><p>pre-Independence Kerala who turned pain into power and raised nine children against impossible odds.</p><br><p>A conversation about what women are taught to endure and what they choose to become.</p><br><p><strong>What this episode is REALLY about</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Not perfection.</li><li>Not heroism.</li><li>Not feminist slogans.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>It’s about:</strong></p><ul><li>Generations of women trained to tolerate and give away</li><li>The male genius vs misogyny paradox of old India</li><li>A daughter who ran away to save herself</li><li>The real cost of ambition: when moving to Bombay means no way back</li><li>Survival after losing everything</li><li>Reinventing life with humour, rage and lemon rice</li><li>Why every child should inherit books, not trauma</li><li>If you’ve ever asked, “How did our mothers survive so much?” this episode has answers.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the Podcast </strong></p><p>If this conversation moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it today. </p><p>Subscribe for more voices that rewrite the rules with **truth, heart and courage**.</p><br><p><strong>✅ Subscribe To Our Channel: / themohuashow Stay updated!🔔</strong></p><br><p><strong>Follow Us On</strong></p><p><em>The Mohua Show</em></p><p>►Website: <a href="www.themohuashow.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.themohuashow.com</a></p><p>►<a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram: / themohuashow </a></p><p>►<a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn: / themohuashow </a></p><br><p><strong>Connect with the Host: Mohua Chinappa</strong></p><p>►<a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram: / mohua_chinappa </a></p><p>►<a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn: / mohua-chinappa </a> </p><br><p>►For any queries, EMAIL: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><br><p><strong>Copyright ©2025 The Literature Lounge. All Rights Reserved</strong></p><br><p><strong>Disclaimer</strong>: The views expressed by our guests are their own. We do not endorse and are not responsible for any opinions expressed by our guests on our Show and its associated platforms.</p><br><p>#thelivesshecarried #familysaga #multigenerational #evocative #bookstagram #emotional #honouringwomen </p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> 
