Tamil Nadu Woman Disguised Herself as Man for 30 Years to Raise Daughter

S Petchiammal lost her husband when she was 20 years old, and is since then raising her daughter as a man.

Patriarchy has governed most of Indian society for as long as we know. In a system as male-oriented as this one, it is tough to imagine how single mothers or households without a man can function. The answer is that most of them cannot.

That is why, S Petchiammal decided to disguise herself as a man after the death of her husband in order to raise her daughter in a bid to avoid any obstacles that single mothers face.