Indian Aunt Today

Here’s a solid, character-driven monologue for an “Indian Aunt” — think of her as the family’s sharp-eyed, loving, slightly-overbearing matriarch who says what everyone else is thinking. She could be addressing a younger niece/nephew, or the entire family at once.

I know you look at me and see only the ghar ki izzat – the house’s honor. The one who clicks her tongue at your ripped jeans. But do you know what I see when I look at you? I see a child who forgot that I was once you. indian aunt

(She points a finger, but it’s trembling.) Here’s a solid

(She settles back, suddenly businesslike.) but it’s trembling.) (She settles back