India, June 2 -- A Gurgaon couple has opened up about the financial and emotional pressure faced by young working parents in metro cities, saying that raising a child full time is increasingly becoming a luxury for many urban households built around two incomes.

(Also read: Gurgaon couple's monthly expenses touch Rs.1.59 lakh - not including investments)

Speaking with HT.com, 30 year old Ayan Chakravarty, a management consultant based in Gurgaon, said the arrival of his six month old daughter changed the way he and his wife, Munmun Mukherjee, looked at their finances, careers and daily lives.

Ayan, who is originally from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, said his professional journey began in a very different environment. "In Gurgaon I work as ...