India, Oct. 17 -- Families can certainly change, but they do not change all at once. And perhaps the real measure of a family's strength is that a woman can simply say "no" and that can pass unquestioned. After all, anyone can go online and buy little Arya his earphones.

(The views expressed are personal)

This article is authored by Pallavi Gopinath Aney, partner and member, A&O Shearman and author - 'A Good Family'.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hindustan Times....