The Economic Times

Bengaluru CA reveals how middle-class Indian families quietly tax their children's 20s: My father's retirement was my responsibility

Bengaluru CA Meenal Goel revealed how feeling responsible for her father's retirement pushed her towards a safe job and steady salary instead of entrepreneurship. Although she achieved financial stability and supported her family, she believes unspoken middle-class expectations delayed her ambitions. She described this pressure as a quiet tax on young Indians' 20s.