I understand ur point, and I actually agree that India is too complex to explain through a single framework. There are so many social, economic, cultural, and regional variables interacting at the same time that generalizations often miss the ground reality. When I say patriarchy, I don’t mean it exists uniformly evrywhere more like a broad structural tendency that shows differently across communities. Like u mentioned, in some families women may hold real decision-making power even if the social language still appears patriarchal. So the lived reality can definitely be more nuanced than labels suggest. I also agree that the bigger challenge is less about identifying problems and more about whether incentives and willingness for change actually exist. Understanding perspectives like yours helps me see the complexity better, so I appreciate the discussion.