On a drive down I-59 to Hillcroft, where we visit every week to collect daal, rice and naan, Minal asks, “Why are all the streets and cities named after men?”

We contemplate her question: Austin and Houston, the cities in the US that she knows best are certainly named after men.

A few days later, while watching a version of the Ramayana at Miller Outdoor Theater, Minal poses another question: Why are women always being rescued by men?