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Bengaluru Mother’s ₹46,000 Nanny Spend Puts Urban Childcare Costs in the Spotlight

Her viral Instagram breakdown has prompted debate over privilege as she describes caregivers who enable her to keep working and traveling.

Overview

  • The mother, identified as Parveen Choudhury, says she pays ₹32,000 to a primary caregiver who works about 11 hours daily and stays overnight when needed, plus ₹14,000 to a backup helper.
  • She frames the two caregivers as an extension of her family—“two loving aunts”—and credits their support with allowing her to maintain her career, travel solo, and manage parenting.
  • Coverage notes the post quickly went viral, with Mint reporting the video had garnered more than 1.9 million views.
  • Online reaction is divided, with praise for treating domestic workers with dignity and for practical support for working parents, contrasted with criticism focusing on urban privilege and concerns about domestic labour conditions.
  • Choudhury also says one nanny supports three children in her village with her salary, underscoring how such arrangements can provide income for rural families.