Palak Tiwari opens up on growing up without a father: 'It never felt like something was missing'
ETimes | May 7, 2026 5:39 AM CST
Palak Tiwari , daughter of Shweta Tiwari and Raja Chaudhary , recently spoke about her childhood and said the absence of her father never felt like a void, crediting the strong women in her family for her upbringing.
Speaking to Yuvaa, Palak said, “It never really bothered me. A child is like a sponge... you reflect whatever your parents show you. It never felt like something was missing.”
She added that she grew up in a full, loving household. “I had my nani, my mom, my family... it was a full house. I have never felt deprived of anything in my life.”
'My mom never said be a good girl'Palak also spoke about how she was never raised with the pressure of being a “good girl.”
“My mom has never ever looked at me and said be a good girl. It’s always been be happy. Whatever makes me happy is what she is happy with,” she said.
“I think there is a reason why girls are called ‘good’ and women are called ‘strong’. I’d rather be a happy woman than a good girl. Good is subjective anyway.”
'We were always a women-first household'She credited the strong women in her family for shaping her mindset.
“My mom raising me and my nani raising her... we were always ahead when it came to women empowerment. We were always a women-first household,” she said.
“You can be good to your family, you can be good to yourself, but you can’t just be ‘good’ period. What does that even mean?”
Close bond with naniPalak also opened up about her close relationship with her grandmother.
“When I was young, my mom was shooting and television hours are very gruelling. So it was often that my nani was at home and she raised me completely. My nani taught me everything. I am a lot like her,” she said.
'My mom never let anyone be disrespectful'Recalling a childhood incident, Palak said her mother always protected her.
“My mom never let anyone be disrespectful to me. Someone once said I don’t have a dad at home. I told my mom, and she went to his house and said, ‘She does have a family... it’s her nani, it’s me... we are her family.’”
Palak added that her upbringing made her feel secure and never lacking anything.
Speaking to Yuvaa, Palak said, “It never really bothered me. A child is like a sponge... you reflect whatever your parents show you. It never felt like something was missing.”
She added that she grew up in a full, loving household. “I had my nani, my mom, my family... it was a full house. I have never felt deprived of anything in my life.”
'My mom never said be a good girl'Palak also spoke about how she was never raised with the pressure of being a “good girl.”
“My mom has never ever looked at me and said be a good girl. It’s always been be happy. Whatever makes me happy is what she is happy with,” she said.
“I think there is a reason why girls are called ‘good’ and women are called ‘strong’. I’d rather be a happy woman than a good girl. Good is subjective anyway.”
'We were always a women-first household'She credited the strong women in her family for shaping her mindset.
“My mom raising me and my nani raising her... we were always ahead when it came to women empowerment. We were always a women-first household,” she said.
“You can be good to your family, you can be good to yourself, but you can’t just be ‘good’ period. What does that even mean?”
Close bond with naniPalak also opened up about her close relationship with her grandmother.
“When I was young, my mom was shooting and television hours are very gruelling. So it was often that my nani was at home and she raised me completely. My nani taught me everything. I am a lot like her,” she said.
'My mom never let anyone be disrespectful'Recalling a childhood incident, Palak said her mother always protected her.
“My mom never let anyone be disrespectful to me. Someone once said I don’t have a dad at home. I told my mom, and she went to his house and said, ‘She does have a family... it’s her nani, it’s me... we are her family.’”
Palak added that her upbringing made her feel secure and never lacking anything.
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