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What is worse is that the latest beauty pageants have now ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenOver the years women are gaslighted and have become insulated in not noticing how they are written about and portrayed by the media with the condescending male gaze. Women in power are mostly the subjects of patriarchy where they are viewed with a...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenIn the past, Ganesh Chathurthi or Ganesh Puja, was mainly celebrated only in homes in Maharashtra. Lokmanya Tilak changed this as he rebelled against the British, to make this into a community festival, with the motive of breaking caste barriers a...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenOver the years, women have been subjected to gas lighting and have become desensitized to the condescending portrayal of themselves in the media through the male gaze. Women in positions of power are often seen through the lens of patriarchy, focu...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenThe recent public apology of soccer star Neymar to his girlfriend Biancardi, for cheating while she is pregnant with his child, leaves us wondering what if the tables were turned around and Biancardi had cheated with Neymar’s son in her womb, woul...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenTime to cheer for this amazing move on behalf of the MCD in New Delhi, which is planning to build 250 parks only for women called “Pink Parks”. Finally, after decades, women can be free from the ogling and the constant need to worry if her breasts...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenThe recent marriage of 60-year-old veteran actor Ashish Vidyarthi to 33-year-old Assamese entrepreneur and fashion designer Rupali Baruah is a reminder that love can truly knock at any age. 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The invites are...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenWhy are we not surprised by the Wrestling Federation of India, which is under the scanner with the recent alleged accusations against them for harassment meted out to the women wrestlers of India? There was a protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar b...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenWhat happens when the representatives of God are caught with misdemeanours and sexual misconduct. It leaves the common person wondering what to believe or disbelief? The recent case of the Dalai Lama, in a public gathering, held a minor boy on his...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenThe narrative of an ambitious woman not making a good mother is changing at a breakneck speed. As more urban women are joining the workforce, they have begun donning the role of the nurturer and the provider. Unlike the past, many mothers now have...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenWhen and why did the saree lose its lustre? Yes, the saree did become a garment less worn by the increasing number of working women in urban India. Women began choosing comfort over the whole nine yards of saree fabric. It was being worn only for ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenIt was in 1979, that the unwilling Bengalis of Shillong had to slowly start to make an exodus, out of the tranquility of the quiet hill station, that they called home. They were being referred to as the Bangladeshis or the infiltrators into the st...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenIf India has celebrated warrior queens like Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi, Razia Sultan, and Rani Chennamma of Karnataka, why is it abnormal to accept women on the war front in the 21st century? The question that arises today is, why do we still only a...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenThe recent ban by the Taliban on the sale of contraceptives or any device used for birth control by woman is another pushback towards the development of an entire race of the subjugated Afghan women’s rights issues. Afghanistan has not only banned...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenMamta Mohandas the Malayalam film star has been diagnosed with vitiligo. After battling cancer, this is her second battle to overcome.Women suffering from life altering diseases is slightly different from a man with the same issues. 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The answer to these que...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenInebriated women till date are considered fallen women. She is referred to as “the one without a moral compass.” Someone who can’t be trusted to raise a family, be a mother, a wife, or a girlfriend. Yet, the very men who judge her never have to su...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenAge truly is a number, that is everyday on the decline. Cities are populated with the young. As one tries to negotiate the snake like traffic on the congested roads in Bangalore, which swells up further on weekends, isn’t a pretty sight. There are...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenIt was the resounding of brave words that will remain forever entrenched in our memories, as women took to the streets, cutting their hair, removing their hijabs, and screaming “women, life, freedom.” We all felt deeply connected to the death of a...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenWomen’s empowerment has undoubtedly included many shifts and changes in employment and educational opportunities over the last eight years.The ability for women to use their voice against injustices has reached a higher decibel level. Having acces...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenIndia is shaken up by the recent murder of Shraddha Walker, whose body was chopped. Another horrific report surfaced of a girl whose throat was slit by her boyfriend, Abhishek, on grounds of infidelity. The man took to social media, declaring his ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenMigrants in India fill the dingy lanes of most large cities in India. 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Each incident is more gruesome than the previ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenThe recent death of 28-year-old Shraddha Walker in Delhi, leaves us all shocked with the horror in the way the murder was committed.Aaftab, aged 28, chopped her body into 35 parts. Stored her body in the refrigerator. Every day over the last few m...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenThis year, the government of India has launched ‘Mission Shakti’ for the safety and security of women. The purpose of Mission Shakti is to enable and strengthen interventions for women’s safety, security, and empowerment. There are many initiative...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenThe glaring difference is that they remain unrecognised, which in turn has a spiral effect on their marketing and their inability to create thought leadership. Gender injustice isn’t restricted to only physical and emotional violence against women...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/equality-in-a-marriage-aamir-khans-new-ad-sparks-debate/October 15, 2022, 12:02 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/amirkhandsafdafdf.jpgOpinionPeople cut short traditions and it is acceptable in situations beyond their control.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/women-are-used-as-pawns-in-political-and-ideological-battles/October 1, 2022, 1:07 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CRIME-RATE-DOWN-IN-ANDHRA-WOMEN-SAFETY-IMPROVES-1.jpgOpinionThe morality and good social conduct of a man fall under the accountability of a woman.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/the-normalisation-of-rape-culture-in-indian-society/September 24, 2022, 1:22 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/woman-gac2c7e84b_1920.jpgOpinionBilkis Bano’s case reveals the horrific hatred that men have towards women. This dastardly act has shaken the very core of every thinking woman in India. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenEquality for women has undergone many changes over the decades. There are surely more women working today than in the time of our grandmothers and mothers. There is an argument today that women form the majority of the workforce. One can only scof...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenWith divorce cases rising in India, women are slowly but surely beginning to make clinical decisions about their lives. For the first time, their voices are being heard in unequal relationships that they want to end. The ones that are not serving ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/divorce-is-almost-equal-to-death-for-a-woman/September 3, 2022, 5:48 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Divorce-1.jpgOpinionJohnny Depp kept the world waiting for the verdict. Amber Heard was murdered by the public trial.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/abortion-a-fundamental-human-right/August 27, 2022, 9:04 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/94fcbacf_11349_P_1_mr.jpgOthersDenying a woman to own her body only further weakens her place in society.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/befriending-the-ex/August 19, 2022, 6:48 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/STUDY-SUGGESTS-MEN-EXPERIENCE-MORE-EMOTIONAL-PAIN-DURING-BREAKUPS-1.jpgOthersWhat we are taught and what must be the best way forward in dealing with complex situations is very individual. Yet, to see the happy picture of a man with his exes is abnormal for many. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenTouching inappropriately, cracking sexist jokes, and a soft slap on the bum were part of the “casual advertising/media culture” of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The frame is Mad Men. It was a low-key conflict environment where competition, sexism, and an...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/women/lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women/May 4, 2024, 3:55 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-Lets-really-talk-candidly-about-the-regressive-beauty-pageants-that-are-created-for-women-292x300.jpgWomenThis year is the commemoration of the 8th Indian handloom celebrations. The theme this time is towards increasing the income of weavers, with the focus on augmenting the sales count of handloom items on e-commerce websites.  The latest disord...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/pride-month-is-more-than-the-marches-brand-endorsements-and-the-rainbow/June 22, 2022, 5:46 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pride.jpgIndiaThough the subject of sexuality in India still remains steeped in tradition, it is mired in bias held primarily by the majority.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/everything-you-need-to-know-about-going-through-menopause/May 28, 2022, 6:54 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5183be6b_9323_P_5_mr-1.jpgIndiaMenopause is the end of a woman’s menstrual cycles. The term can describe any of the changes you go through just before or after you stop having your period, marking the end of your reproductive years. This is a battle with the self. It is indescr...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/old-is-gold-for-my-mother/May 7, 2022, 5:25 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/02f1ac71_8870_P_1_mr-1.jpgIndiaMothers are our first teachers, so if you ever find me packing your leftover food container in a plastic bag, please know that it’s not me. It is my Maa who is working on my subconscious mind to be a little like her. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/long-way-from-home/April 22, 2022, 6:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/41008925_8593_P_7_mr-1.jpgOthersThe fear that sets in when a kind neighbour and an ‘outsider’ gets harassed by local goons.