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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicFemininity

Topic: femininity

Mohanlal embraces his feminine side—in a jewellery ad that redefines masculinity

The Vinsmera Jewels ad with Mohanlal breaks from familiar tropes—no ideal daughter, blushing bride, proud father, or feminist monologues.

Delhi book event asks to revisit ancient texts—goddesses have been sanitised by modern ideals

The authors of the book, ‘Birthing the Goddess: The Feminine and the Idea of Birth’, discussed the veneration of goddesses in their divine forms versus the often lower regard for women in their human forms.

For the sake of girls, ICSE needs to update syllabus. Women are not in Premchand era

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Short hair to sweatshirt and Velcro sandals – why I won’t perform femininity for people

The real hurdle is that women everywhere have to make themselves 'palatable' – soft but assertive, ambitious but grounded, independent but homely, sexy but not a 'slut'.

Being a woman is expensive, uncomfortable business. Indra Nooyi can’t fix it with Dorito chips

Women have been taught to eat slowly, softly, in smaller bites - a construct of femininity designed to aid the creation of a fragile, waifish woman.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.