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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
TopicMasculinity

Topic: Masculinity

The modern man is a lethal mix of entitled narcissism, crippling self-doubt

In his book, 'Memes for Mummyji', Santosh Desai chronicles the everyday theatre of Indian life in the digital age.

Metro Shoes new ad on ‘modern masculinity’ is uninspired, dated. Others did it better

The audience is now accustomed to deeper, more socially relevant content, and is demanding more from brands.

Gyms are unsafe for gay men like me. Jeers, stares, and treadmill trauma

I don't want a hulking body; I want to be lean so I can wear a crop top. But my idea of fitness doesn’t match theirs.

Bell bottoms, cigarettes and alavalathi Shaji—Jayan was Malayalam cinema’s macho man

His distinctive dialogue delivery inspired a veritable Jayan mimicry industry in the 1990s & early 2000s, making his lines familiar to younger generations.

Roaming, grooming, protecting – Three activities that define young men in New India

In ‘Becoming Young Men in a New India,’ Shannon Philip shows how men in urban India engage in elaborate rituals of seeing and being seen.

India’s ‘Raja Beta’ culture: Here are five ways to raise your boys

The ‘Raja Beta’ culture is a heady, intoxicating mix of power and anger, and gives birth to unkind men who think their worth is limited to their conquests.

On Camera

Kashmir tourist’s smog-fog confusion is natural. We’ve forgotten what clean air looks like

The video captured the alienation between urban India and nature. To those who see air as something that needs to be purified, the sight of thick white mist feels suspicious.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.