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Sunday, May 5, 2024
TopicMasculinity

Topic: Masculinity

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

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.