Our Buri Ladki Turns So (Not) Sanskari, Thanks to Vikas Barala

The girl who was allegedly stalked by Haryana BJP MLA’s son, Vikas Barala, in Chandigarh gets our Buri Ladki crown!

From the Buri Ladki franchise, here’s how you could turn sanskari.

(Photo Courtesy: The Quint)

(This piece was published in response to Union Culture and Tourism Minister, Mahesh Sharma’s statements about women’s sartorial sense. It was first published on 8 March 2016, as a part of the Buri Ladki series and is being reposted from The Quint’s archives in light of the case where a woman was stalked and harassed by two men, including a BJP leader’s son, in Chandigarh.)

“All women are naturally badass.” This is how Alicia Keys introduces a new denim collection for women. And we love it! But unfortunately in India, voicing this sentiment may earn us the “Buri Ladki” label, or to use a more TRP-friendly word – the ‘anti-national’ label.

So here at The Quint, we’ve decided to turn the buri ladki into a sanskari ladki.

If you ladies need some help then this is a perfect chart to follow and see the difference in just one week.