(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.
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