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Welcome, “Corona Kumar”: An Upgraded Version of Masculinity for the Post-Pandemic Age

Thanks to Covid-19 and spending “quality time” playing Rummy with their wives or taking over the responsibility of dish-washing, I see our fathers and uncles trying to be more pati and less parmeshwar. Not to be left behind, single men in their 20s and 30s are also reading the room. I call these men “Corona Kumars”.

Pragya Lal June 3, 2016

Gender

“Sharing the Load” was Just for the Lockdown. Men are Back to Being Men

Why do we talk about the men “helping” the women out at home, a friend asked. “Helping” implies that it is the job profile of a woman to run the house, while the man, out of the goodness of his heart, would attempt to “share the load”. As equal partners, isn’t it imperative that both consider the home theirs to take care of?

Rupha Ramani April 16, 2016