It is not enough to be Shahrukh Khan. He has to be Fair and Handsome and atleast in an ad attribute his success to a tube of fairness cream. Fairness is the door to great jobs, marriage proposals for women in our ads and beauty many have many shades, but in India, for a majority of […]
You are browsing archives for
Tag: fair and lovely
Dark And Lovely…
One Sunday morning, sipping my cup of coffee, I happened to glance through the matrimonial column and literally choked. No, I did not find a suitable husband for myself, far from that. But what did draw the breath out of me was the obsession with fair complexion. There was not one single advertisement, which didn’t mention, “Wanted fair bride/bridegroom.” I mean, […]