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Kerala CM Satheesan faces ‘patriarchy’ backlash over kitchen advice to mothers

Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan faced widespread backlash following his recent statement that mothers should pass down ancestral recipes to their daughters-in-law. Detractors swiftly condemned the remarks, arguing that they uphold regressive, patriarchal stereotypes and perpetuate unfair domestic expectations solely based on gender.

Lady Justice in SC library now holds a Constitution with open eyes

In an initiative shedding the colonial imprint and traditional attributes, the statue of Lady Justice, in the judges' library of the Supreme Court, now holds a copy of the Indian Constitution, instead of a sword, and the blindfold has come off to leave her with open eyes.