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Television producer and host Vikas Gupta says India has double standards when it comes to treating women with equality.
Gupta, who featured in reality television show Bigg Boss 11, interacted with the media here on Sunday when he walked the ramp for #BeWithBeti charity fashion show.
“I very strongly believe that India is very ‘dogala’ (double standards) country. We refer to our country as ‘Bharat mata’ but when it comes to giving the facilities to women and when it comes to doing what is really rightful, then there is nothing. Nothing special needs to be done… just equality to women is very rectifying.”
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Citing examples of gender inequality within his own house, he said: “Not anywhere else, in my house also, I have issues like that. I remember my sister’s birthday was never celebrated till she was 10 years old. Then I decided to save from my pocket money and started celebrating her birthday. It all starts from very small things.
“I also remember that my sister used to laugh very loudly but my grandmother used to say ‘girls shouldn’t laugh loudly’, but I used to question that also. But I feel we are changing.”