"When I get up during family get-togethers to help my wife with food or other tasks, I'm often met with silently judging eyes," says Nishant Gupta (name changed), a 32-year-old HR professional from Pune.

" Joru ka gulam is a tag the older members of my family often use to taunt me. But I don't feel awkward doing the chores. If my wife is doing it, so should I. After all, it's our house and a shared responsibility," he adds.

While you are nodding in approval, it's clear that something has shifted with men today. They are no longer content to just sit on the couch while the women of the family do all the work.

There has been a generational shift in how men behave in society and in what masculinity now means. Even though this change is widely welcomed, the older generation somehow strugg

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