Why Indian men are struggling to make sense of a changing world

Santosh Desai
Apr 7, 2025 | 14:47 IST

For the first time in our cultural history, Indian men are facing unprecedented judgement from women and often found lacking, a power shift that many are emotionally unprepared for



It is not easy being a man in today’s world. That is certainly what a lot of men believe. The rules are new, the landscape is full of invisible potholes, and nothing that they do seems to be good enough. There is a sense of emerging victimhood, which is felt strongly by a section of men, that results in a complex set of often contradictory behaviours, from alpha male strutting to anxious self-doubt.
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