Did you know that Radhika Merchant, the would-be-wife of Anant Ambani, is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer? She trained under Ms Bhavana Thakar for 8 years and in 2019, her ‘Arangetram’ or ‘ascent to the stage’ took place. An ‘Arangetram’ marks the entry of a new artist into the world of Bharatnatyam where they perform solo on stage. Radhika’s Arangetram took place in the Grant Theatre at Jio World Centre and was attended by celebrities and business tycoons alike.
However, pictures from Radhika Merchant’s performance have now become memes! People online have been using it to make gendered social commentary. In the pictures, Radhika expresses surprise, warmth and praise and here’s what people turned them into:
Society when a man changes his own baby's diapers pic.twitter.com/CaIMp5l3bn
— Edgar Allan Poeha (@vaniIlaessence) March 6, 2024
Society when a man doesn’t take dowry
— Aditya Kumar Saroj (@AdiKumarSaroj) March 6, 2024
Me when my supervisor finally opens my MS draft 😭 https://t.co/aA2ETx089b
— AD 👩🔬🔬🧬 (@ADhasADHD) March 6, 2024
Society when a man actually understands a conversation on women's safety and does not make it about himself! https://t.co/BxlcULWRle
— Sucheta (@X_tremeThinker) March 6, 2024
Society when a man makes tea for his own wife https://t.co/gTtX8dfG4H
— jungkook misser (@oikawasballs) March 6, 2024
Society when a women earns money for her own living
— chinzo (@Satyarth_21) March 7, 2024
Society when women takes accountability. Or responsibility
— Warlord (@sun_tzu009) March 7, 2024
💯 society acting like dad is babysitting when in reality he is parenting?!? https://t.co/Zbrbmh37ds
— Prerana K (@Prey_bhatt) March 6, 2024
society when a man — https://t.co/hj2an4D2pw
— gee (@dedwomansbones) March 6, 2024
Didn’t see this coming! 😛