IS THE TREND CHALLENGING CULTURAL NORMS? For Aishwarya Khandelwal, a 27-year-old working professional from Noida, wearing a traditional mangalsutra was a hassle as it kept tangling with her hair ...

According to Jahagirdar, during the court-mandated mediation, the judge allegedly questioned the woman for not adhering to traditional symbols of marriage, such as wearing a mangalsutra or sindoor.

The video captures her responding to questions about why she wears a mangalsutra or bindis—traditional symbols often worn by ...

At one point during the exchange, the judge tells the woman why would her husband be interested in her if she doesn’t wear mangalsutra and sindoor. The incident happened when the judge was ...