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Girl who corrected “Fair & Lovely” to “Glow & Lovely” and challenged India’s obsession with fairness

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3 mn readIndians are obsessed with fair skin. Yes, color discrimination exists in Indian society from years. During British rule in India, Britishers promoted the idea of fairness and people with lighter skin color were considered of high status and enjoyed privileges as compared to people with darker complexion. And this is also how color became one of the aspects to differentiate and got related to casteism as well.