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DECODING THE INDIAN BEAUTY STANDARDS

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Name any body part, and our society will have an unrealistic beauty standard ready for you to match. When a tropical country provides a skin-lightening cream (a turnout of 24 billion rupees annually), it can be clearly seen how the Indian beauty standards are unrealistic beyond bounds. Women with thick, long, straight hair or black curls are considered attractive. However, we must warn you that if your hair is too curly, it looks undesirable, and if it is too long, you look like a Bhenji. Straight hair is considered sophisticated and admired. Anything else will only be an open invitation to countless home remedies and remarks. Having almond-shaped eyes is considered to be highly attractive. Also, the lighter the shade of your  tropical  eyes, the more angelic they are likely to be perceived. However, you will be called a cat or witch if it's too green or blue. Not only that, if your eyes are too small, you will be teased with offensive, racist names; if they are too big, you might