A few days ago, I was having a SALT discussion with my friend Tanmay about masculinity. During the discussion, two other young children came and sat next to us. We listened to them too. Their thoughts were very simple, but there was a great deal of understanding hidden in them. One child said— My father sometimes cooks, and my mother says he can cook well.…

When I started working on Masculinity at SALT, I thought that these discussions were only needed for the community. But gradually I realized — change was needed first within myself and around me.

How was I before?

Without knowing it, I often made decisions without giving importance to the opinions of female colleagues in the…

Recently, I had a discussion with Md. Basar Bhai of the Pechakola community about masculinity. He is a shopkeeper. Every day after returning home from the shop, he would ask his wife, Have you bathed the children? and Is the cooking finished? and other instructions. Even when his wife was sick, he would not understand, thinking that these were his wife's…

The members of the Joba team of the Pechakola community have recently started a special work, they are now standing by the side of the elder people. This is not just a work, but it is a story of a great change in their thinking and attitude. Where no one thought about this issue before, now they are giving their time, love and attention to the elderly around…