ISSN (Print) - 0012-9976 | ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846

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Lockdown Humour and Domestic Work: Perpetuating Gender Roles

The lockdown during COVID-19 resulted in the overburdening of work for Indian women. Memes were circulated on this and the unenthusiastic participation of men. By analysing humour, the article asserts that the memes reinforce the gendered divisions of domestic labour and the hierarchy within the family.
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