It's a hard pill to swallow that we, as a society, are still lagging behind when it comes to equality between the genders.

But then there are some people who are trying to crush stereotypes and try to reduce the notions attached to femininity and masculinity. 

Recently, a man named Shardul Kadam revealed that he exchanged mangalsutras with his wife on their wedding day. However, sadly, he was trolled for taking that decision.

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Shardul, sharing his story with Humans of Bombay, said, “After the pheras when Tanuja and I tied the mangalsutra around each other's neck, I was so happy.” 

His decision did raise many eyebrows including his own family members. “I told Tanuja, 'Why is it that only a girl has to wear a mangalsutra? It makes no sense!' We were both equals, so I announced, 'Even I'll wear a mangalsutra on our wedding day!'" Shardul said.

“For some reason, the girl's family is 'supposed' to bear the cost of the wedding, but I went to Tanuja's parents and told them that we'd split all costs," he said further. 

The day before their wedding, Tanuja asked him if he would wear the mangalsutra after the wedding as well - and Shardul said he would.

“Even though a few male relatives weren't happy about it, they didn't say anything to us," added Shardul. 

He did make a statement by wearing the mangalsutra but, unfortunately, the newlywed couple was bashed by haters. 

"People started commenting- 'Now wear a saree also', 'Do you bleed once a month?' Even liberals started trolling me, 'This is not the way to support gender equality,'” he added.

Well, there are some people who have been supporting him and asking him to ignore the trolls. They even added that he was gutsy enough to take that step and want the couple to keep challenging old-age societal norms.

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MensXP too appreciates Shradul for making a statement like this.

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