Colour Discrimination

Bombay HC temporarily bars Emami from using ‘Glow & Handsome’ name for its skin products

The court noted that Hindustan Unilever had adopted the name first, and said confusion would prevail in the market if the two companies use the same name.

Scroll Staff
· Aug 19, 2020 · 12:25 pm
‘Fair & Lovely’ cream to be rebranded as ‘Glow & Lovely’, announces Hindustan Unilever

The skin cream for men will be called ‘Glow & Handsome’.

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· Jul 02, 2020 · 09:27 pm
L’Oreal to drop words such as ‘fair’ and ‘white’ from skin products after Hindustan Unilever

A company spokesperson said they acknowledged the legitimate concerns about the words used to describe its skin even-ing products.

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· Jun 27, 2020 · 11:31 am

Nandita Das: ‘Fair & Lovely’ name change may seem superficial but it’s a step in the right direction

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· Jun 26, 2020 · 03:30 pm
In Pakistan, a community descended from East Africans is still fighting prejudice

The darker-skinned Sheedis are considered inferior by the rest, says the first lawmaker from the community.

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· Jun 25, 2020 · 07:30 pm
‘Fair & Lovely’ cream to lose word ‘fair’, announces Hindustan Unilever

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Bombay HC temporarily bars Emami from using ‘Glow & Handsome’ name for its skin products

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In Pakistan, a community descended from East Africans is still fighting prejudice

The darker-skinned Sheedis are considered inferior by the rest, says the first lawmaker from the community.

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Eco India, Episode 276: How science and society are turning the tide on environmental crises

Dec 14, 2024 · 03:33 pm

In the movies, fair equals lovely while dark equals backward, villainous, savage (take your pick)

The social preference for fair skin is played out on the screen in numerous ways – most of them unflattering.

Damini Kulkarni · Oct 22, 2016 · 03:00 pm

Why one activist wants to rename 'skin' coloured crayons in India

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