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Air India bars sindoor, kalawa & mangal sutra for cabin crew; sparks outrage
short by Ashley Paul / on Saturday, 18 April, 2026
Air India came under fire after its style handbook went viral, showing the airline barring flight crew from wearing sindoor (vermilion), kalawa (sacred thread) and mangal sutra (wedding necklace). The guide also barred women employees from wearing teeka and bindi. Several X users called for the airline's boycott, days after Lenskart sparked outrage for barring tilak and bindi at work.