I watched almost all of Sumukhi Suresh’s Hoemonal open-mouthed. In a culture where women begin to hide themselves or disappear entirely after gaining a few pounds, she stood on stage in a gorgeous blue strapless dress and talked about how she has more male hormones than female and no eggs left during a show that was being taped to be streamed across 192 countries.
\n\nThere’s something extremely powerful about a plus-sized woman reclaiming her right to be seen and heard, discussing with the world issues we are repeatedly told to be silent about, and look stunning and rake in a ridiculous amount of moolah while at it. 2026 is nearing its end and Elon Musk is testing flying cars, but when it comes to gendered scrutiny, we still have pre-historic expectations.
\n\nI got married last year. I gained 10 kilos in the first six months. A combination of factors was responsible. One among them was flared up PCOD, a condition that Suresh and I have in common and that she discusses in detail in her Netflix special. Long before I could make sense of it, I realized I’d slowly started to erase myself—appearing in fewer pictures, finding ways to not…
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