the actor Sandhya Mridul has spoken out after a young woman who works as a domestic help at her mother’s home was refused a haircut at two salons. Mridul said the incident left her angry and hurt, and used her post to question how domestic workers are treated in everyday life. Her mother said she had to beg and beg before a salon would finally agree to provide the service.
Sandhya Mridul – salon discrimination the row
According to India Today, Mridul shared a video and said, “Every person deserves dignity, respect and kindness.” She said she was rejected because she was a young woman in her 20s.Mridul said the mother first took the woman to a salon, where the staff refused to cut her hair. Then they went to another salon. Even that salon refused at first. Then the mother argued, demanded and even offered to pay more because the young woman was feeling bad.The salon finally agreed to cut the hair. Mridul said her mother took the woman out to lunch because she was upset after the experience.Mridul also said that he did not name the salon because it is in a private building where his mother lives. She said she wanted to protect her mother’s privacy and focus on the bigger issue.
The debate about the dignity of domestic help grows
“The problem is much bigger than an establishment. It’s a mindset,” Mridul wrote, according to the report.In the video, the actor said that he was deeply disturbed by the incident. He questioned whether people can still behave this way and talked about the spaces in which domestic workers are restricted, including dressing rooms and elevators.Mridul said the problem was not just with the workers in such places. She said residents and customers also create these rules when they ask buildings and utilities to keep domestic workers away from certain areas.Several people reacted to his post. Shabana Azmik called the discrimination unacceptable, while Parmeet Sethi wrote, “Really saddened.”Mridul is known for his work in film, television and streaming projects including ‘Page 3’, ‘Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.,’ ‘Saathiya’, ‘Swabhimaan’ and ‘Koshish’.