Suchismita Chattopadhyay has been researching grooming institutions in Delhi for the last 5 years. In an industry that seems to be widespread and competitive but not much has been written about, it wasn’t easy to gain access to those spaces. She discusses the process and some of her key findings with host Kavitha Devadas, who looks at the ways how these schools serve a purpose to bring together people as an unexplored space for community and camaraderie.

Mind Your Manners Official Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY2ggzY6lyo

Extraordinary Communication Skills by Sandeep Maheshwari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VczVqHJW0gg

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The stakes are high as traditional ways of thinking about gender roles, relationships, marriage, clash with modern values. What is the identity of a person outside of these social roles, relations and obligations they have?

In this episode, the host Kavitha Devadas talks to Mohd. Ilyaz Shamshi from the Family Institute, Pria Warrick, and Neha Gupta to understand what kind of a home and a society are brides and grooms being trained for in finishing schools.

Shownotes:

Pria Warrick Finishing School
Neha Gupta - Image Coach and Stylist
The Finishing School

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Episode 3 of Made to Order looks at some of the changes finishing schools have undergone, particularly with how they now have male clients and students. While the reasons for women attending or being sent to finishing schools seems more obvious, why are men attending these schools? What is their experience and how does that align with societal expectations? Host Kavitha Devadas finds out by speaking to Sugandha Mittal of Confianza school, as well Dhruv Sharma and Akshay Mashenka, two male students who have completed these courses but for different reasons.

Times of India: Finishing schools in Chennai evolve to enrol young men
A Finishing School for Men
British Butler Institute: Finishing school for men
GroomX: Bangalore’s first finishing school for men
Confianza finishing school

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