Humour: From patriarchs to pals, fathers have come a long way!

It is wonderful to see this long-feared species trading the strong, silent image for a warmer, friendlier, more accessible personality

On the eve of Mother’s Day, I received an “urgent” message from a work client. “Can you come up with a thought for a Father’s Day greeting?” Actively ignoring the missive at that unearthly hour, I typed with a politeness I did not feel: “Can we please have this chat tomorrow?” the next morning. That would give me a whole day to ponder the significant matter of Father’s Day, still a month away at that point. To channel Shakespeare, Tagore and Oprah in wise but youthful words for millennials looking to gift their hipster dads swank gifts. I eagerly await the sudden flash of inspiration that will reveal this phrase to me on the eve of June 16.

In the name of the father…(Photo imaging: Sunil Kumar Mallik)

(From left)Anil Kapoor accepted his daughter’s lesbian identity in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga, Gajraj Rao in Badhai Ho used poetry as an aphrodisiac and Manav Kaul in Tumhari Sulu serenaded his irrepressible wife

[Even in Bollywood], dads have started to shake off their dadliness – the next door neighbour of manliness