Cuddles, tears, rest, strength: Nikhil Taneja’s manly manifesto for 2024

Men want to be the little spoon. They can cry and should. They want a break as much as women do. Nikhil Taneja crafts a new masculinity code for 2024 and beyond

It doesn’t matter what your new year goals are, or even if you have them at all. To survive a changing world, everyone’s reassessing what they thought they knew and unlearning fondly held truths. For women, the messages come wrapped in memes about empowerment, snarky pink Barbie blockbusters, and tweet-sized wisdom. For men, change is a little tricker, admits Nikhil Taneja. The 37-year-old co-founder and chief of Yuvaa, and host of chat show Be A Man, Yaar! says that public narratives rarely focus on male identities. And yet, teaching moments are everywhere. Here’s what he wishes more men understood about modern masculinity.

Nikhil Taneja says that public narratives rarely focus on male identities. And yet, teaching moments are everywhere.

Men can and should get therapy. And if you can’t cry in front of your male friends, show up for them.

Fathers rarely hug their sons – I haven’t got my share – even though they hug their daughters. Why?