Objectives: “Beauty is proportionate or equivalent to the fairness of the skin” is an ancient adage in South-Asian countries.
Dark skin in females is considered ugly and discriminated from birth to death.
Colour of the skin adversely affects educational performance, social acceptance, career prospects, diminishes chances of marriage, and negatively impacts many other social and personal relationships in the lives of females.
There are a large and considerable number of reported incidents wherein dark complexion has led to being bullied, depression and even lead to committing suicide.
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