Wikipedia Describes Businesswoman Divya Gokulnath As Byju Raveendran's Wife

Educator and entrepreneur Divya Gokulnath is co-founder and director of Byju’s, an online educational platform where anyone can enrol for their choice of courses. In March 2022, she was appointed as the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s EdTech Taskforce Chair.

However, when you Google her name, the side description of the businesswoman on Wikipedia is Byju Raveendran's wife. Not a businesswoman. Not an entrepreneur or educator. But she is given the title of someone’s wife.

It is not the first time that any woman’s achievements have been narrowed down to being someone’s wife. Our patriarchal setup still sees a woman as the subject of a household whose major achievement is getting married, giving birth to the heir of the family, and being immediately available when called for any household chores.

No matter how much a woman has achieved in her life, she is always asked how she maintains a balance between her family and work. Many times actresses have been asked if they would resume work after marriage or childbirth.

As a society, we are so focused on her ‘private life’ that we forget a woman has an individual identity away from the four walls of the house. She might be someone’s daughter, wife, and mother, but her identity could be a businesswoman, writer, lawyer, doctor, educator, dancer and many other things.

Priyanka Chopra Slammed A News Outlet Who Referred To Her As ‘Wife of Nick Jonas’

In December 2021, one of the publications mentioned Priyanka Chopra as the ‘wife of Nick Jonas’. This did not settle well with the actor, author, businesswoman, and singer who was then promoting The Matrix Resurrections.

Taking to her Instagram stories, she slammed the publication and wrote, “Very interesting that I’m promoting one of the most iconic film franchises of all time, and I’m still referred to as “the wife of..”

She further added, “Please explain how this still happens to women? Should I add my IMDb link to my bio?”

Deepika Padukone Was Referred To Ranveer’s Wife

When the trailer of Gehraiyaan was making rounds on social media, the headline of InformalNewz read, “Deepika Padukone was seen locking her lips with her husband Ranveer’s co-star.”

Patralekhaa Was Referred As Rajkummar Rao’s Girlfriend

Pictures of @Patralekhaa9 with her boyfriend Rajkummar Rao. Thank you for the collage guys. https://t.co/qsOlVIF06f

— Rajkummar Rao (@RajkummarRao) February 23, 2018

Patralekhaa is a well-known actress and is famous for her role in City Lights. Ahmedabad made a collage of her and Rajkummar Rao and shared it on Twitter with the caption, “Some super adorable photos of @Rajkummarrao and his girlfriend Patralekhaa.

Correcting the caption, the actor replied, “Pictures of @Patralekhaa9 with her boyfriend Rajkummar Rao. Thank you for the collage guys.”

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Katrina Kaif Referred As ‘Vicky Kaushal’s wife-to-be’

Ahead of Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif’s wedding, the headline of an article on Zee News read, “Vicky Kaushal’s wife-to-be Katrina Kaif’s real name, childhood deets, other fun facts you didn’t know!”

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On the other hand, we would hardly ever see headlines referring to a man as someone’s husband. But news publications and renowned portals still continue to demean a woman’s accomplishment by calling her someone’s wife or asking if she could efficiently ‘manage’ home and work. It is high time that we respect the individual identities of women, apart from their marital status.