{"id":6758,"date":"2026-04-19T04:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=6758"},"modified":"2026-04-19T04:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:38:51","slug":"no-curbs-on-bindi-tilak-hijab-turban-lenskart-releases-detailed-inclusive-grooming-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=6758","title":{"rendered":"&#039;No curbs on bindi, tilak, hijab, turban&#8230;&#039;: Lenskart releases detailed inclusive grooming rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p>In a bid to reset the narrative and reinforce inclusivity, Lenskart has published a detailed, standardized in-store style guide that clearly permits employees to wear symbols of faith and culture without restriction.\u00a0<\/p> <p>The newly released guidelines explicitly allow items such as bindi, tilak, sindoor, mangalsutra, kada, kalawa, hijab, and turban \u2014 stating these are not exceptions but a natural reflection of employees\u2019 identities. The company has emphasised that personal beliefs and cultural markers are fully compatible with its workplace standards.\u00a0<\/p> <p><strong>What the new style guide says\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> <p>According to Lenskart, the updated guide aims to remove ambiguity and ensure uniform implementation across its 2,400+ stores. Key highlights include:\u00a0<\/p> <ul> <li><em>No restrictions on religious symbols:<\/em> Employees are free to wear visible markers of faith and tradition as part of their daily attire.\u00a0<\/li> <li><em>Clarity in grooming language:<\/em> The company says it has removed vague or exclusionary wording from earlier documents to prevent misinterpretation.\u00a0<\/li> <li><em>Consistency across locations:<\/em> The standardised guide will apply uniformly across all stores, ensuring employees are not subject to differing interpretations of policy.\u00a0<\/li> <li><em>Alignment in training and communication:<\/em> All internal training materials and store-level communications will now reflect the same inclusive principles.\u00a0<\/li> <li><em>Ongoing policy review:<\/em> Lenskart has committed to regularly revisiting its guidelines to ensure they remain aligned with its values and employee feedback.\u00a0<\/li> <\/ul> <p>\u201cWe have heard you. Clearly and openly,\u201d the company said, adding that it regrets any earlier communication that may have caused hurt or confusion among employees or customers.\u00a0<\/p> <div class=\"embedcode\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">We have heard you. Clearly and openly. Over the past few days, our community and customers have spoken &#8211; and we have listened.<\/p> <p>Today, we are standardizing our In-Store Style Guide and sharing it publicly and transparently: https:\/\/t.co\/lC8KlLLUZm<\/p> <p>These guidelines explicitly and\u2026<\/p> <p>\u2014 lenskart (@Lenskart_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lenskart_com\/status\/2045491142381486282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> <\/div> <p>Reiterating its roots, Lenskart described itself as a brand \u201cbuilt in Bharat, by Indians, for Indians,\u201d where employees bring their traditions and beliefs to work every day. The company said it will not ask staff to leave their identity \u201cat the door,\u201d positioning the new guide as a formal commitment to that principle.\u00a0<\/p> <p><strong>\u2018Outdated\u2019 grooming document triggered backlash<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The move follows a controversy sparked by a viral document titled \u201cLenskart Staff Uniform and Grooming Guide,\u201d which appeared to prohibit certain religious markers such as bindi and tilak while allowing others like turbans and hijabs. Another version dated February 2026 reportedly barred visible sindoor and kalawa threads.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Responding to the backlash, founder Peyush Bansal termed the circulating document outdated and acknowledged a \u201clanguage lapse\u201d in earlier policy wording. He clarified that the company\u2019s current stance imposes no restrictions on religious expression.<\/p> <\/div> <p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Lenskart policy, grooming guidelines, religious symbols, workplace inclusivity, bindi tilak row, corporate controversy, Peyush Bansal, employee rights, India retail, brand transparency#039No #curbs #bindi #tilak #hijab #turban&#8230;039 #Lenskart #releases #detailed #inclusive #grooming #rules1776544731<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a bid to reset the narrative and reinforce inclusivity, Lenskart has published a detailed, standardized in-store style guide that clearly permits employees to wear symbols of faith and culture without restriction.\u00a0 The newly released guidelines explicitly allow items such as bindi, tilak, sindoor, mangalsutra, kada, kalawa, hijab, and turban \u2014 stating these are not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[15789,25190,25185,25189,25186,2668,25194,20288,25162,25182,25192,12856,25188,9678,25181,25187,7005,25183,560,25191,25193,25184],"class_list":["post-6758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-marketing","tag-039no","tag-bindi","tag-bindi-tilak-row","tag-brand-transparency","tag-corporate-controversy","tag-curbs","tag-detailed","tag-employee-rights","tag-grooming","tag-grooming-guidelines","tag-hijab","tag-inclusive","tag-india-retail","tag-lenskart","tag-lenskart-policy","tag-peyush-bansal","tag-releases","tag-religious-symbols","tag-rules","tag-tilak","tag-turban-039","tag-workplace-inclusivity"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}