For someone like me, who’s close to her age, Kunickaa Sadanand’s is a voice from the past, but also awfully relevant. Especially when she gets called “Aunty” for voicing her opinion. Look at Salman Khan, who too is close to 60. Do people call him “Uncle”? Why people are so ready to label an older woman “Aunty”, but are fine calling a man of the same age “Bhai” or “Sir”, is a matter for an entire thesis. But, aunty or not, Kunickaa should not be told to “shut up and sit down”.

Maybe everything the Bigg Boss 19 contestant says is not “valid” in the sense of being wholly fair or correct, as viewers and fellow contestants say. But she does make points that need to be heard. In a confrontation with Abhishek Bajaj, she pointed out that although people addressed her with respect (“aap”, “ma’am”), they were trash-talking behind her back and relying on her seniority to shield them from accountability.