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Instead, given the sculptural tradition of heroic men posed against a pedestal, and as a flip of the male gaze, she wanted “Strut” to re-examine men’s bodies and their positions of power.

Tebogo, who was also named male track athlete of the year, became Botswana's first Olympic champion in Paris when he won the 200m in an African record time of 19.46 seconds.

But 200 people - a mixture of undergraduate and postgraduate male, female and non-binary students - signed up in the first month and the society has continued to grow ever since.

It is well known that women are most commonly killed by male partners or family members, and most children are killed by their parents or step-parents.

The predominantly male performers in Kerala and parts of neighbouring Karnataka embody deities through elaborate costumes, face paint, and trance-like dances, mime and music.