It's a man's world, even when it comes to Ganpati mandals. At the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, hundreds of women members toil day in and day out for the perfect celebrations, but not a single one of them has a seat on the managing committee.

In fact, a local activist has alleged that they have never had a woman on the committee in the 84 years since the mandal was founded. A quick glance at Lalbaugcha Raja's website throws up the list of managing committee members — 35 names prefixed with Shri, and not a single Shrimati or Kumari.