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Lenskart apologises after backlash, issues new in-store style guide welcoming religious symbols
Updated On: 19 April, 2026 03:41 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Lenskart has apologised after online backlash over a grooming policy document and issued a revised in-store style guide permitting employees to wear religious symbols, including bindi, tilak, hijab, turban and mangalsutra, at workplaces

Lenskart founder Peyush Bansal. FILE PIC/PTI
Following a major online backlash over a purported internal grooming document, eyewear retailer Lenskart has issued a public apology and released a revised ‘In-Store Style Guide’ that explicitly permits employees to wear religious and cultural symbols at the workplace.
In a statement on X, the company said it is making its guidelines public and transparent to address concerns raised by customers and the wider community.

