The 70th Independence Day has dawned and we’re asking, is man born free but everywhere in chains? When Kanhaiya Kumar yelled, “Hum kya chahte? Azaadi!” in JNU, his azaadi was soon put behind bars. These days even cows don’t have a free run, and with prohibition in Bihar, Kerala and already in Gujarat, we may ask, where are the spirits of freedom? In those states freedom has been taken down a peg or two.
When it comes to wearing jeans and mini-skirts we’re asking, are we hemmed in? Women in shorts still don’t have azaadi because they’re forced to realise that for them freedom’s still skin deep. Never mind that the Mahatma’s loin cloth showed us the skin and Read More
