Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Article by Shashi Tharoor on the conservatism in our youth. A very good read. india

Posting as a self post as rules don't allow to change the title of the article linked.

Link to the full article : http://ift.tt/2q8yPbA

Some interesting parts from that article. I think he hit the nail on the head. Sonia Ji, do you really think that Pappu is a better PM candidate than this guy?


"I have argued for the elimination of Section 377 not because it restricts sex but because it restricts freedom. I believe strongly that the government has no place in our bedrooms. Unfortunately, we have a government that is not only happy to peek into the bedroom but to intrude on the kitchen, inspect the contents of your refrigerator, tell you when you must stand to be truly nationalist and what words you must mouth to prove your Indianness. The least a government can do if it does not wish to “direct” Indians towards liberalism is to stay out of the way and let them determine for themselves how they wish to live."


"I believe that we need to move India into a more liberal direction, in keeping with the values enshrined in the Constitution. But we have a government that embodies the most conservative aspects of society, and unlike our very first government, refuses to guide the polity to a more liberal space. "




Submitted April 26, 2017 at 11:11PM by SangeetKhatri http://ift.tt/2pj3OPe india

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