It's been 60 years since India earned her independence. Today the 21st century youth live in a
free country and their only connection to the freedom movement usually is what they read in text books. Yet, they are aware that they are reaping the benefits of the sacrifices made by their anscestors. Do they appreciate this fact? What does freedom mean to them? Do they know their history? We take a quick qui
TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY RICHA CHADDA
You can wear purple pants and yellow shirts. You can organize a rally against anything under the sun. You can become whatever you truly desire to be. Right?
Most of us can say what we want; do what we want, when we want.
It's a free country.
It just took some effort to free it.
In the sixth decade of India's independence, let's ask the 'today' of the nation what they think freedom actually means.
What does freedom mean to you?
To enjoy myself responsibly, to do what I want, when I want. No one should ask me what I am doing. At the same time, freedom must be enjoyed responsibly. India as a country misuses its freedom. The taxes we pay to the government are misused by the corrupt bureaucracy and politicians. There is no accountability. That is a misuse of freedom.
To me, if I am allowed to do what I want, so that I can fulfill all my ambitions is also a form of independence. If I want to be a doctor it should be fine, if I want to be an actor that should be fine as well.
Most significant historic moment - Well, that would have to be the partition in 1947.lam
a Punjabi and I think it changed the cultural landscape of the subcontinent. Whenever we think of that topic, there is a collective feeling of tragedy and loss.
