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UNFREEDOM- the banned voice in a democratic nation

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Yes, I am a citizen of India and the fundamental rights endow me with freedom of speech and expression but can I depict reality in my thoughts and expressions through words or any other medium? Unfortunately NO! I cannot talk on issues based on actual instances. Not only this, I cannot even use media and art to illustrate what people of my nation actually witness. I recently watched Unfreedom Movie. A friend suggested it to me and the minute the movie got over, tears rolled down my cheeks. It definitely left me awe stricken. I knew that religious terrorism and the LGBT rights are the biggest topics of deliberation everywhere but somebody could portray them in such an exquisite manner... was never conventional!  In spite of the brilliant storyline, award winning script, critically acclaimed acting, Cinematography by national award winning Cinematographer Hari Nair and Sound Designing by Oscar winning Resul Pookutty, the movie has been banned in India. Our censor board

Feel Alive For Who You Are

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We all indeed go through times , where we feel this is the end . This how things go on in the world .A Little sadness , Little happiness , tear in eyes ,we get upset and the heart just questions that is it how tough times are supposed to last. Brain freezes in spite of being the most functional organ. I am talking about a phase that at some point in our lives we all go through . Some call it depression , some call it isolation . It has multiple names like anxiety, stress , break from the world phase , being too open or too close or just moving along concealing oneself all the way is just another form of it. I'm no psychologist to give an expert opinion but surely can highlight a few important aspects we people ignore knowingly . Mentioning by saying it happens unknowingly would be an error on my part . There is often this person who is very open about his/her life , about their social life but it doesn't mean that the person is of a bad character or is a drunkard . That