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What does freedom mean to the youth?

Curtailed by culture

Freedom in its ideal state would be when it is tempered with moral and social responsibility. But in India, freedom of women is restricted to a large extent by what is largely considered to be "our Indian culture". So in a sense, though our constitution gives us the right to freedom of expression, our freedom is curtailed by these cultural norms.

Poongkothai Chandrahasan
Actor and filmmaker

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