Bharat Mata is stifled by saffron

[Natasha]

Bharat Mata is stifled by saffron

Express Buzz
Ponni Arasu
9/14/2008

One such 'guardian' is vehemently contesting the challenge to Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises the existence and the lives of LGBT persons, in the Delhi high Court. This is part of the long strenuous relationship between Hindu fundamentalists and sexuality rights activists in India. This relationship is not just a contestation over simpler questions of sexuality identities or practices. It is a question of culture and nation. Fire, they screamed, showcased things that are against Indian culture, as is Valentine's day celebrations or even Eid and Christmas as they might soon declare. Poorer Hindu and Muslim men and women, those not part of the  Archies cards version of 'love', but who sneak away to local parks to whisper sweet nothings or just converse casually are assaulted by the 'guardians'