Growing Intolerance - Ban Jeans, Ban Apps, Ban Books India is the world's largest democracy, and although this is a fact on paper, in practice, a specific group of elected individuals makes all the choices, shapes the narratives, and oversees our knowledge consumption. Any story that challenges the authority or the system is prohibited, which ironically brings to mind a famous quote by Oscar Wilde that states, “The books the world labels immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.” This is not a recent occurrence; numerous books were banned by the British. It is well understood that literature significantly influenced India’s Freedom struggle, and numerous literary figures contributed their efforts to raise awareness and inspire a sense of patriotism among Indians
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