Is Celebrating Valentine’s Day an Act of Rebellion in India?
Extremist groups are attacking Valentine’s Day again. This year, the Bajrang Dal in Hyderabad have threatened to disrupt celebrations, asking the youth to commemorate the killing of soldiers in the 2019 Pulwama attack instead. In a country where premarital sex is still taboo, and extremist groups threaten and attack couples enjoying the holiday, is celebrating Valentine’s Day a revolutionary assertion? The team weighs in, on this week’s episode. Credits: Featuring: Liesl Goecker, Anubhuti Matta, Aditi Murti Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman
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