I’ve been meaning to send this out for weeks now, but I kept getting distracted with a new bit of binge-reading and the next thing you know, it’s Republic Day. This is a public holiday whose celebration has always mystified me because I am yet to understand how a military parade communicates the idea of a republic (“a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president”). This year, though, the disconnect was at a whole new level, with Delhi Police lobbing tear gas peacefully-protesting farmers and then the protestors gatecrashing the Red Fort.
Life Changing + It's All In Your Head, M + Lupin
Life Changing + It's All In Your Head, M …
Life Changing + It's All In Your Head, M + Lupin
I’ve been meaning to send this out for weeks now, but I kept getting distracted with a new bit of binge-reading and the next thing you know, it’s Republic Day. This is a public holiday whose celebration has always mystified me because I am yet to understand how a military parade communicates the idea of a republic (“a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president”). This year, though, the disconnect was at a whole new level, with Delhi Police lobbing tear gas peacefully-protesting farmers and then the protestors gatecrashing the Red Fort.