“It is difficult for authors in Indian languages to get the same recognition as the English language writers. Bhaasha writers get buried in such literary festivals,” he says. 

For over 75 years, A. Rahman and Sons have lent sartorial grace to sherwanis, kurta pyjamas and salwar kameez for MPs, generations of Nawabs, two former presidents of India, and a prince of Saudi Arabia. 

The juvenile justice system, world over, emphasises reform over retribution, rehabilitation over punishment. 

It is not just about surveillance, but the governmentality at play — the various ways in which the State is exercising control over its citizens.

In order to understand the resistance, it is important to recognise the complex, layered relationship between the State, social mores, and culture.