I can't be the only one in this country who thinks we Indians are a little too rigid when it comes to moving ahead with the times. In an age when there are bigger problems like pollution, population, inflation, etc. to deal with, we are still stuck on issues that prevent us from being a truly free society. There are many things we Indians need to be more liberal about and no, this is not some Utopian dream; it's actually possible if we just make the effort. We are still hung up on many things and we need to change that. They are things like (not in any particular order)

3. Artistic Expression

Yes, not everything that everyone writes, says, sings about or shows in a film is always popular or well-received but that does not mean they don't have the right to say it. If someone doesn't like a book, he shouldn't read it; you don't like a film, don't watch it. But in a free society you can't go around calling for bans or burning books. That's not a free society but a fascist one. I mean, we have a censor board that blurs out a bra from a film. We have "student groups" running around calling for bans on essays. Every time Farah Khan releases a film, it offends me but I can't go around asking for it to be banned, can I?

4. Sex

"Oh no, how can you say that word?" "Sorry, you can't say 'sex' in the subtitle." Yes, these things happen in India. But for how long? Sex is a natural thing. Will our delicate cocoon of a world explode if people start talking about sex? While on one hand we're celebrating the success of Mangalayan, on the other we have a few "experts" lobbying against sex education in schools. If two lovers are "caught" in a hotel, the cops inform their families or worse, force them to get married. Is that really okay?