Years ago, when Indian artist Indu Harikumar fell in love, she thought it was the perfect romance. But within months, the live-in relationship began to unravel - there were frequent fights, mostly over what she was posting on the internet. Whenever I would share a photo or a selfie on social media, he would get upset about who's liking my photo, who's commenting on it," Ms Harikumar told the BBC.
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Each afternoon the men of Thennamadevi leave their village and head for the surrounding fields, many carrying bottles of high-strength home-brewed alcohol. Hours later they stagger back home through the paddy fields of the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Thennamadevi is racked by alcoholism. Most of its male inhabitants participate in ruinous daily drinking sessions.
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In the mid '80s, Madonna's 'Like a Virgin' upset many conservative Indian ideals at a time when even dating was discouraged, leave alone pre-marital sex. Things have come a long way since. Today when you meet the mob, the pop singer's gyrations seem like a Macarena rendition. The attention he showed me was very different, I have always craved validation from older people. I knew what sex was by the time I was ten and two years later, I was pretty sure I knew what it would feel like. I thought I wouldn't regret it and I still don't. Priya is now the go-to person in her school for advice on sexual matters for other girls. Honestly, virginity is hyped up a little too much today because it is like a status symbol,' she adds. I think for a lot of teenagers, peer pressure is big because being accepted by your friends' circle and kids your own age is very important.
This is becoming common. I imagine the next step will be charging a child with child molestation for masturbating. This is what happens when you let puritans run the legal system. We need to take a serious look at a huge range of laws like this, and try to get them back in line with rationality and the basic principles of a free society…. You can use a businesscard or other piece of white paper to deflect the flash to the ceiling and have a nice diffused lighting. At that time it was pretty much all automatic. You put the film in and it spit out the pics.
