Parks, PDA and the Right to Love
Ahead of Valentine’s day, we look at why couples flock to parks and monuments in search of safe spaces in an oppressive society.
On the next page of this week’s Valentine’s Day special issue, you will find the weekly travel column – by yours truly – on Sunder Nursery. I won’t spoil that piece, but the reason we chose the sprawling park for an issue surrounding the theme of romance was because of its most prominent visitors: couples looking for safe spaces to share moments of love in a country where loving outside of wedlock is taboo.
This dislike of expressing love or affection is particularly curious when you look around at the things that make up desi culture. This is a country that’s known for its infamously romantic…………………..
Continue Reading: Parks, PDA and the Right to Love (Continued)
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