A very interesting article, the provocative cover notwithstanding (Love Me Do, Mar 3). Many may label it “scandalous” or “pornographic”, but it is merely a reflection and documentation of the changing sexual mores in our country. Stick your fingers in your ears, your heads in the sand, but you cannot deny that any of these changes are happening. I for one commend the author for acknowledging the realities of urban India, and fully acknowledging the bad along with the good. This revolution is not going away anytime soon. Not with the rapid urbanisation, the increased access to the net, and the demographic reality that we are a young nation.
Anil Bhandari, Noida
Well, this article is actually a good read. But what is with the cover and artwork, Outlook? Unnecessarily titillating.
Karthick Arunalingam, Kanpur
Even in developed western democracies like the US and UK, people are slowly realising the requirement of family values. Since we as a nation are young, and economic and social freedom is new, people are experimenting. Over a period of time, they will realise the futility of unbridled freedom and a balance will probably be achieved between individual freedom and social order.
Aditya Gaiha, on FB
Ooh, the annual Debonair issue of Outlook!
Kishore Dasmunshi, Calcutta
These kind of books are written to earn money and publicity. In a population of 1.3 billion, a few such incidents are natural, why so much uproar?
Ramesh Raghuvanshi, Pune
We were a one hundred per cent sexually aware race centuries ago, experimenting frankly with our sexual liveliness, the evidence of which abounds in our ancient art and literature. Somewhere in between, things got muzzled up. What is seen today is the breakout of all that suppressed energy flowing into the open, aided by technology. While we cannot stem the flow, we can certainly take steps to reduce the number of casualties.
K.J. John, Baroda
I am neither a prude nor a Hindutvavadi but why do magazines have surveys like these? They serve no other purpose than to titillate a la item numbers in movies.
Narayan, Bangalore
As a college student myself, I must say that a lot of what Ira says is right on the money. My older sister, who went to college 10 years ago, is shocked by how much things have changed in just one decade.
Simran Narang, Bathinda
Centuries ago, India was the sexual centre of the universe. Bisexuality and homosexuality were openly accepted, pre- and extra-marital sex the norm. Women and men were accorded equal rights. How else could we have given the Kamasutra to the world?
G. Natrajan, France
The emergence of new India...but then is India ready for the new India?
Sachin Ketkar, on FB
