{"id":633,"date":"2007-02-08T15:21:13","date_gmt":"2007-02-08T10:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/?p=633"},"modified":"2007-02-08T15:21:13","modified_gmt":"2007-02-08T10:21:13","slug":"banning-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2007\/02\/08\/banning-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Banning Choices?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a far away New York, a lawmaker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/ap\/2007\/02\/07\/america\/NA-GEN-US-iPod-Ban.php\"><strong>wants to ban i-pods<\/strong><\/a> (and other tech gadgets) , incase people get run over.<\/p>\n<p>In Great Britain a minister causes an outrage by telling women they <a href=\"http:\/\/politics.guardian.co.uk\/labour\/story\/0,,1888872,00.html\"><strong>should take off their veils<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\nIn Delhi, the minister\u00c2\u00a0 in charge of Information &amp; Broadcasting &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/1070119\/asp\/opinion\/story_7279277.asp\"><strong>Priya Ranjan Das Munshi<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; wants to ban any &#8216;adult&#8217; content that may morally compromise us.<\/p>\n<p>And in Calcutta, the left is up in arms with Rahul Dravid <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibnlive.com\/news\/left-jabs-at-dravids-suryanamaskar\/32975-3.html\"><strong>endorsing <\/strong><\/a>the <strong><em>suryanamaskar<\/em>. \u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is it about politicians world over &#8211; of all shades &amp; hues &#8211; that cannot accept the concept of either diversity or that of personal responsibility &amp; choice?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a far away New York, a lawmaker wants to ban i-pods (and other tech gadgets) , incase people get run over. 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