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Black arms bands are passe, as are placards, as protestors realise that campaigning in the buff is a sure shot way to drag attention.
Freedom of expression made Smriti Irani criticise Narendra Modi, and Aamir Khan condemn a political party.
But with the recent incidences of students in Manila protesting in the nude to express their disagreement with the education budget, John Abraham clad in just lettuce leaves to create awareness for vegetarianism, or more recently the semi-nude gathering of Kanpur's residents, who used this novel method as a way of protesting against power blues, the definition of the freedom of expression sure has been stretched Kanpur Times finds out how effective is it to express one ideology or convey message while crossing the line of decency.
Would those students protesting against reservation in Kanpur go the way of their brethren in Manila?
"Perhaps such an idea is effective," says Sharad Verma medical student at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial medical college.
"Today's youth knows what they want and how to get it. If a majority of students in Manila are unanimously opposed to the education budget, they have every right to express their views. The method might be obscene for others, but the students seem to be completely convinced about what they are doing," adds Sharad.
But Puneet Singh, a BTech third year student, is not in favour of protesters baring it all to make themselves heard.
"There is a certain code of conduct that has to be followed in government related matters," he stresses, adding that, "moreover, when you are appealing to government there must be gravity in the manner. This act (of campaigners protesting in the raw) appears frivolous!"
So does this mean that the vegetarianism campaign of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) done by John Abraham and Aditi Gowitrikar in lettuce leaves lack gravity?
"No," asserts Anuradha Sawhney, chief functionary officer of PETA (India). "In fact, it helped in propagating the 'Go vegetarian' message perfectly," she emphasises, while adding that, "We are planning other campaigns on similar lines.
Freedom of expression made Smriti Irani criticise Narendra Modi, and Aamir Khan condemn a political party.
But with the recent incidences of students in Manila protesting in the nude to express their disagreement with the education budget, John Abraham clad in just lettuce leaves to create awareness for vegetarianism, or more recently the semi-nude gathering of Kanpur's residents, who used this novel method as a way of protesting against power blues, the definition of the freedom of expression sure has been stretched Kanpur Times finds out how effective is it to express one ideology or convey message while crossing the line of decency.
Would those students protesting against reservation in Kanpur go the way of their brethren in Manila?
"Perhaps such an idea is effective," says Sharad Verma medical student at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial medical college.
"Today's youth knows what they want and how to get it. If a majority of students in Manila are unanimously opposed to the education budget, they have every right to express their views. The method might be obscene for others, but the students seem to be completely convinced about what they are doing," adds Sharad.
But Puneet Singh, a BTech third year student, is not in favour of protesters baring it all to make themselves heard.
"There is a certain code of conduct that has to be followed in government related matters," he stresses, adding that, "moreover, when you are appealing to government there must be gravity in the manner. This act (of campaigners protesting in the raw) appears frivolous!"
So does this mean that the vegetarianism campaign of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) done by John Abraham and Aditi Gowitrikar in lettuce leaves lack gravity?
"No," asserts Anuradha Sawhney, chief functionary officer of PETA (India). "In fact, it helped in propagating the 'Go vegetarian' message perfectly," she emphasises, while adding that, "We are planning other campaigns on similar lines.
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