What does Delhi think about ‘freedom’, this Independence Day?

Newslaundry went around the city asking people what their favourite kind of freedom is. And here are the answers.

WrittenBy:Aratrika Halder
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As we have entered our 70th year of Independence, it is only natural to wonder if we really are free and if we do think we are, then what is that particular freedom that is the most important? Is it the freedom to speak freely or to love freely or to eat freely?

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As the citizens of Delhi, the national capital of the country and the place where the most important decisions regarding of the future of the country were taken 70 years ago, how do we see this ‘independence’ now? Our reporter Aratrika Halder went about the city to find out what people think. Watch!

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