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What I wear under - Does it concern you?

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                                          Photo Courtesy : www.visualhunt.com Labelled as one of the most controversial movies of the year 2017, the release of Lipstick Under My Burkha highlights something that is always kept under wraps in our society, #womansexuality  Censored by the Indian Film Censor Board, because of the stern language and explicitly titillating scenes, where women call the shots, the release ( no pun intended ) on July 21, 2017 is a victory of sorts, for a part of the modern society in India, that understands the flip side of the coin. What simply baffles me, is because of the mostly patriarchal societies we live in, the needs of women and their intimate drives towards the *S word* have been shunned for generations. The way they dress, the way they sit, the way they speak has always been cocooned with certain notions, created by civilizati...