Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Seen on the Train


I saw four of these posters in the ladies' compartment in a local train in Mumbai four days ago. For those befuddled by my photography skills (combined with an average-at-best cell phone camera), the poster says:

"Never forget 25th June 1975. The day the Emergency was declared. Scrap all repressive laws. Defend the right to dissent."

I don't really know what to think about the poster. It's interesting, definitely, also because there was no mention of the name of the organisation (or person) who put the posters up. I was concious of a feeling of surprise though: the only politically inclined posters I've seen before have been advertisements of some election candidate or political party. I've never seen posters with a message beyond "Vote for me".

2 comments:

Unmana said...

Whose compartment?

Sorry, couldn't resist that. Great poster, I think!

Sumedha said...

Thanks for pointing out that stupid mistake. :) And ya, it is a good poster.