India, Jan. 25 -- There is no social rebellion bigger than the one nonchalantly mounted by the lovers in a park. Occupying benches, nestled against shady bushes, resting next to archaic trees, lying daringly on the grass, the silhouettes of lovers of diverse ages, socio-economic backgrounds, gender and sexual identities complete the picture of a space and the society inhabiting it. Their fingers, hairs, limbs, and breaths intertwined, they map centuries of oppression and resistance. If one looks carefully at them, all pessimism evaporates. At least momentarily.

If you want to know about a culture, community, city, country, civilisation, or whatever it is that people choose to group themselves as, look at how lovers in a park are treated....