Jammu, Jan. 21 -- I looked at the banners I was making:

We want Freedom of speech!

We want Freedom to Speak!

We want Freedom of Expression!

All banners for the next march, morcha or protest against the government. Then I heard a sound and from across my room heard muffled sobs and saw a man in a lecture's garb coming across to me, "What's wrong?" I asked.

He pointed to the inside of his mouth and I realized there was no tongue.

"Government did that?" I asked and watched him nodding in affirmation.

"Terrible!" I said, "We must organize a morcha. Get a banner ready, have a candle light vigil, against those two in the centre!"

He shook his head. "You don't want protests? You don't want me to hold a banner and get your tongue back?" I a...