ESSAYSATIRE, DISSENT AND DEMOCRATIC CULTURE
The Laugh the State Cannot Legislate Away
Amid a wave of comedy show cancellations and digital censorship in 2026, comedian Azeem Banatwalla's Indian Express essay reflects on laughter as social emotion and satire as democratic resistance, connecting Generation Z's meme-driven dissent to the older lineage of Satyagraha and political cartooning.
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