‘Ironic Democracy’ was a performance aimed to put forward the contradictions regarding ‘Freedom of Speech’ in India. This was to show the irony between the ‘freedom’ mentioned in the constitution and the ‘freedom’ allowed by current socio-politicalb institutions.

During this performance, I stood fully wrapped in plastic for 45 minutes, in front of the backdrop, which has golden letters saying,
‘I DO HAVE FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, SPEECH AND EXPRESSION’
This is a satire on the fact that in India, despite being one of the biggest democracies, the fundamental right of freedom of expression is being questioned. The reason I performed on this bridge was also to pay tribute to the social activist, Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, who was shot to death on the 20th of August, 2014