Munawar Faruqui, the stand up comic from Gujarat, who was apprehended by some people during his act in Indore, subsequently arrested and denied bail on grounds that his act was allegedly offensive to Hindu deities, has now been in jail for over a week.
Since then, Faruqui has received support on social media and beyond from artists and activists alike. Aparna from the ICF spoke to another stand up comic, one of the few women in this creative industry, Aditi Mittal about the incident, the politics of offence taking, and the freedom to laugh.
