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An open letter to BBC

Dear ‪#‎BBC‬,
I am a common Indian girl nobody knows because no short films were ever made about me.Here is what i have been wanting to say since I heard about your documentary.
We are a nation that was home to Ms Anandibai Gopalrao Joshee (31 March 1865 – 26 February 1887),the first south Asian woman to get a degree in western medicine.
Ms Indra Noyee(Pepsi co) and Ms Chanda Kochhar(ICICI) are some names that need no introduction in the business world,and guess what,they are Indians too.
Jhumpa Lahiri,Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai have inked the pages of Indian literature so beautifully that its got to last for centuries to come.
Speaking of performing arts,The world knows its India that pioneered the former.Women from all ages are artsy enough.
We are a nation that accepts people from all over the world to amalgamate,create and inspire.
Mary Kom,PT Usha,Saina Nehwal -girls that brought home medals and inspired millions.
And Finally,People like Laxmi,acid attack survivor who found true love and Nirbhaya,whose fighting spirit ignited a fire that has refused to die out.
They are ‪#‎Indiasdaughter‬,i am #Indiasdaughter,every Indian woman is #indiasdaughter.You simply don't get to selectively portray flaws on international platform and get away with it.While words like 'freedom of expression' sounds nice in retrospect,lets not forget that there is much more to the title you picked.My country is not perfect,but then no other country is.
This has further reinforced the idea as to why content oriented movies like Devdas,Lagaan,Taare zameen par failed to win Oscars but Slumdog Millionare,a mere adaptation did.
On March 8 2015,International women's day,
‪#‎happywomensday‬
‪#gypnirmaan

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