After watching RAAKH,
It is an incredibly heavy realization when you connect those dots. For decades, that absolute fear was passed down from generation to generation of Indian parents.
When we are kids, that kind of strictness feels like a cage. It feels unfair, overprotective, and like our parents just don't want us to have fun or grow up. But looking at it through the lens of history—especially events like the one shown in Raakh—you realize that their rules weren't meant to limit your freedom; they were a shield born out of pure terror.
Parents who lived through that era saw firsthand how quickly a normal, everyday routine could turn into a worst-case scenario. To them, a simple rule like "don't take a lift" or "don't stay out past dark" wasn't just a minor boundary—it was the thin line keeping their children safe from a world that had suddenly proven it could be incredibly cruel.
It makes you view their anxiety with a lot more empathy. It wasn't that they didn't trust you; they just couldn't trust the world around you.