Crackdown on Dissent: ‘Ruk Mat, Thak Mat, Baith Mat’

(This song, which celebrates the voice of the janta and India's diversity, was first published on 15 August 2017. It has been reposted from The Quint's archives to mark India's 77th Independence Day.)

Ruk mat. Thak mat. Baith mat. Go out there and do what you want to do. What you have to do. What you must do. Do whatever that will quell the storm in your heart. Ruk mat. Thak mat. Baith mat.

Producers: Almas Khateeb & Rohit Pathak
Assistant Producer: Pupal

Writer: Akriti Singh
Raag: Sriparna Chatterjee
Tabla: Ashok Shinde

DOP: Gautam Gulati
Cameramen: Jyotiprakash Rout, Vijay Sartape, Vivek Ambre
Video Editor: Vinayak Shewale
Graphics: Akshay Sandankar

This video was produced as a collaborative between The Quint and BloombergQuint.