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Tehran- a place with great landscape, people

Streets of Tehran on the evening of December 21st appeared more dense with cars than other days. This was special day for Iranians – Yalda: a day in a year where night is the longest. All Iranians like every year celebrated this night by eating watermelons, special Iranian sweets (Gaz) and chatting with families and friends either at home or outside but celebrations were muted with no music or laughter from youngsters. This represent today’s Iran. A city and country where a younger generation is at cross roads with people who govern the country. It is as much similar when teenagers wish to rebel against “do’s and don’ts” imposed by elders but have no means or courage to do. And so are Iranians - they suffer in silence with a small measure of subjugation and fear with a hope that US would do something to liberate them but without any devastation as that of Iraq. My second visit to Tehran gave me this opportunity to understand the psyche of young Iranians and also admire wonderful landsc