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Quote by Aparna Sen
You don’t dance to the tune of the rulers.
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The quote means refusing to follow the wishes or direction of people in power. “Dance to the tune” is a figure of speech for adjusting your actions to suit someone else’s demands. It presents independence from rulers and their influence as the central idea.
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