India is the most populous country in the world, with more than 30 per cent of its population comprising adolescent and young people between the age of 10 to 24. Sex education is not mandatory in Indian schools and certain states have banned it altogether.Īccording to a June 2021 survey by The Zero Period, a non-profit organisation that focuses on sex education in India, 71 per cent of its 2,000-plus respondents did not receive any form of sex education during their schooling years. While better private schools in cities usually have some elements of sex education in their curriculum, other schools – especially in rural areas – can skip the issue entirely. Sindhu Education Society, an organisation that runs schools in Maharashtra’s Ulhasnagar, has even decided to include sex education in its curriculum, reportedly influenced by the film’s message.
The coyness of India’s censors has, however, not stopped the film from prompting a wider discussion on the lack of sex education in Indian schools and its growing importance. At a recent public screening of the film, Mr Kumar even jokingly referred to OMG 2 as the “first adult film which is made for teenagers”, while urging it to be shown in schools.
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