The Hindu has an unusual ad in today’s paper (at least in the Chennai edition, which I get) on the occasion of Republic Day.

At the middle is an ambigram that reads “journalism” one way and “democracy” upside down. Below the way that reads “journalism”, there’s a statement saying:

This Republic Day, we reaffirm our commitment to journalism that strengthens a democracy—today and always.

And below the way that reads “democracy”, the statement goes:

This Republic Day, we reaffirm our commitment to a democracy that strengthens journalism—today and always.

The whole idea is that journalism is the republic’s mirror.

I’m posting this for no reason other than that I found it quite clever. 😄