A nation raises a toast to its 50 million women on Mother's Day. And then, shows scant respect for them for the rest of the year. Even as we write this, one state government has banned women from pubs after 10 pm (men are allowed till later) and another is facing stiff political opposition as it tries to pass a bill legalising live-in relationships. Are we a forward-looking 21st century superpower? Or a regressive nation in denial? SUNDAY MiD DAY raises the question