Selective Outrage

Remember, no one took the rising extremism seriously enough in the 80s and then "The Kashmiri Pandit Genocide" took place. Let's not make more Kashmirs, and hope lives of people can be better all across, despite religion, despite creed, ethnicity or class.

In India calling Sri Ram a drunkard, taking his statue in procession while beating it with chappals, the evangelists hurling abuses, equating Hindu gods with Satan, abhorrent comments on Lord Nataraja and Lord Krishna, portrayal of Ma Kaali with a cigarette, insinuating her to be a lesbian, et al do not constitute blasphemy.

Sometimes, due to the popular outrage which is created by manipulation of public opinions, we forget there is something like the law also prevails in the country which provides for some procedure of getting justice.

in Udaipur, 43 year old Vinod was stabbed to death by three lowlives- Raja Oad (Awad), Fardeen, and a third youth also named Fardeen- for objecting to their frequent lewd remarks aimed at women.

Shaming someone else automatically gives you a character certificate. Till the time someone doesn’t shame you.

विज्ञापन में दिखाए गए पात्रों के धर्म एक दूसरे से बदल दिए जाएं तो क्या देश में अभी शांति रहती। क्या तनिष्क के शोरूम सुरक्षित रहते। क्या लिबरल तब भी अभिभ्यक्ती की स्वतन्त्रता की बात करते।

We live in a country where terrorist has no religion but a rapist has a religion and has a particular caste.

भारतीय संस्कृति के बारे में इतिहासज्ञों एवं विद्वानों के पास एक भी प्रमाण ऐसा नहीं है कि जो इस सनातन संस्कृति को संकीर्ण, परंपरावादी, धर्मांध, नारी विरोधी एवं दलित विरोधी साबित कर सके। किंतु, जब भी कोई दुष्कर्म जैसी घटना होती है तो उसके तमाम संदर्भों को भुलाकर चोट केवल सनातन के प्रतीकों पर होती है।

The recent incident related to Kangana Ranaut being subjected to threats by Shiv Sena leaders and forceful action through Mumbai’s local Government machinery over a statement she made about Mumbai and the mum/silence that followed from Bollywood industry, the liberals and feminists, makes one ponder and wonder at the same time “Why the silence?”

कहां थी ये निष्पक्षता; जब हुए जवान शहीद थे.. कहां था पर्यावरणवाद; बकरे वाली ईद पे