The recently concluded civic polls in the state of West Bengal leave us with a blazing question, “is the display of violence always predominant in elections in West Bengal?” West Bengal Polls since the time the TMC came in power, have always been indulged in a barbarous display of power politics using muscle power as and when felt necessary by the ruling party. The Trinamool … [Read more...]
Comparing The Death Of Saurabh Kumar To Dadri Lynching Shows The Big Picture
In the past few days, the Indian media space was flooded with news of a 53 year old man lynched by mob for allegedly consuming beef. While this is a condemnable act and should be rebuked at all levels, this issue had been politicized. At the same time an honest engineer working for Indian Railways killed brutally, lacks the much needed political attention and media coverage … [Read more...]
Shiv Sena Kills Music In The Name Of Nationalism. If Not Ghulam Ali, Think Of Your ‘Own People’!
“Music can change the world because it can change people.” But, what if someone is applying brakes in the flow of music since his sense of self-righteousness doesn’t allow him to change the things for better. You must have heard of cancellation of Ghulam Ali’s concerts in Mumbai and Pune due to protest and threats by Shiv Sena. It demanded to call off the concert just … [Read more...]
Dadri Case Exposed Our Quest For Religious Superiority And Utter Hypocrisy. Its Typical Us!
When I say my grandparents are hardcore vegetarians, I mean they won’t even touch garlic. They don’t hate non-vegetarians but lets just say that even if you were to take up one of their 2 empty flats on rent, you couldn’t be non-vegetarian. What they choose to do with their own environment is completely up to them. I truly believe there is absolutely no problem with having … [Read more...]
Media Won’t Show This Story Of A Muslim Boy And A Cow, Because It Isn’t Lynching
When the whole western Uttar Pradesh and most of the social media is going crazy with raw vigour to support their religion and communalism tends to be on its peak, when the fourth pillar of democracy, the main stream media has adopted a publicity path instead of acting as a responsible agent to abate any communal tension prevailing in the region, some incidents have come to the … [Read more...]
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