India's partition in the year 1947 was accompanied by large scale violence, mass murders and rapes. It took decades for us Indians to recuperate from the shock of our land being divided, of us getting parted from our loved ones and leaving our beloved homes for forever. Why am I talking of the partition when it has been almost seven decades since it happened, because I see … [Read more...]
We Are Intolerant People, And See It As A Quality. But What About Its Devastating Consequences?
The Lok Sabha elections and then the Delhi elections saw an outbreak of discussions and arguments on the social media, the print media, Electronic Media and even in the discussions at the Chaiwallas and the office. Supporters from rival parties came face to face many times. Disagreements are but natural, but the way they were shown was not agreeable. Obscenities were … [Read more...]
Judges Of A Debate Competition Laughed At Sexist Comments. And It Was Not Funny At All.
I recently happened to participate in the Debate competition at the VTU Youth Festival, Belgaum. What I experienced on that day, not only shocked me, but gave me a dose of the reality. It made me understand, that the so called ‘Progressive Youth of India’ hasn’t really progressed. The motion was “Women make better politicians than men”. This motion was not only conspicuously … [Read more...]