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Friday, March 14, 2008

Sensitivity of the Insensitive


Rule of the brute
Evacuate those North Indians from Maharashtra, make the thief blind, cut off the hands of the burglar, strip off the apparel from the women's body, and the list will still have rooms for more. Seems that the over sensitive people here are bent on proving that sensitivity is the best proved when insensitivity is meted out.Very recently all the cases of Mob lynching from Bhagalpur to Kathihar to the lanes of UP, Maharashtra and God knows where more. You have all of a sudden an impatient mob ready to blind you even not being sure as to whether you are the perpetrator of the crime or not. Snatching of a chain (proved or not proved, does not matter) all of a sudden forces the unruly mob to turn to a savage thus either blinding the snatcher (so called) or by lynching him. The phrase Eye for an eye and stone for a stone perhaps has never been realised so word to word. Make Blind or cut shoulders for stealing, lynch for n-number of concoctions that one can enumerate. Is that a sign that we are going back to primitive ages (not sure if lynching was prevalent then) where brutes ruled. Or may be this is just a psychological evolution.Then you have the frenzied mob ready to show power on dalit and tribal women and others so deprived. Remember all the channels playing Assam's shame when a tribal lady was stripped by a turbulent mob in Guwahati recently. Then, a woman stripped and beaten up in full public view by people of Jalli village in Warrangal of AP. This list is also a big one anyways. Well in these incidents the mob furore however depicts the parochial male attitude which has to be dealt with humongous arguments and counter arguments. This is the same land where women are worshiped as Goddesses (please remain silent on female foeticide, dowry, molestation, gender bias, ) and see how goddesses are treated.In another instance you have the super sensitivity of Maharashtra's self styled leaders all set to evacuate all the North-Indians from their land (claimed so). Are the bhelpuri wallahs, the street peddlers, autowallahs, so a matter of insecurity that one just gets up on its toes to ouster the victims (or culprits according to self styled leaders) call them whatsoever. No matter how a humiliated life you are leading there, but your fault is that you are celebrating your festivals there, you are making the city dirty and are a threat to the localites for jobs. Means this is a hint that if Indians are being thrown out of Malaysia or America or Canada or England, it will be similarly logical for Indians are not aborigines of those places . For that purpose you have the right to claim since you have green cards. What here then? Any passport visa or green card needed to stay in your Motherland just because it is not your lingual land.At this point, one thing is evident that taking to laws at own hand is something very easy but to find a befitting solution to lawlessness whatsoever is the matter to ponder on. Kant's Categorical imperative definitely says that the nature of a moral act is one which would be the right thing to do for any person in similar circumstances. But again his imperative also says that universality has to be maintained throughout. So there perhaps the sensitivity of the insensitives will not work because this way there would be infinite regress to taking of brutal law.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Why back terror with to push an idea or thought

Fight a cause with another cause, not with vandalism
Come a Western Celebration day and all the Senas (self styled brigades here )are ready to push forward their rudimentary ideas and opposition against it. Here the context is primarily Valentines day, as the day fall today. Any nook and corner of Bhopal, Jaipur, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad would be breeding with such Gerua Senas (Saffron brigade) who would be ready with sticks to punish those who follow and observe the day. Vandalising Archies, Hallmark shops with an intension so as to send the message that ' We are against Multi National and Western influences'. Will that suffice. NO..... Many more.The point here is Why terror yaar? Just one point of justification to clear why terror is backed by ideas so Hindustani. Who is not proud to be an Indian. But does that mean that horror in Promoting an idea would lead to any kind of a consequence. Will it not breed animosity? If a certain Idea is so strong, should it need vandalism, turmoil or chaos. If one believes that the promotion of a day called Valentines day is a conspiracy hatched by Multi National companies to enter the rich culture such as India, should that mean a violent opposition. And that to booking college girls or boys.The Logic is, Promotion of a day is an IDEA so that cards, gifts confectioneries of the West Sell here. Ok ... An agreeable point.... BUT... But fight the IDEA with another IDEA.. Why fight an IDEA with Terror? Why not give a befitting reply to the MNC. Why beating innocent people, vandalising petty shops. Some kind of an MNC conspires for something and you are ready to fuss with your innocent Indians (India is my Country, All Indians are my brother and Sisters?) Where then is the mutual brotherhood and fraternity. How then will MNCs stop from promoting further Celebrations also ? Because they are just not infringed in whatever they do.A certain philosophy or thought might be not good for the greater well being of individual. True...... Agreed..... Medha Patekar sat on fast and dharna to bring justice for the Evacuees of Narmada. She did not raise any sena to kill , hamper , torture or punish the people who are or will be benefiting from the Dam. Government is accountable and she knows that a fight is always with the one who is accountable not with the one who might be profiting from certain thing. Irom Sharmila is fighting for a cause. Aruna Roy fought and won her cause. Anna Hazare is perpetual in his path. Than whats wrong with the opposer with such a noble cause (Protesting the west)Again, to be very cynical and Pragmatic. Why don't You go to Five star, Luxury resorts and show rich brats, celebrities, stars that YOU OPPOSE..... Why only poor people who are very vulnerable in Parks, Bikes and petty restaurants............

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Saif Da Tattoo

Apun ka style hai biru
In Cambodia, tattoos are used for self protection. People in Thailand also emblazon tattoos. Indians have a traditional tattooing system as in the forms of signs, symbols of their religions (May be Om, trident, the swastik sign ). In certain parts of India, tattooing self name is also practised.Very recently noted Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan got the name of Karina Kapoor tattooed on his hand, leaving aside all speculations that they are 'really together' and 'happy'. Media got another hot cake to discuss and reflect. Not that Saif is the only one to inscribe the name of his beloved on his body. Hollywood actors like Angelina Jolie also had the tattoo marks of her former husband (Billi Bob)on her hand. Jolie however has three prominent tattoos on her hand. One Arabic, One Yantra (in pali text as the Cambodians have) and one Latin.Sylvester Stallone also has a tattoo of his wife on his hand.Here however the matter of perpetual relationship gets set into a question mark. Sense of longing definitely leads to such activities. While seriousness might precede such acts no doubt.Saif divorced his wife after living in a thirteen years of marriage. Later he also dated Rozza Catalino and broke up with her in 2007. And now the new Saga has started with Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor which reached its zenith during the shooting of the duo's next movie Tashan(Style). Surmises crops in this time also, that such instances of holding and letting loose could be another probable instance. The thing that would remain forever is the name of beloved Kareena Kapoor tattooed on his hand. Sense, Belonging and Security, that comes handy with the tattoo. Maybe this is Yaara da Tashan!