Talking of intolerance and returning of awards
Much has been said about the rising intolerance in society and also about the act of returning of the awards by some eminent persons who are considered to be greats in their respective fields of work.
Before we move ahead, let it be clear that lynching by mobs was so far heard in parts of Bengal, and in some other pockets where poor old ladies were killed by falsely labeling them as chudail or dayan.
It is hard to see such things now happening in places like Dimpaur in Nagaland and Dadri in NCR. Also, it is heart rending to see that in both the cases, at least one member of the victim's family was serving with the security forces. While, one victim was labelled as 'foreigner', and the investigations seem to confirm that both the victims were falsely accused of the 'crimes' that they never committed.
Such is the guile and cunning of the perpetrators of these crimes that ever since the political parties and people worth a name in this society are indulging in mud slinging and bad mouthing each other.
Print media has already wasted paper worth several millions in discussing this topic and has still not reached anywhere. The issue is all over the television screens and can not be missed either on the net.
But what is the truth. Are these people really interested in what they seem to say or whether they are just the hit-men of some political parties who have lost elections but do not wish to give up as yet.
Being abused by opposition is not new for BJP and its present face, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As such, some of the so called men of wisdom, self appointed champions of secularism, have always been critical of BJP and particularly that of NaMo. Both are anathema to some sections of the so called intelligentsia. The secularists just can not tolerate them both. Strangely, even some of their own people, usually estranged from the present regime, have been critical of their own government.
These days, it has become difficult to believe the written word, be it on net or in newspapers. Almost everyone seems to have an axe to grind and thus, a genuinely honest opinion is difficult to come by.
Hence, talking of intolerance and to comment on return of awards, by some authors, is a difficult proposition for an onlooker but one may also not ignore some points raised by BJP sympathisers.
NaMo came to power after BJP gained a simple majority on its own and this has happened after long long time indicating that people were fed up with the past regime and also did not want a coalition.
It is not if we have any dearth of eminent personalities who are genuinely disturbed at the growing chasm between the different sections of the society but it is also true that the last regime was the most corrupt, its leaders have cornered oodles of money that can easily buy some of the opinion makers.
What adds significance to the BJP's stance of it being manufactured dissent is the fact that it started with the lady named Nayantara Sehgal, and everyone knows her ancestry and the political lineage.
Despite doubts, let us assume they are all genuinely concerned but still, the question is whether they are going to achieve any tangible results by doing what they are doing. Let all of them think over it.
Much has been said about the rising intolerance in society and also about the act of returning of the awards by some eminent persons who are considered to be greats in their respective fields of work.
Before we move ahead, let it be clear that lynching by mobs was so far heard in parts of Bengal, and in some other pockets where poor old ladies were killed by falsely labeling them as chudail or dayan.
It is hard to see such things now happening in places like Dimpaur in Nagaland and Dadri in NCR. Also, it is heart rending to see that in both the cases, at least one member of the victim's family was serving with the security forces. While, one victim was labelled as 'foreigner', and the investigations seem to confirm that both the victims were falsely accused of the 'crimes' that they never committed.
Such is the guile and cunning of the perpetrators of these crimes that ever since the political parties and people worth a name in this society are indulging in mud slinging and bad mouthing each other.
Print media has already wasted paper worth several millions in discussing this topic and has still not reached anywhere. The issue is all over the television screens and can not be missed either on the net.
But what is the truth. Are these people really interested in what they seem to say or whether they are just the hit-men of some political parties who have lost elections but do not wish to give up as yet.
Being abused by opposition is not new for BJP and its present face, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As such, some of the so called men of wisdom, self appointed champions of secularism, have always been critical of BJP and particularly that of NaMo. Both are anathema to some sections of the so called intelligentsia. The secularists just can not tolerate them both. Strangely, even some of their own people, usually estranged from the present regime, have been critical of their own government.
These days, it has become difficult to believe the written word, be it on net or in newspapers. Almost everyone seems to have an axe to grind and thus, a genuinely honest opinion is difficult to come by.
Hence, talking of intolerance and to comment on return of awards, by some authors, is a difficult proposition for an onlooker but one may also not ignore some points raised by BJP sympathisers.
NaMo came to power after BJP gained a simple majority on its own and this has happened after long long time indicating that people were fed up with the past regime and also did not want a coalition.
It is not if we have any dearth of eminent personalities who are genuinely disturbed at the growing chasm between the different sections of the society but it is also true that the last regime was the most corrupt, its leaders have cornered oodles of money that can easily buy some of the opinion makers.
What adds significance to the BJP's stance of it being manufactured dissent is the fact that it started with the lady named Nayantara Sehgal, and everyone knows her ancestry and the political lineage.
Despite doubts, let us assume they are all genuinely concerned but still, the question is whether they are going to achieve any tangible results by doing what they are doing. Let all of them think over it.
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