Truly sad that Siddharth Shukla died of heart attack at 40. His family has announced there isn't any foul play and he isnt seeking justice. Who is truly seeking justice are Adivasi children dying of hunger in Nagada, few kms from Sukinda in Jajpur(Odisha).
@abhayminz Adivasis availed land rights after historical struggles, but today's petty officials and the land mafia is in their unethical mode, does the state safeguard Adivasis, Sch 5 regions?
When George Floyd died in USA, every Bollywood star had tweeted #Blacklivesmatter, but when Khaniya Bhil a tribal lynched in their own country, not a word came out for them. #TribalLivesMatter
What kind of hypocrisy is this?
A lynching is different from an isolated case of murder because its meant to humiliate a minority, assert dominance of the murderer community; well enabled by silent spectatorship of the majority(at crime scene or as audience watching videos of the crime). This is terrorism
Extremely marginalized sections are often unorganized, with a tiny middle class susceptible to elite cooption, self-loathing, survival anxieties. It's opportunism if well-informed activists wait for these weak movements to become successful before they speak in their favor.
Well-curated social media accounts of companies like Zomato and Swiggy should not be a distraction from their unfair practices and the cruel nature of the gig economy in India. Example:
Children who missed out on 2 years of education and had to work in fields or join the labour market to afford food, will now compete in entrance exams with those who could comfortably access online education from safer households. Then the latter will call it "merit".
"हिन्दू-मुसलमां, सिख हमारा भाई-भाई प्यारा,
यह है आजादी का झंडा, इसे सलाम हमारा।
हम हैं इसके मालिक हिन्दुस्तान हमारा,
पाक वतन है कौम का जन्नत से भी न्यारा।"
#indipendenceday2021#IndiaAt75