Remember when Deepika Padukone wearing a saffron bikini was an insult to an entire religion? How come saffron-clad sexual abusers do not inspire even a fraction of that outrage?
What a fascinating moral compass.
घरं नाकारणे, मांसविक्रीची दुकानं बंद करणे, कबुतरखान्यांमुळे आजार पसरू देणे, मुनींकडून धमक्या देणे, रस्त्यांवर आणि सोसायट्यांमध्ये पांढरे पट्टे मारणे, शाळेच्या डब्यात बटाटा कांदा आणण्यावर निर्बंध घालणे...हे सगळं अह���ंसा नाही.
ज्यांना घरं नाकारली गेली, ज्यांचे व्यवसाय बंद पडले त्यांच्यावर झालेली मानसिक व भावनिक हिंसा किती मोठी आहे याची जाणीव असायला हवी.
iPhone 17 now starts at ₹99,900 in India!
It was ₹82,900 before.
- Dude, this wasn't even launched at this event? Why did this get an upgrade, only for price?
It was another 7 p.m. in my hometown. My house is right beside a small religious place of worship. They switched on the loudspeaker, and some lady started singing at full volume with that blaring Android noise.
My dad went there, didn’t say anything to anyone, pulled out the loudspeaker wires, and there was sudden silence. The lady kept singing; she didn’t seem bothered. There is a huge difference between people who are really religious vs who try to save the religion.
Later, at around 10 p.m., a few people came to our house, obviously, and said, “What you did was not right. You are against us,” along with all the other nonsensical things you read on the internet. My dad simply said, “I donate the maximum amount to your religious place every year.” They went away.
It’s not like my father isn’t used to noise pollution. He is. He starts his day with a noisy water pump, followed by the ghar se kachra nikaal van. But that day, he gave up.
My father is deeply religious. He won’t miss a single day of worship, either at home or at a religious place. He visits pilgrimage sites twice a year and donates generously everywhere. I don’t.
But I understand the nuisance that noise pollution creates, and I understood it much better when I travelled outside India. When I landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport and stepped outside to get a taxi, not a single cab driver was honking. All I could hear was the sound of engines. You won’t truly understand this until you experience it yourself. Every street goes quiet after 8 p.m., especially in residential areas.
But I can also see that India is changing. Of course, there are people around us who will make as much noise as possible to celebrate, regardless of the nuisance they create for others. But there are also people like my dad, who will one day wake up from a deep sleep and take matters into their own hands to fix this problem.
Till last few couple of years, if you played loud DJ in society or street post 10pm, in a religious function no one dared to call police because they were scared of fanatics. But this year something changed. The fear among people is dying down, they are seeing the reality with open year and senses.
A major changing is coming.
Am trying to locate that video, but was asked this question around Jun 25 -
“Why is mainstream media not covering you?”
And I had replied -
“By the time we are done, mainstream media would no longer be relevant.”
The most important thing the resignation does is encourage people to speak. Just speak. That despite the power of the state, there is always strength in speaking out.
This change in itself is extremely powerful.
Who would have though that a bunch of students would bend the will of one of the most dominant governments in the world? More power to them. More power to democracy 🇮🇳
Stop blindly following any political party.
Support good policies.
Question bad decisions.
Praise what’s been done good.
Criticise whenever you see something wrong.
Your loyalty should be towards the nation,
not to any political party.
पर्दे लगाकर ये कर रही थी दिल्ली पुलिस।
20 दिन से अनशन पर बैठे इंसान को स्ट्���ेचर पर नहीं घसीट कर ले जाया गया।
मोदी जी इस पाप के लिए ये देश आपको कभी माफ नहीं करेगा।
When I see a bunch of desis doing garba on an airport tarmac, I'm reminded that culture is not just what you perform-it's how you behave. Culture is best expressed through etiquette, consideration for others, respect for shared spaces and civic sense. The dance is visible. The values behind it are what truly matter.