Imagine being so salty toward a specific faith that you deliberately wait for Ganesh Chaturthi, make a sign, stand like a zombie amidst people celebrating, and record the entire spectacle just to chase online clout.
The criticism of the word "putra" in the Ganesh aarti's line "baanjhan ko putra de" comes from pure linguistic ignorance. In classical Sanskrit, putra is often used gender-neutrally to mean "child," much like how "mankind" or "primitive man" in scientific literature refers to humanity as a whole, encompassing both men and women.
Also, the 17th-century saint attributed to this composition, Samarth Ramdas, also composed deeply revered aartis for Goddess Durga, making accusations of inherent misogyny entirely baseless.
This performative outrage has become an annual ritual driven by bad faith rather than legitimate critique. High time people stopped inventing grievances where none exist and let devotees celebrate in peace.