It was the time to go to bed, and as usual for mommy's bedtime stories. He had been listening them for five years now, and he really enjoyed each one. His mum was a real story-teller, because impressing this boy wasn't an easy job. That night his mother seemed a bit tensed, a sense of fear ruled her face. He asked her, but she didn't respond, instead said, "Come, it's time for the next story, today I will tell you a real one okay?" She now had all his attention, because a real story wasn't a part of daily routine. He waited eagerly. She started in a typical way..
Once upon a time in India, there was a leader, who changed people's world. The people there, had fallen prey to the dictatorship of foreign(define it yourself) invaders. They had to push themselves to the boundary of death to earn a living. For some, it was much difficult even to find some work! Money came in bits, it went off, on bits. Poverty was all over, rich and poor were corners of universe. The dictating power was strong, clever and witty. It had laid its foundations deep into that place. People now feared going against them, but they found no way out of the problem, until he came up.
This boy was raised in the same downtrodden environment. Yea, he had those guts, none other had. He wished to change the world, and yes he surely did! He had the tricks to win people's minds, he influenced them greatly. His words moved them throughout. He made people realize how they had been kept away from the treasure they owned(define this one too).
The invaders now had a fear, of this boy. They knew they would soon see an uprising. Some started to back off, some stayed, brave enough. And then! There was an uprising! People saw these dictators as termites, eating up their hard earned resources. They tried to shoo them off and were pretty successful! Many were forced to leave, but others stayed. People there now had no fear. They lived happily thereafter.
She stopped speaking, the story had ended, in a quite blunt manner. He still expected her to speak, to continue and give a thrilling end. But the story had ended, she had declared. The boy, as expected, was now full of questions! He shot the first one at her. "Then what happened to those who did not go back mama?" "Did they survive?" She got the hint of the maze that had built up in his mind. She now decided to tell him the truth. Answering his question, she became weak, the answer was the reason..
"Look, not all of the invaders were bad, there were people who had friends among the people of that place, those were the good ones. They had good relations with people. People too liked them, but then the wave of hatred came and swept away all that love between them. And son, we were one of those good invaders.."
She controlled herself, the word which she had used for herself, 'invaders' was a cruel one. But she was used to it now. He was damn puzzled now. He had expected this story to be of some time, 100-200 years back. He asked her "What? We were the invaders?! But mama you told me this was my birthplace! Didn't you?" It was a tough one for her, "Yea my boy, still I say, this is your birthplace. But look, we moved here to Mumbai recently, whereas your dad was born in Bihar." She tried to stop her tears but they flowed unnoticed to her. "But mama, Bihar and Mumbai both in India right?" "Yes son, but they are different states!! Now stop questioning and listen..
"The world outside is very different from that in your textbook. Your dad fell a prey to this cruel world. The book says you can speak freely anything, unless you don't hurt anyone. Freedom of Speech, that's what it is called. But that doesn't apply outside okay? You might get to learn few more things later, but Remember..never say it in public, that you have the freedom of speech.."
The boy nodded, he could do only that. She was weeping continuously. Her loss was a great one, one which couldn't recover, nor that leader could understand.
The mother was right on her part. She cared for her child. There are many such people in Maharashtra today, who live in fear. Maharashtra today has become a 'namesake-democratic-state'. The government is one here, but those who rule the people are actually different. Well it would be unjust to speak only of Maharashtra. Several other states like Haryana have people who consider law and order a joke. Jat clans are biggest examples. An episode of Satyamev Jayate was based upon love marriages, and Jat heads were asked to give their opinions, who openly stated that Indian constitution hadn't anything to do with their tradtional rules. In a Jat, their rules would be supreme! I and also the Constitution, respect the tradition, but not those which try to take away individual identity. A boy and a girl loved each other and they got married, against the Jat rules. These people killed the couple ruthlessly! Moreover when they were asked about the validity of the reason for the murder, they held their Jat rules tight.
This shows how law is taken over by some powerful(by money and muscle, I doubt of brains) people. Freedom of Speech, a unique and powerful feature of a democracy. Recently, a news caught attention, when two girls in Palghar were arrested for posting a comment on the Facebook. When I first read this news, I did not get it and simply ignored. By the way, a reason for ignoring it was the way it was presented, very unclear and confusing. Next day my friend told me to read about the arrest. I remembered what I had read. When I actually read the whole thing, it struck me! This was the post..
"Respect is earned, not given and definitely not forced. Today Mumbai shuts down due to fear and not due to respect. People like Thackeray are born and die daily and one should not observe a bandh for that"
This was a pretty brave thing to do on her part. Because we all know what happens when someone speaks against Shivsena(be it right or wrong), don,t we?! The consequences she faced was a 14 day arrest, under Section 295 (a) of the IPC (for hurting religious sentiments) and Section 64 (a) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Section 505 (2) of the IPC for making "statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes", and the police added Section 66 (A) of the Information Technology Act. As a party never ends without deserts, a Shivsena campaign never ends without a mob attacking places and breaking down everything it gets! Shivsainiks(they are called, notice who is being mocked at) attacked the girl's uncle's clinic just after police had visited her house! Aha! Maybe she didn't have a mother like that boy, or maybe she forgot what she had to remember all along..
The girl had made a direct comment on the Late Shivsena Supremo Balasaheb Thakre, a highly admired and respected personality. His death saw a large crowd gathering at Shivaji Park, as large as the one seen during Bal Gangadhar Tilak's death. This was a clear sketch of the influence he had on people's mind. He had two sides, a personal good one, and a political cruel one. The cruelty of the latter overruled the beauty of the former. His many political views were not only questionable, but also divisive. The case of the girl's arrest brings forward two very deep concerns: The reason for the arrest was never apt, then what made police to do it? Here comes the role of influence..or rather impact.
The reason is clear friends, the fear(and look who's afraid). Next point, why was only this girl pointed at?! It's known to all, that there were thousands of Balasaheb critics. Many did criticize a Bandh on his death, that too on Facebook. But finally, this girl was chosen. Thinking a bit more, you will get it, why. Notice the girl's religion, it tells everything why she was pointed out of these thousands. Her uncle's clinic was destroyed, and the goons did it very willingly! A thought ruled their mind that the one who ruled them was disrespected. And these specially channelised young men did their job well! Yea! Very well!
The example shows us very well how the actual rulers work. The girl was arrested because she said something that was against a man who was greatly respected(forget about how Balasaheb bitterly talked about North Indians..forget that). In a democracy, each one has a right to put up his views, and she had used hers. But where do we live in a democracy?! Right? Here Prithviraj Chavan is the CM, but police arrest a girl because Balasaheb was dishonoured(and it hurted 'religious' feelings)! Oh sorry, I am so strongly speaking against him! I can't right? I must remember I am not free to say that I am free to express!
It is we, the people, who can change situations. What I ask is not to face the wrong, but only change your perspective as to what is wrong. If you face difficulties in finding a job or you feel that entry of people of other states are causing problem in yours, it's time to change your thinking. A very simple option was provided by these regional leaders, embedding a feeling of hatred. You need to come up! It sounds funny when I talk this, but it is really very important to keep our country bonded. People! Be a human before an Indian, Maharashtrian comes very later. Keep speaking! Keep thinking! Be brave, support the right. And remember, shout it loud in the public, that you have got the freedom of speech.
Once upon a time in India, there was a leader, who changed people's world. The people there, had fallen prey to the dictatorship of foreign(define it yourself) invaders. They had to push themselves to the boundary of death to earn a living. For some, it was much difficult even to find some work! Money came in bits, it went off, on bits. Poverty was all over, rich and poor were corners of universe. The dictating power was strong, clever and witty. It had laid its foundations deep into that place. People now feared going against them, but they found no way out of the problem, until he came up.
This boy was raised in the same downtrodden environment. Yea, he had those guts, none other had. He wished to change the world, and yes he surely did! He had the tricks to win people's minds, he influenced them greatly. His words moved them throughout. He made people realize how they had been kept away from the treasure they owned(define this one too).
The invaders now had a fear, of this boy. They knew they would soon see an uprising. Some started to back off, some stayed, brave enough. And then! There was an uprising! People saw these dictators as termites, eating up their hard earned resources. They tried to shoo them off and were pretty successful! Many were forced to leave, but others stayed. People there now had no fear. They lived happily thereafter.
She stopped speaking, the story had ended, in a quite blunt manner. He still expected her to speak, to continue and give a thrilling end. But the story had ended, she had declared. The boy, as expected, was now full of questions! He shot the first one at her. "Then what happened to those who did not go back mama?" "Did they survive?" She got the hint of the maze that had built up in his mind. She now decided to tell him the truth. Answering his question, she became weak, the answer was the reason..
"Look, not all of the invaders were bad, there were people who had friends among the people of that place, those were the good ones. They had good relations with people. People too liked them, but then the wave of hatred came and swept away all that love between them. And son, we were one of those good invaders.."
She controlled herself, the word which she had used for herself, 'invaders' was a cruel one. But she was used to it now. He was damn puzzled now. He had expected this story to be of some time, 100-200 years back. He asked her "What? We were the invaders?! But mama you told me this was my birthplace! Didn't you?" It was a tough one for her, "Yea my boy, still I say, this is your birthplace. But look, we moved here to Mumbai recently, whereas your dad was born in Bihar." She tried to stop her tears but they flowed unnoticed to her. "But mama, Bihar and Mumbai both in India right?" "Yes son, but they are different states!! Now stop questioning and listen..
"The world outside is very different from that in your textbook. Your dad fell a prey to this cruel world. The book says you can speak freely anything, unless you don't hurt anyone. Freedom of Speech, that's what it is called. But that doesn't apply outside okay? You might get to learn few more things later, but Remember..never say it in public, that you have the freedom of speech.."
The boy nodded, he could do only that. She was weeping continuously. Her loss was a great one, one which couldn't recover, nor that leader could understand.
The mother was right on her part. She cared for her child. There are many such people in Maharashtra today, who live in fear. Maharashtra today has become a 'namesake-democratic-state'. The government is one here, but those who rule the people are actually different. Well it would be unjust to speak only of Maharashtra. Several other states like Haryana have people who consider law and order a joke. Jat clans are biggest examples. An episode of Satyamev Jayate was based upon love marriages, and Jat heads were asked to give their opinions, who openly stated that Indian constitution hadn't anything to do with their tradtional rules. In a Jat, their rules would be supreme! I and also the Constitution, respect the tradition, but not those which try to take away individual identity. A boy and a girl loved each other and they got married, against the Jat rules. These people killed the couple ruthlessly! Moreover when they were asked about the validity of the reason for the murder, they held their Jat rules tight.
This shows how law is taken over by some powerful(by money and muscle, I doubt of brains) people. Freedom of Speech, a unique and powerful feature of a democracy. Recently, a news caught attention, when two girls in Palghar were arrested for posting a comment on the Facebook. When I first read this news, I did not get it and simply ignored. By the way, a reason for ignoring it was the way it was presented, very unclear and confusing. Next day my friend told me to read about the arrest. I remembered what I had read. When I actually read the whole thing, it struck me! This was the post..
"Respect is earned, not given and definitely not forced. Today Mumbai shuts down due to fear and not due to respect. People like Thackeray are born and die daily and one should not observe a bandh for that"
This was a pretty brave thing to do on her part. Because we all know what happens when someone speaks against Shivsena(be it right or wrong), don,t we?! The consequences she faced was a 14 day arrest, under Section 295 (a) of the IPC (for hurting religious sentiments) and Section 64 (a) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Section 505 (2) of the IPC for making "statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes", and the police added Section 66 (A) of the Information Technology Act. As a party never ends without deserts, a Shivsena campaign never ends without a mob attacking places and breaking down everything it gets! Shivsainiks(they are called, notice who is being mocked at) attacked the girl's uncle's clinic just after police had visited her house! Aha! Maybe she didn't have a mother like that boy, or maybe she forgot what she had to remember all along..
The girl had made a direct comment on the Late Shivsena Supremo Balasaheb Thakre, a highly admired and respected personality. His death saw a large crowd gathering at Shivaji Park, as large as the one seen during Bal Gangadhar Tilak's death. This was a clear sketch of the influence he had on people's mind. He had two sides, a personal good one, and a political cruel one. The cruelty of the latter overruled the beauty of the former. His many political views were not only questionable, but also divisive. The case of the girl's arrest brings forward two very deep concerns: The reason for the arrest was never apt, then what made police to do it? Here comes the role of influence..or rather impact.
The reason is clear friends, the fear(and look who's afraid). Next point, why was only this girl pointed at?! It's known to all, that there were thousands of Balasaheb critics. Many did criticize a Bandh on his death, that too on Facebook. But finally, this girl was chosen. Thinking a bit more, you will get it, why. Notice the girl's religion, it tells everything why she was pointed out of these thousands. Her uncle's clinic was destroyed, and the goons did it very willingly! A thought ruled their mind that the one who ruled them was disrespected. And these specially channelised young men did their job well! Yea! Very well!
The example shows us very well how the actual rulers work. The girl was arrested because she said something that was against a man who was greatly respected(forget about how Balasaheb bitterly talked about North Indians..forget that). In a democracy, each one has a right to put up his views, and she had used hers. But where do we live in a democracy?! Right? Here Prithviraj Chavan is the CM, but police arrest a girl because Balasaheb was dishonoured(and it hurted 'religious' feelings)! Oh sorry, I am so strongly speaking against him! I can't right? I must remember I am not free to say that I am free to express!
It is we, the people, who can change situations. What I ask is not to face the wrong, but only change your perspective as to what is wrong. If you face difficulties in finding a job or you feel that entry of people of other states are causing problem in yours, it's time to change your thinking. A very simple option was provided by these regional leaders, embedding a feeling of hatred. You need to come up! It sounds funny when I talk this, but it is really very important to keep our country bonded. People! Be a human before an Indian, Maharashtrian comes very later. Keep speaking! Keep thinking! Be brave, support the right. And remember, shout it loud in the public, that you have got the freedom of speech.
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