Tuesday 31 January 2012

How to blame N Modi for Adnan Patrawala case


How to blame N Modi for Adnan Patrawala case

A Hindi and English News channel are thinking the very same right now.

The ways these news channels are covering this case indicate a gross Injustice has happened (by letting of the Four Accused for lack of evidence, all belonging to the majority Group).

Just recently these very news channels hailed the court order that acquitted people (belonging to the minority Group) booked for terrorist acts for lack of evidence. They even demanded apology and compensation from the state for the accused. In those terrorist acts the majority of people killed were from the majority community.

Coming back to N Modi:

Just try and imagine, if this case would have happened in Gujrat. A Minority member loses his life. Four Men from Majority group are acquitted. Do I need to say more:
All the NGO’s and all the SECULAR News channels and all the artists would have condemned N Modi and would have run for his blood.

So Mr N Modi be careful, they might be trying to Link you to this very case.

Thursday 26 January 2012

Freedom for ONE or Freedom for ALL


Freedom for ONE or Freedom for ALL

In this recent Rush-die event all the sponsors of art, writing and creativity kept on harping on the fundamental right to Freedom of speech.

My assumption is that Freedom of speech that is being asked for is not for the one Rush-die but for all the Indians.

Let’s move forward with this assumption and the dangerous freedom.

1.       What will happen tomorrow in case One billion Indians start abusing (in speech or writing or art) the Prophet?
2.       What will happen tomorrow in case half a billion Indians start drawing nude portraits of Hindu gods and Goddesses?
3.       What will happen tomorrow in case if half a billion Indians start mocking the great guru Nanak sahib?
4.       And so on…..

Well if we are going to give this freedom to Rush-die or Late Husain ji, then that freedom is available to all the Billions of Indians.

What will happen if all Indians start exercising that very same Freedom?

Simple, we will move from a civil state to a JUNGLE state. Everyone is having the freedom to eat everyone.
Well if this is what freedom will bring us then at least I am afraid of it.

Let’s argue that all the billion of Indians are more mature than these creative artistic people. Should we still allow this to happen?

I don’t think so for the following reason:

All the writers are in the business of Writing. All the painters are in the business of painting. All Film makers are in the business of Cinema.

When a writer writes book, a Product is created. The Product is then marketed and then sold. A lot of money is earned by these so called creative writers. Please be careful this is no social service that is being carried out. Money from that book is not used by the government for public good but is the property of the writer.

No issues with that.
But when you are in a commercial space then one must obey all the commercial rules and not hide behind the Freedom expression.

Tomorrow a Business man wants to print curtains with nude Hindu gods. He can turn back and say he is just being CREATIVE and this is his right to expression. Well if a painter is allowed then why not him. The painter is also selling his painting just like the business man will sell his curtains.

Similarly a Business man wants to have Koran writings on a door mat. For him this is being creative. He is also just selling a Product.

But we will all then say that this is not right. The business man is trying to sell his product by defaming others. Only a Writer has the right to commercially sell his book and be creative and has the right to Freedom of Expression. You are an ordinary Businessman and your work is not creative hence we will not allow you to do this.

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Why are we different to SUPPORTERS of Muslim Extremists?


Why are we different to SUPPORTERS of Muslim Extremists?

Something very new is happening in the Jaipur Literary Fest.

A Discussion between Rahul Bose, Shoma, Tarun, Barkha and Mr Javed Akhtar are presenting a new way to treat acts of Extremists.

Before we go ahead with the story, let’s go back in the memory lane and try and find out how all these very same people react when a Hindu extremist action is performed.

The first reaction is to condemn RSS for 12 Minutes for any Hindu Extremist action.

The second reaction is to talk about VHP, Bajrang Dal and Ram Sena for the Next 5 Mins.

Then condemn BJP for the Next 7 Minutes.

And finally close by Condemning Narendra Modi and the Gujrat riots.

This is the standard format that some television channel’s take whenever any Hindu extremist action is recorded anywhere in the country.

In this Rush-die episode something different has happened.
The following lines were heard in the discussion:

1.       How is media playing these debates or are we sensationalizing them…….
2.       Media should not be a medium for orthodoxy…
3.       Media has made the fringe mainstream…..
4.       We have made he Muslims look like lunatic fringe….
5.       Media has manufactured this controversy
6.       Media needs to introspect on the pitch that they have discussed this subject
7.       Why do we need this debate
8.       What will a Muslim get from this debate
9.       Rush-die is himself very intolerant to criticisms

P.S
In the total debate no body discussed the State Government / Central Government / Congress role.

Friday 20 January 2012

Rush-die and the middle finger


Rush-die and the middle finger

Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma used their longest finger recently in Australia.

They were honored with abuses, threats and all kind on dirty talks by the so called fans of Cricket.

Those people were not cricket fans, because a gentleman’s game would never support such act.

So what is the relation with Rush-die.

He was to participate in the Jaipur Literary fest.

So called followers of Islam started the same act of abuses, threats and all kind of dirty talks.

Just like a gentleman’s game will not support such action of crazy fans similarly I think that a universal great religion like Islam will never support these Fatwa’s.

So just like the two gentlemen used their middle finger should Rush-die do the same.
No.
I am not saying No, because I agree with the protesters but because this case is different.
I agree with Virat and Ishant for what they did. They might be part of the losing team but they have not offended or disrespected others by their actions.

In Rush-die’s case he has offended as well as made money by those writings.

One man’s freedom (to offend and earn money) must not lead to another’s man agony. Before freedom for all we must first strive for RESPECT FOR ALL.

Sunday 1 January 2012

Lokpal will not be able to remove corruption, wanna bet?


I used to get dirty drinking water at my home. I got a water filter and started getting clean drinking water. This was easy as I had to filter out only 10 - 20 liters of water every day.

There is a small lake that has got dirty water. I think we can try and get a Filter system created and clean the water in the Lake.

But can anyone say that we can create a Filter system and clean the Ocean Water if it gets dirty.
Well that is the same hope that we are having with Lokpal.
Today corruption is everywhere. We can go the extent in saying that where there is money there is some sort of corruption present. Be it Government or Corporate or Religious institutes or NGO’’s or Trusts etc etc.. It is bigger than the ocean and can be traced to every part of the country.

SO can a Lokpal clean it?

I am not very sure of the Procedure that the Lokpal institute will take. But whatever it may take, I don’t think it will have much impact. The Basic reasoning for this is that Process for Justice only gets completed once the top most court (Supreme Court) stamps the same, assuming that the accused will always try for the same.
Let us assume that for any corruption case, Indian citizen appeals to Lokpal. Lokpal accepts the appeal, gets the Investigation completed. Lets us assume that this activity gets completed in 30 days. So is this the end? Sorry.. this will be the starting of the Fight for the Citizen for the closure.

(We are assuming the Lokpal Offices would be available on closer vicinity and the Infrastructure would match to a minimum level, else the Indian citizen will lose half the battle in managing the Logistics as is the case with our other institutes)

After this the case will be taken to Lower judiciary for Prosecution. And this is where it will all fail. Do we need to explain why, because it will take next 10-20 Years for the Indian Citizen for justice. How many people want to spend next 20 years to fight for their Passport or Ration card or Driving License?

Should we not go to the Judiciary and let Lokpal be the Judge. WOW.. let’s not even try this path.
So what is Lokpal achieving for our system? The only thing that Lokpal will be able to get us is accept the petitioners appeal and get an Investigation done and register the case to the Judiciary. From there on it would be the same queue that has lakhs of People already waiting for.

In between the Lokpal can take action on the Corrupt official, but please remember that for the Indian Citizen that will not be the closure of the appeal. The closure will only happen after 20 odd years.
Let’s assume in the current system an Indian citizen goes to the Police and is not able to get the complaint registered. Eventually the Petitioner has a right to go to the court and get the Investigation Procedure started in the knowledge of the court. In this case the duration for investigation might take a little longer. And the same procedure will continue as mentioned above. This is where we are failing right now and after Lokpal this is where we will again fail..

The real Problem is that there is a Gap in demand and supply. There are more people who are demanding Justice and there are less number of People who can supply that justice (There are more cases and less number of Judges). If we can resolve are judicial cases much quicker, I feel me might not even need the Lokpal or any such institute.

SO anybody wanna take the bet?