On the other hand, consider these situations that have triggered protests, riots, violence…recently a movie was banned by a particular state government because it was said to have tackled the topic of reservations for the minority sections of the society. Most however, on being asked claimed not too have even seen the movie.
In another incident, an over-zealous youth wing leader for a political party set books by a particular author on fire and had it taken out of the official university syllabus because it apparently contained paragraphs that hurt the sentiments of the community.
The censor board insists films be altered or refuse to let it release because it contains certain scenes that might harm people’s senses while serials that openly seem to popularize issues like child marriage and female foeticide by glamorizing it. If one paid close attention to the above illustrations one would realize that somewhere down the line our priority, as responsible citizens, is getting skewered. We Indians are said to be extremely emotionally sensitive beings but does it pay to let the heart rule over the head. In fact, even if we look at history dating back to the British rule you’d see the proof.
For over 150 years, the Britishers flogged, publically humiliated us. We even tolerated notices such as ‘dogs and Indians not allowed.’ But when it was discovered that the Britishers were using cow and pig fat to make cartridges, our religious sentiments were hurt and a revolution took birth in the form of the mutiny of 1857. Maybe we need to recalculate what matters to us when human life is considered cheaper to religious and social sentiments.
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