15 May 2007

Attacking Artistic Freedom.

Once again the state run by a communal party comes up with issues, that sends the entire nation into strife. This time its the arrest and attack of student and the dean of department of fine arts of M.S university Baroda. The communal wing campaigners have taken to vandalism in many places on many occasion, citing that effect of foreign influences on Indian culture.
Off late moral policing by such right wing members have been taken in bad taste by the citizens of the country. Many feel moral policing and taking to vandalism is intrusion into individual's right to freedom of expression. Vandalism is an expression of the group's inability to convince upon their's idea and belief and create fear in the society of their existence. The group member claims that their moral policing is to ensure that foreign influences don't malign Indian culture. My personal opinion is, no act can degrade a culture, be it INDIAN or Foreign. It's only practise that upholds a culture. And by resorting to violence, these right wing members are no way upholding the Indian culture, to which they pledge their alliance.
The moral policing by such right wing members seems to be reaching a crescendo, and long before their presence amidst us will only ensure that our existence will lead us to backward in times. The way the presence of Taliban had on the effect on the people of Afghanistan. Instead of leading the countrymen to a bright future, the leaders lead them to dark ages. These calamity befalls only when fail to inculate human values and implement them in daily lives. Adopting modernization into daily lives doesn't degrade ones culture and society.
It's high time we make our voices be heard to such people that, we don't need their existence amidst to tell us that whats right or wrong. Else we will enslaves ourselves to someone's mindless whims and fancies.

1 comment:

mouna said...

we don't need moral policing to guide us in the right direction. i only creates an unpleasant atmosphere, and leaves everything in distaste. an act degrading a culture, it's something that's imbibed in us to a very large extent. it's difficult for anybody to loose it.