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The continuing interest in the Arushi Talwar case, now to be examined again through a new documentary - is it natural curiosity or just plain ghoulish?
The continuing interest in the Arushi Talwar case, now to be examined again through a new documentary – is it natural curiosity or just plain ghoulish?
While browsing through one of the top notch English channels on television, I happened to chance upon a series that would soon be aired, The Talvars. Now, this highly sensational twin murder case that rocked the nation in the wee hours of 15th-16th May 2008, left us in a literal drunken stupor!
The case made us question the roles and responsibilities of a parent; it made us wonder whether ‘the hand that rocks the cradle’, is the same hand that can silence its own flesh and blood!
Having said that, it’s one of those rarest of rare cases wherein the actual verdict is yet to be deciphered though the parents originally convicted, the Talwars, have already spent quite a part of their lifetimes in prison.
The reason for penning down this isn’t to understand who the real accused is/are, but to understand the extent of inhumane behavior that can be reflected in the actions of mass media such as television. These days, television shows have reached a level wherein the viewers are compelled to sign in petitions to pull down some programs as they are so tasteless as well as baseless.
Similarly, as a parent, as a responsible viewer I have high concerns as to this soon-to-be-aired show, The Talvars; this is a case where a family is deemed criminals even before they could actually mourn for their loss, the loss of their only child! How big a shock is that for any parent? While the bereaved family was barely able to hold on, the entire nation was indulging in maligning their teenager’s character! And now the viewers would again be led into this murky environment through this program.
Isn’t it feeding off someone’s desperation? Someone’s loss? Why is it that each time a controversy gets blown out of proportion unnecessarily?
The case here in concern has already seen the parents being confined to prison based on evidences that were more circumstantial than fool proof!
A case that’s now almost closed and trashed perhaps, (after all, that’s the plight of most cases under the Indian judicial system) will now become the fodder for some! As a parent I feel violated when such shows get aired and also are discussed at various forums.
My heart goes out to the Talwars in Noida, whose silence had not only been mistaken but also misinterpreted. And now again, by virtue of the idiot box, they are yet again going to be subjected to anything but empathy!
Image is a still from the movie Talvar
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Neena was the sole caregiver of Amma and though one would think that Amma was dependent on her, Neena felt otherwise.
Neena inhaled the aroma that emanated from the pan and took a deep breath. The aroma of cumin interspersed with butter transported her back to the modest kitchen in her native village. She could picture her father standing in the kitchen wearing his white crisp kurta as he made delectable concoctions for his only daughter.
Neena grew up in a home where both her parents worked together in tandem to keep the house up and running. She had a blissful childhood in her modest two-room house. The house was small but every nook and cranny gave her memories of a lifetime. Neena’s young heart imagined that her life would follow the same cheerful course. But how wrong she was!
When she was sixteen, the catastrophic clutches of destiny snatched away her parents. They passed away in a road accident and Neena was devastated. Relatives thronged her now gloomy house and soon it was decided that she should be married off.
Women today don’t want to be in a partnership that complicates their lives further. They need an equal partner with whom they can figure out life as a team, playing by each other’s strengths.
We all are familiar with that one annoying aunty who is more interested in our marital status than in the dessert counter at a wedding. But these aunties have somehow become obsolete now. Now they are replaced by men we have in our lives. Friends, family, and even work colleagues. It’s the men who are worried about why we are not saying yes to one among their clans. What is wrong with us? Aren’t we scared of dying alone? Like them?
A recent interaction with a guy friend of mine turned sour when he lectured me about how I would regret not getting married at the right time. He lectured that every event in our lives needs to be completed within a certain timeframe set by society else we are doomed. I wasn’t angry. I was just disappointed to realize that annoying aunties are rapidly doubling in our society. And they don’t just appear at weddings or family functions anymore. They are everywhere. They are the real pandemic.
Let’s examine this a little closer.
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