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Gurmeet Ram Rahim Is A Rapist, And His Followers? Couldn't Care Less.
The verdict pronounced against Gurmeet Ram Rahim for rape, has left 5 states shaken after his followers went rogue. What does this say about us?
With the city of Panchkula left smoking, the followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda have been wrecking havoc in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi and even UP. 28 people dead and 250 injured have been reported till now and that is only 4 hours after the verdict was pronounced.
While the Haryana Government is being criticised heavily about the negligence in proper security settings, one thing that we all must find ourselves asking at this moment is why. Why are lakhs of people on the street committing arson and damaging public property like maniacs? And all that in support of a rapist? A man who has been convicted of rape in the name of ‘spirituality’? Have they, in all probability, lost their minds?
The amount of violence that has spread only in a matter of 4 hours is absolutely horrible and makes me wonder about the animalistic acts that human beings are capable of if they are driven enough. But perhaps, what we ought to ask ourselves is that when does a human become bigger than humanity? Why is a self-proclaimed godman defended by crores of people who are ready to raise hell at his command even after being officially announced as a rapist?
It is awful to see the same people, whose cult supposedly propagates peace, creating such chaos and unrest in the lives of innocent residents of the affected states. These are the times when one realises the importance of education and the idea of individuals being capable of independent thought. This where we realise that the issue is, at the most basic level, ignorance of a colossal kind. And of course, the blind faith which exploits both these aspects of a person. This is blind faith that either excuses the ‘godman’ of rape – or worse, doesn’t care that he is a rapist!
In times like these, one also questions the power law and order has on the people of the country. It is scary to see it overthrown so recklessly by blind followers, who are extremely misguided in their actions.
I hope that the situation gets under control and that the safety of innocent people is not threatened more than it is currently. We should also try to absorb the situation and resolve to think rationally in the future because the results of irrationality are what we are currently witnessing and to put it very mildly, it isn’t a very pleasant sight.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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