Just a few days ago, an incident occurred in Manglore where in a group of activist from some religious group attacked a pub in Manglore and assaulted everybody present there, including girls! Not to forget the videos of this horrific incident where played over and over again (with that annoying red circle) on all news channels through out the day. The entire scene looked horrific and it infuriated me to the core!
The first question I want to ask those people is, who gave you the right to beat people up in the name of moral policing? Am sure half the people in that group dint even know what they were fighting/protesting for! The only protocol they must have known, enter, assault, destroy, molest(this was on their personal agenda),over. I wonder how come the media was present when the incident took place. If they had information about this incident, then how come no one informed the police about it? All they were interested in is getting footage of the scene and garner publicity saying, we showed it to you first!
We are in the 21st century and it angers me that there are still such people in todays society who refuse to progress. Its not even that, they use "Religion" and "Preserving traditions" as an excuse to justify their act. Am sure most of the men involved in the mob must have gone to dance bars immediately after they got the payment for their deed. Is it fair to take lessons about "Moral Policing" from these guys? Do they even have the credibility to do this?
When I make friends, I don't bother to ask which religion or caste they belong to. I don't even bother about the gender, I have more number of male friends than female once and I actually prefer hanging out with them! I made a decision to smoke or drink and there was no peer pressure involved when I had my first ciggi! If i want to roam around with my BF holding hands or even make out with him wherever, nobody has the right to stop me. If you have a problem, close your eyes and I know deep down you wished you could do that to! The only people I am answerable to,EVER are my parents. I don't give a damn if some religious party has a problem with the way I dress, talk, smoke, drink or whatever ,they should go get themselves a life first!
We are in the direction to progress. Pub culture is one of them. Holding on to shitty beliefs and traditions has gotten us no where. Its time you move on, and let all the responsible adults make their decisions based on what they believe in. Don't use religion to dominate or hurt some one. Use you power to abolish some of these traditions which are nothing less than a curse to us. Broaden your perspective and accept the change.We are country where we call our selves united in diversity, is this how you live up to it?
The tradition where you differentiate between the human race itself based on caste or religion is a crime! The tradition of killing a girl child in the womb or immediately after being born is a crime! The tradition of dowry is a crime! The tradition of male dominance is a crime! You can't stop people from making friends based on religion. If you think preserving and fighting for these traditions is what you take pride in, think again...
Bottom line, nobody has the right to tell me what religion I should follow, the friends I should make, the way I dress or the substance abuse I choose. Its my life and I will live it on my own terms. I speak for the young indians today, who are smart enough to choose what they want and brave enough to face the repercussions of the same. I speak for all the girls who were mercilessly beaten up and molested in the name of 'moral policing'.
Plagiarism
I've been working in the writing business for a while now, and one thing my seniors always warned me about was 'Plagiarism'. It is like the next 'P' word after Pregnancy and Pre-marital Sex that I should always stay away from. Not that I need to be told this, coz I was always against plagiarism myself. I always took atmost care to give those deserving the credit for the beautiful quotes I shamelessly copy-pasted on my social networking profile. Be it songs, poems or excerpts from one of very few books I've read, I always name the person who has written it...
Being in the publishing business, I realize the importance of it. I have spent hours writing something, and it is not fair of someone to shamelessly copy-paste it and hog all the credit for it! I got the shock of my life this friday when I saw that my Editor had plagiarized one of the articles I wrote for the magazine on HIS personal blog! I was shocked with disbelief! At some level, it is flattering but on the other hand it is utter shamelessness! You hold a position where you tell your subordinates not to Plagiarize and then you very slyly go ahead and do the same! I remember an incident where a colleague of mine had used a line from wikipedia in one of her articles and the entire thing was blown out of proportion! He used to taunt her at every opportunity he got in any of the editorial meets! How can you be such a hypocrite?
I really don't know how to react to this, I dont know if I should confront him about this or not. A friend of mine left a comment of the blog, thats when he added my name to it with a comment to dismiss the claims. I had a lot of respect for him before this, now I look at him as a very sly person (I don't wana use any abuses yet). I have lost faith in him and the position he holds. Find the plagiarized article Here
I always took care not to plagiarize in any way, now I feel like a victim of plagiarism!
Lesson learned: Trust no one, not even your BOSS!
Being in the publishing business, I realize the importance of it. I have spent hours writing something, and it is not fair of someone to shamelessly copy-paste it and hog all the credit for it! I got the shock of my life this friday when I saw that my Editor had plagiarized one of the articles I wrote for the magazine on HIS personal blog! I was shocked with disbelief! At some level, it is flattering but on the other hand it is utter shamelessness! You hold a position where you tell your subordinates not to Plagiarize and then you very slyly go ahead and do the same! I remember an incident where a colleague of mine had used a line from wikipedia in one of her articles and the entire thing was blown out of proportion! He used to taunt her at every opportunity he got in any of the editorial meets! How can you be such a hypocrite?
I really don't know how to react to this, I dont know if I should confront him about this or not. A friend of mine left a comment of the blog, thats when he added my name to it with a comment to dismiss the claims. I had a lot of respect for him before this, now I look at him as a very sly person (I don't wana use any abuses yet). I have lost faith in him and the position he holds. Find the plagiarized article Here
I always took care not to plagiarize in any way, now I feel like a victim of plagiarism!
Lesson learned: Trust no one, not even your BOSS!
