cliched story
Once upon a time in a civilized, secular city there was a boy,who was poor and a muslim. and there was a girl who was rich and a hindu. they fell in love. her family disapproved. they eloped and got married. the family members were hurt. now, the head honchos of the police, for some unfathomable reason took matters into their hands and interceded on the family's behalf. maybe their benevolent souls were touched by the family's grief. anyhow, they tried to coax,cajole and finally coerce the boy into leaving the girl. the guy was poor, the girl was rich. but they were in love, and newly married. so he ignored their threats and their bribes. sounds like a plot replicated in a zillion bollywood movies? here comes the twist.
the girl went to visit her father,rumoured to be on his deathbed, and never came back. a few days later the boy died. ostensibly he committed suicide. very likely, right?the most natural thing ,for a spirited,defiant young man,all geared up to fight for his rights, to do?and perhaps the most convenient thing to happen for all parties concerned......
the girl is nowhere to be found. the familyhas vanished without a trace. and the head honchos,inthe time honoured manner of all head honchos escape unscathed.the media and the politicians have a ball,cashing in and slinging mud to their hearts content.the girl is silent. as always.
moral of the story: there are two kinds of people in this world,only two kinds. ones who are rich,have power, have agency, in short ones with clout. and ones who are poor,with no clout,who are disempowered to an extent that it is a wonder that they survive.and the ones who can get away with it make this world a shitty place for the ones who cant.i am not saying that the religious factor isinsignificant in this case. but would this have happened if the guy in question had been shahrukh khan? no. but this might have happened if the guy was a hindu,and as poor,as disempowered.
but this is a convenient ending to a hackneyed story. this is how it always ends. men are either made to conform or killed. and we,women, cant make a difference anyway,or choose not to.
the girl went to visit her father,rumoured to be on his deathbed, and never came back. a few days later the boy died. ostensibly he committed suicide. very likely, right?the most natural thing ,for a spirited,defiant young man,all geared up to fight for his rights, to do?and perhaps the most convenient thing to happen for all parties concerned......
the girl is nowhere to be found. the familyhas vanished without a trace. and the head honchos,inthe time honoured manner of all head honchos escape unscathed.the media and the politicians have a ball,cashing in and slinging mud to their hearts content.the girl is silent. as always.
moral of the story: there are two kinds of people in this world,only two kinds. ones who are rich,have power, have agency, in short ones with clout. and ones who are poor,with no clout,who are disempowered to an extent that it is a wonder that they survive.and the ones who can get away with it make this world a shitty place for the ones who cant.i am not saying that the religious factor isinsignificant in this case. but would this have happened if the guy in question had been shahrukh khan? no. but this might have happened if the guy was a hindu,and as poor,as disempowered.
but this is a convenient ending to a hackneyed story. this is how it always ends. men are either made to conform or killed. and we,women, cant make a difference anyway,or choose not to.
posted by mojo at 7:27 AM
13 Comments:
not always.
mostly...think bapi sen,nitish katra...did the women come forward?no!!bharati katra did but completely backtracked,na?
yes, bole na meyerai meyeder shobcheye boro shotru?!
It's scary how many men can actually see a rational thought behind the Toady's actions. This boy i know said, "But Srin, you have to agree, the man had no option. Onno keu hole etai korto".
Hey, thanks for your comment!
By the way, who are you??
well, i wouldn't say all women are incapable of making a difference-there's kiran bedi, but you'll be hard pressed to find people like her...it's sad, but maybe a lot of women don't really have a choice.
@arse poetica:ragging psychology,'we went thru it so we make others go thru it as well!'
@:yes.its scary how ppl take these things for granted."erokom to hoyei thake"!
@fishy:fellow judean,ug 3,doyeeta.dont think u knw me!
@yippie:ppl arent always that helpless.sometimes they choose the soft option!
i completely agree with what Srin has to say, but Srin, like I was saying, not just guys, a girl I know has sort of said the same thing,so it's about an attitude and an ethos. The society that we live in is malaised to such an extent that an even like this is less to us than any other civic problem like waterlogging. We've lost our humanity.And that's about it.
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yes and it seems so bloody commonplace!!
if this is what you mean by saying you have no clue about what blogging is all about...you better not try to learn.
It's scary,not sad, that we can't do anything except blog about it. or be silent.it's frightening to think "men are either made to conform or killed.". it makes everyone so helpless.
i suppose so. at times like these, women probably just like to take advantage of the fact that they're women. ooh..i'm so weak and helpless...
@yippie: i wouldnt be so judgemental...god knows we have our share of problems...more than, even...
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