Disclaimer: My views in this article are not an indication of my leanings with any political ideology, religious thought or otherwise, but purely as a very forward thinking, positive INDIAN individual who respects the freedom of others as much as they should be within the limits of decency.
There has been much brouhaha from the so called
pseudo-forward thinking individuals who have been cribbing to no end over the
past eight odd months since a new government has been in place in India. About
everything that has been their nurtured culture at home but which when practiced
openly has been a cause of concern because it goes against the ‘secular fabric’.
Well agreed you don’t like the Gayatri mantra or the Saraswati Vandana be
recited in schools, you don’t want the Surya namaskarams and the Yoga pranayams
being popularized by a ‘popularly’ elected Government. Agreed you feel it is
the ‘right’ of an artist to run roughshod the gods, goddesses and practices of
the majority religion because Freedom of Expression must be allowed to practice.
Agreed you go over the top shouting from rooftops when the minority religion or
its practitioners are painted black in a film maker’s artistic expression as it
is against the ‘secular thread’ and Freedom of Expression is taken too far.
What baffles me is your outrageous support of the filth that
is being spread in the name of ushering in openness and freedom of expression, albeit westernised.
Call me conservative, call me old-school, call me hypocrite,
call me OLD or whatever… as what you call your parents… Today I am a father of
a teenage daughter, but I haven’t changed a bit from my own teenage days…
I come from the city of Hyderabad which is known for its liberal
usage of the choicest of expletives quite native to this region and very
popular among all age groups (no youth or old talk here, everyone has the twang
when they speak the language). But the point is as much as I have been an
orator of sorts of the brilliant filthy vocabulary, I have been a strict
practitioner of the same in private. I have been a vociferous promoter of abstinence
of bad language in public, in the midst of elders and above all women and children.
While conceptually a paid audience of four thousand has
every right to listen to their share of expletive ridden sarcastic roasting of
individuals in the garb of ‘healthy’ humour in a closed auditorium, the spread
of this malady as ‘art’ through world-wide-web, which is easily accessible by
all and sundry is not something that needs to be applauded.
More so, when the content is full of not just expletives but
pornographic acts - drama induced sexual innuendos and crass behavior of
celebrities who are looked upon as idols by the younger generation (read teenagers).
If you think denying you your daily dose of such filthy edgy
entertainment is “khaak achche din” so be it. "Not your cup of tea.. don't drink it!!" is agreed.. but why do you drink Your tea in public and in the nude?!
The nation built on better morals stay better, don’t get
induced to be roasted in public and cry foul selectively.
