http://indiagestao.blogspot.in/2013/07/feminismo.html - I regularly follow a blog that serves as a reflection of the India I inhabit. It acts as a mirror, constantly challenging me: am I doing enough?
Each day, I begin with prayers and the recitation of sacred mantras in search of tranquility. However, most days my prayers seem to go unanswered. Today, I was confronted with the news of IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal's suspension – the courageous woman who stood against land and sand mafias. An influential politician boasted about orchestrating her suspension within forty minutes under the guise of protecting secularism and religious harmony. The manner in which religion is exploited by the corrupt deeply troubles me, as it reveals the extent to which immoral actions can be justified in the name of God.
Moreover, another recent incident saw all political parties uniting against the Supreme Court's ruling to ban criminals from politics. Not one politician or political party has supported this decision. Are they driven by vested interests? What happened to the age-old concepts of justice, triumph of truth, and the defeat of evil? Were these merely myths, like the God we pray to? If so, what is the point of praying? Should I instead take up arms and seek to deliver the elusive justice that our society craves, even if it means becoming an outlaw or a terrorist, a threat to the very idea of democracy?
I've vented my frustrations for today, but the people in my world continue to stumble through life like the walking dead.
