Monday, June 25, 2007

Why We Indians Have Double Standards ?????

Why is that we Indians have so many double standards? Not only politicians but also the self proclaimed great Human Right activits and all the so-called secular intellects also follow double standard.

There has been a lot of articles in all around the Indian Subcontinent by the adriot media persons criticising the attempts made by some Hindu backed organisation trying to stop an Art Exhibition depicting Hindu Goddess in unacceptable forms. They all tell it suppression of ART. Even I have been reading articles by people with great intellect like Shashi Tharoor , who might have become UN secretary general.I read his articles in Times Of India describing about Ellora and some temples and the association with the art displayed in Gujrat. But didn't saw a single word for protecting the Art work by people like Salman Rushdie, who is a great scholar. Critics say praise a lot for all the contribution made by MF Hussain and the critcise people who were hurt by his paintings. Just because MR MF Hussain hurted the feeling of Hindus and Hindus are themselves divided between themselves. The intellect who is criticising the so-called suppression of Art is also a Hindu.

Why none of the critics ever stand up and take one stand. That all arts will be allowed without any parity. Why they have never said a single word criticising the people who opposed and suppressed "Satanic Verses" by Sir Salman Rushdie and banned it. Why is the barometer different to protect Art Works differnt? Is it measured in terms of the community whom it is affecting? Why were there world wide protest against Danish Cartoons are apllauded and felt by everyone, but at the same time the protest against the Arts in Gujrat are localised and subpressed and crticised viciously?

I expect only those people to acclaim or critcise any issue, who dare stand and take one view - unaffected by politics, vote bank, community , back ground, religion, be unbaised. If one thinks the art should be protected in form of paintings offending Hindus , then the various form of Arts should also be protected which offends Muslims. I am not against Muslims or Hindus or against Art.

I hate the part when anyone proclaiming himself the greatest critic give a high toned voice for the same root issue, but at the same time a complete mute in respect to the other issue.

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