paarthaw
The massacre of Hindus in Bangladesh is truly horrific, and the deafening silence from celebrities, cricketers, and politicians is beyond pathetic.
Once again, it highlights how we Hindus are more concerned with our regular Poojas, Abhisheks, temple visits, and pilgrimages to babas, swamis, and Chardham Yatras—all for the fulfillment of personal wishes like getting into IIT, Civil Services, premier US colleges, or securing jobs at Google and Microsoft. Yet, we fail to show even a hint of unity, strength, or solidarity with our fellow brethren who have been routinely massacred in Bangladesh for many years. It is only when barbaric events like this one in Bangladesh occur that our inner selves are truly awakened, forcing us to confront what we stand for.
I am shocked that none of the so-called "Cricketing Gods" or "Filmi Gods," who have considerable influence and followers, have spoken up. The politicians who seize every opportunity to give sermons are also conspicuously silent.
Perhaps our attitude has been like this for centuries, which might explain why we were conquered by every major foreign power since the end of the 10th century. At least Indian Americans are doing their bit to raise concerns about this massacre in front of the UN in New York.
Maybe our Bollywood divas will have their consciences awakened only when they can share the tag "All Eyes on Gaza."
— Sentiment of an ordinary, frustrated Indian.
paarthaw
@Arjunaradhika It's truly heartbreaking to hear such real-life stories. I became so distressed of the recent events that I had to stop reading more of them, so as to not become insane. Our so-called "Mahatmas" were responsible for the mayhem during the partition. A simple, "wholesale population transfer" could have resolved it, but instead, they chose pseudo-secularism, where the majority is often ignored, leading to the suffering of innocent people. If such heinous acts are not exposed and highlighted, I fear similar atrocities could follow in India as well. We’re already witnessing the decline of much of Western Europe because of such people, so it's crucial that our politicians take control of the situation before it's too late. I am shocked that the people in West Bengal continue to elect the same appeasing regime, and they seem to be hellbent to follow a self-destructive and suicidal path. I hope at least now they gain some sense by witnessing the massacre of their community in Bangladesh.
Arjunaradhika
@paarthaw So true, As a Bengali Hindu whose family had to leave their homeland (Bangladesh) years ago during partition all these torture actually feel personal. And unfortunately the heinous crimes are still going on but no media is covering it let alone the so called celeb speaking against it. :(
paarthaw
@suvachana Absolutely! If you remember, you had a book/chapter several years back, where you described these things and also how biased the journalists/anchors/media are "especially the deadly character BUKHA". It is an eerie reminder that we need to unite, focus on the real-life and real-time issues (than on the metaphysical things about atman/brahman and the never-ending poojas/archanas/yatras [which have their own place and time but we should not be consumed by them]) and confront these animals who are hellbent on destroying the world, just so they can get a fast one-way ticket for the harem promised by their founder. We have a good example in this world to follow who give a resounding answer to these animals.
