Local Voice

Faith is a complex phenomenon, in fact one of the most complex concept for defending our actions by ourselves [Preferably ourselves or by a group]. Faith is a symbol for our trust; faith is a symbolic representation of things in which we believe. It is the founding concept for thinking and our presence in current social hierarchy. Most of the time it related with religion but conceptually it has to divide on the lines of social and political status of individual. Again, I am not trying to go against the neo liberalism theory but I think we need to look in existence of our faith. Because in recent times when we say that time and society is changing on very fast pace then why we need to look after some rudimentary social boundaries every time when a liberalist try to cross it. I am not defending wrong for sake of proving it right and I am invigilating a process of thinking which is imposed in the name or our culture. I remember three different incidents, which took place in recent times, which actually forces me to re-look my stance on my thinking over Indian faith. One of the incidents is MF Hussain’s (Famous Artist) painting of Bharat Mata. Another one was Baroda Univeristy case in which a student’s art work was destroyed by goons and gundas of the so called ‘Hindu Sevaks’ belong to right wing semi-political organizations, Bajarang Dal and RSS. Another incident was related to the ban of English channels in Maharashtra for almost 5 months for showing nudity on TV.

Complaint was filed by a conscious woman, who was arguing for keeping basic moral values in TV channels in front of court. Now all three incidents were pointing to one direction of forceful mobility of Indian Junta towards a labyrinth, which was founded on the basis of weak political architecture of Indian society. If we can influence people then we are the people who can be influenced by wrong forces inadvertently. There should a question on offence but not every incident needs to be look by every one. Baroda university student’s artwork was very private to his academic society but illegal and forceful intervention by ‘Gundas’ in such cases are very meaning less and subjected to legal case against school body and against people involved in such offence. The knowledge of anatomy of human body should not be questioned when it is in a very private sphere, also when it is subjected to art or a psychology which is protecting your interests in a shell of artwork. Today Hindi channels are showing more explicit content then English channels in terms of content. More nudity released on Hindi channels then English channels. I just want to say that eventual loss of freedom is unacceptable, selcouth and criminal in some way and we need to question on that.