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 Indians tend to have a great deal of obsession with fair skin. The strange fact is, when they go abroad they will join hands with movements who work towards racial equality and eradicating racial violence. But in the homeland, some sort of magical Indian aura is making people superior over the dark complex people. They start shaming the dark-skinned people just to get some fake happiness out of it. These layers of race and caste are the biggest misfortunes that are holding us from progressing towards a future that treats people equally. Here, no one wants to eradicate caste or racial abuse just to make sure there will be some below us at any level in the caste structure or social structure which makes them superior that is of no use. Many studies suggest that almost 60% of the women in the country were mocked and body shamed at various occasions. 32.5% of women reported that their friends or neighbours often tend to make negative comments about the way they look, be it in ter...

 For the past one week, the whole nation is protesting and demanding justice for a 20-year-old girl in the town of Hathras. At the same time, some politicians are questioning the hype for the Hathras incident that is been created by Media as well as the people who are protesting it. Let us look deeper. If you think, Hathras incident is the find of this kind that had happened in our country, it's surely not. If you think, this is the first time a Dalit woman had been brutally raped by upper caste people then that is also wrong. If you think that this is the first time, the police officials are showing their arrogance with the protestors, that is not. Then why Hathras is focused more?  Rape is Rape and there are no contradictions in it. The punishments should be quick and the policies should be implemented in such a way that no one should think of these brutal incidents. But the more pressure and focus on this one particular incident is because it's a heinous caste crime. The fa...

மக்களுக்கான அரசியல் மக்களிடம்  இருந்தே தொடங்குகிறது. இந்திய அரசியல் வரலாற்றில் சுதந்திரப் போராட்ட காலத்தில் இருந்தே  பெரும்பாலான அரசியல்வாதிகள் தம் அரசியல் பயணத்தை மக்களிடமிருந்து தொடங்கினர். அரசியலில் ஈடுபடாத  சமூகத்திற்கான பொது வாழ்க்கையில் ஈடுபட்ட பெரும் தலைவர்களான காந்தி, பெரியார்  முதலியோரும் மக்கள் பிரச்சினைகளை மக்களோடு மக்களாக கலந்து புரிந்து கொண்டனர். அதன் நீட்சியாக சுதந்திரத்திற்குப் பிறகு,  இந்திய அரசியல் களத்தில் பல்வேறு ஆளுமைகள் தங்களுடைய மக்களுக்கான மரபை விட்டுச் சென்றுள்ளனர். அப்படிப்பட்ட தலைவர்களிடமிருந்து அரசியலைக் கற்றுக் கொண்ட பொது மக்களும் மக்கள் நலன் சார்ந்த பிரச்சினைகளுக்காக தெருவில் இறங்கிப் போராடும் குணத்தை அன்றிலிருந்தே பெற்றவர்களாக உள்ளனர். ஆனால் சில வருடங்களாக,  அரசிற்கு எதிராக குரல் கொடுக்கும் அனைவரையும்  சமூக விரோதி போல சித்தரிக்கும் தவறான மனநிலை நாடு முழுவதும் பரவி வருகிறது. இதனை அரசாங்கம் ஆதரித்தும் வருவது வேதனைக்குரிய விஷயமாகும்.  சில தினங்களுக்கு முன், உத்திரப்பிரதேச மாநிலத்தில் ஹத்ராஸ் என்னும் நகரத்தில்  பாலிய...

 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - The most stamped person in the Universe who is celebrated as the leader of Non-violence across all borders is facing many denunciations from diverse disciplines. His influence on World politics and his efforts to nurture the brotherhood among Indians is intangible. The way he had dedicated his public life for the upliftment of the Indian community and creating harmony between Hindus and Muslims will remain as his greatest enlightenment. Gandhi tirelessly worked to remove untouchability from our society, and his advocacy for alcohol prohibition is still the sought-after topic for political debate in our country. But still, criticizing Gandhi is taking a new shape. In Schools and homes, the history teachers and elders are teaching kids about Gandhi from a very vague perspective. I could remember my school days where I won many prizes for writing essays about Gandhi's achievements and his life. Every year on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi, trust in the n...

  India is playing its fiddle with democracy as its tune. The whole nation knows that India is the world’s largest democracy but on what basis? The people are misinterpreting the real meaning of Democracy. Democracy is by the people, for the people, of the people. In the present day politics, Democracy is by the people, of the people, for the legislators, not people. The whole system upon which India’s sentiments and ideologies were constructed had been shattered with the help of power and propagandas. When politicians or commoners come out and say something in favor of the under-privileged, they are termed as provocateurs and they have a strong political weapon in hand which is UAPA. Immediately, the protestors are booked under sedition and their voices are repealed. Democracy was not the same in 2012 or before.  There have been instances that at some point, democracy in India had lost its value for some reason in the past but it regained its strength and shone brighter and m...