Looking at the uproar that got triggered, in the political circles, by the women's reservation bill, I am totally bemused to see how these very stereotypes, the self proclaimed champions of women's empowerment and literacy, switch their positions, to protect their historical male bastions in the legislature. However, When I pondered over multitude of several other hypocrisies that are part of our "Mera Bharat Mahan" populace, it did not surprise me so much
To list a few, On the one hand we say the law stands equal for all but with no common civil code.
We jeer at sleazy shows on TV but lure for scantily clad IMPORTED white skinned cheerleaders in the name of "Nothing but cricket", We, the proclaimers of devotees of Nature in all the forms, see every place suitable for attending to nature's call and for exploitation, We proudly call ourselves, biggest democracy in the world but with less than 50% of qualified (many unqualified too) electorate exercise their franchise. We become so possessed when it comes to talking about Indian culture and music but when it comes to promotion of the same, we happily let the onslaught of western influences on our music, rechristening that remixed rotten filmy music as the true representation of Indianness.
The height of hypocrisy is very much witnessed when the very same Indian populace who reckon breaking law as their birth right, would be very careful not to litter or bribe a policeman, while being in another country.
Jai Ho India, the FREEEE and LIBERATED SOUL
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