If thirty days of Ramzan & forty of Lent is fasting, feasting & piety but Karwa Chauth is regressive..
If a flank of a cow is a gastronomical delight but a boiled dog at Yulin Dog Festival repulsive..
If a flank of a cow is a gastronomical delight but a boiled dog at Yulin Dog Festival repulsive..
If a jockey whipped horse on the races is sporting but Jalikattu reminds you of animal rights..
If goat sacrifice at Eid is a time worn tradition but dogs traumatised at Diwali is cruel..
If goat sacrifice at Eid is a time worn tradition but dogs traumatised at Diwali is cruel..
If you use rain showers, jacuzzis, swimming pools the year round but worry about wasting water on one Holi a year..
If hijab is choice but ghungat coercive..
If little Santas singing carols at malls are cute but little Hanumans make you fear âHindutvaâ influence..
If hijab is choice but ghungat coercive..
If little Santas singing carols at malls are cute but little Hanumans make you fear âHindutvaâ influence..
If you wonât celebrate Diwali because of a convoluted definition of Majoritarianism but will flaunt Eid & Christmas as a badge of honour in Minoritarianism...
Then you need to ask yourself â
Then you need to ask yourself â
Why is my perception & understanding so selective ?
My concept of secularism so stunted ?
And most important why am I a mirror of very people I ridicule, albeit in English ?
My concept of secularism so stunted ?
And most important why am I a mirror of very people I ridicule, albeit in English ?
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