I guess patriotism as a concept has never made much sense to me. The only moment of patriotism I ever had was when I saw the clips of CAA protesters at Red fort and Jantar Mantar sing 'Jana gana mana' and 'saare jahan se accha'. That night I was particularly very emotional-

for various reasons ofcourse but most importantly because I felt this intangible sense of attachment and devotion for my country which was heading for a dangerous future and a group of people I felt connected to as they were being mercilessly attacked by religious fanatics-

But did I feel the same when thousands of Palestinians were protesting against Israeli annexation plan or many other humanitarian crises in the world? The tears that rolled down my face when I saw police brutalities during the Delhi pogrom should've poured when I saw a clip of-

an Israeli soldier kneeling on this protester's neck. To believe that there are feelings for a land and a group of people because one was born there and to fall into this inextricable and toxic circle of biased feelings which make us act as if certain lives are-

more important than others as comforting as it sounds, should not be acceptable and it goes without saying but patriotism divides more people than it actually unifies.