non-desis, here’s india in a nutshell.

a drug-free film industry is more important than a safe space for women.

one little app getting banned is more important than telling people of your own country that the troops at the border have lost their lives in battles.

a news story of how an actress was involved in her own boyfriend’s murder (not to mention, she hasn't been proven guilty yet) is more important than covering the floods caused by rains this year, a war between india and China and ofc the pandemic rn.

money spent on a 40kg silver brick for the foundation of ram mandir (temple) is more important than spending it on poor lives who are suffering due to the lockdown.

flying in ministers from abroad by spending lakhs for private flights during a worldwide pandemic is more important than actually providing buses and trains for the migrant workers stranded with nowhere to go.

rasode me kaun tha(?) is more important than berozgar kaun hai (?)

teaching your daughter to ‘dress properly’ is more important than teaching your son not to lay his eyes on another woman.

building a wall to hide the slums of gujarat for donald trump’s visit to India is more important than actually ensuring to improve conditions.

harassing an actress for calling out the film industry on how it is rigged and biased is more important than the Indian economy.

trending hashtags like #/NoHomoVivah on twitter is more important than actually using your platform to speak up on better social issues.

‘what was she wearing at the time of the assault?’ is more important than ‘he should be behind the bars on a death sentence by now’.

‘why didn't she scream? why was she silent all along?’ is more important than ‘we can’t imagine what she must’ve been through.’

the govt passing the caa-nrc bill is more important than the minorities and migrants that feel threatened by it and dread to see the day the bill gets a yes.

going on a world tour to get india up onto the ‘developed countries’ list is more important than actually developing it.

he cannot control his sexual urges is more important than she cannot control who sees her through a rapist’s eye.

he is more important than she.

:)