New Delhi: Hawkers sell Indian flag ahead of Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 13, 2019. (Photo: Bidesh Manna/IANS)
We don’t have veterans in media who could warn the government or in the bar the lawyers who could file public interest litigation for civil liberties……..
– Vidya Bhushan Rawat
India at 72
1. Caste system not only intact but strengthened.
2. People facing untouchability still a reality.
3. Manual scavenging still prevalent despite tall claims of swachh bharat
4. People dying of hunger
5. Children and girls still being trafficked.
6. Violence against women one of the dirtiest realities of our society
7. Honored killings are nothing but preservation of caste supremacy and continue terrorise
8. Superstition being promoted by the power elite to keep people subjugated and maintain their monopoly over us.
9.A country where constitution is still second choice, first primarily is strengthening the caste pride.
10. Keezhavenmani massacre. Tamilnadu,1968
11. Shankar Bigha, Bihar.
12. Lakshmanpurbathe
13. Kumher, Rajasthan,
14. Tsunduru, Andhra
15. Karmchedu, Andhra,
16. Belchi,
17. Bathani Tola
18. Muradabad riots
19. Meerut 1989
20. Nellie, in Assam
21. Assault on Harmandir Saheb, June 1984
22. Delhi 1984
23. Babari masjid demolition
24. Mumbai 1993
25. Anti mandal agitation of 1990
26. The Kandhamal
27. Burning of Graham Stains and his children
28. Godhara massacre
29. Gujarat 2002
29. Massacre at Marchijhaapi in Bengal under the left regime unreported
30. Nandigram and Singur: Bengal’s elite brahmanical castes shift their loyalty from left to Trinamul of Mamta.
31. Loot of adivasi resources at various places
32. Violent world of Pocso and Vedanta
33. Tappal in Uttar Pradesh and Raigarh in Maharastra
34. Kudunkulan and aftermath
35. Terror in Chhattishgarh and loss of adivasi identity
36. Unlearning from massive Tsunami disaster
37. Man made devastation continued in Uttarakhand
38. Terror attack in Mumbai 2008
39. Attack on Indian Parliament 2001
40. Declaration of Emergency 1975
42. Murder of Gandhi by Nathu Ram Godse in 1948
43. Assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984
44. Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991
46. Assassination of Harchand Singh Longowal
47. Assam Peace Accord
48. Mizo Peace Accord
49. Indian misadvanture in Srilanka through IPKF
50. Rajiv Gandhi’s attempt to muzzle press through defamation bill
51.Boforse became voice of nation destroying Rajiv’s credibility
52. The Shahbano Judgement
53. Mujjaffarnagar violence against Muslims
54. The Anna nautanki kept the country to virtual ransom.
55. Nirbhaya opportunity for the Sangh Parivar
54. Congress continuous ideological crisis place India under Modi
56. Mob lynching encouraged and unabated. It become a new norm
57. Indian media now the biggest threat to democracy. It does not report but it cook up stories and is the biggest mob lyncher today.
58. Indian media now champion fake news, hide facts and use its vast illiterate troll army to bully the opponents.
59. The murder of Rohith Vemula
60. Murder of Dr Payal Tadvi
61. Murder of Akhlaq
62. Muder of Pehlu Khan
63. Rape and murder of Bakarwal girl in Kathua and how the Hindu rights opposed justice to her.
64. The brave girl of Unnao and our hypocrisy.
65. The Violence against Dalits in Saharanpur
66. The shameless thugs of Una
67. The brave Kaushalya from Tamilnadu who lost her husband as he belonged to Dalit community yet fought against her parents
68. The brave girl Amrutha virshini who lost her husband Pranay killed by her parents.
69. The betrayal of Kashmir
70. The communalisation of citizenship
71. The unseen horrors of NRC
72. Looking for Justice Krishna Iyer, Justice V M Tarkunde, Justice H R Khanna, Justice Rajinder Sachhar in these times who could stand up for people’s right to defend.
India has among the least expensive healthcare system. (IANS Infographics)
-These were something that came in my mind. We don’t have veterans in media who could warn the government or in the bar the lawyers who could file public interest litigation for civil liberties. Interestingly, with more and more fake news as being circulated by the corrupt and spineless in the media, we are just returning to emergency era when each word uttered by BBC became the gospel truth. The biggest help to all international media and channels is actually provided by our ultra nationalist channels who are criminally hiding facts and just paddling fakenews. Indian people were never under the threat so much as today, from these criminals masquerading as journalists. Nobody want to do any follow up on the issues I mentioned as today’s chest thumping media anchors are the new babas on the horizon who only need ‘bhakts’ and not awakened people. Watching all this shit would further take us into the dark ages so if we really want to enjoy our azadi enjoy meeting like minded people, make physical contacts, read good books, explore alternative media and read-watch credible international media organisations.
