Braveheart is a word
that is used quite often these days, mostly in context to women in cities (or
whatever comes in the attention of market media) that fits in the narration. In the narration of women fighting against harassments,
it is seen that the braveheart index increases exponentially, if the woman
concerned dispenses justice with ferocious violence. Agreeing that patriarchal society
is loaded against women, particularly these are vicious in small towns and against marginalized sections, has percolated into state machinery as reflected in the tardy/prejudiced
responses so on. But the violence exhibited by woman against alleged perpetrator
cannot go unscrutinised. This need to be treated with necessary skepticism and
caution when class issue is involved, as also when these incidents are reported
from metros where law and order machinery is much better. Further woman from richer
sections are in better position and equipped to deal with the situation. I happen
to see a clip of a woman brutally handling a chain snatcher, the hapless fellow
had fallen down and apparently had given up, but the woman kept stamping him with
such ferocity that it is likely that he could suffer life threatening injuries.
I have seen, some perfectly dressed (with conventionally understood term decent/cultured)
people brutally dealing an emaciated looking pickpocket. They became part of
dangerous mob. The vigilante action are amazingly disproportionate to the alleged
crime, it was so apparent except for the people involved. Thankfully there are
some sane people around (rare and in dwindling minority in what is essentially a primitive society) who intervened, but it
was chilling experience. I must add, the elderly refugees from partition,
mostly in Regairpura-Karolbagh region, generally turn out to be quite compassionate.
Bravehearts, that is,
women vigilante as described by righteous media -essentially crass attention seeking, are generally welcomed as
it is a statement against the patriarchal society and its lackadaisical
response to acts of sexual assaults and sexist stances. But not all are clear
cases some do fall into grey region. And when it deals with women from affluent
class then we have to be very careful. These brutal acts are very likely
assertions of caste cannibalised class, that in all likelihood finds its reasons from squatter’s world,
so the brutal response has to analysed in complex context of degraded society. Class does collapse
with caste. It needed be pointed out that crimes against women in Delhi (as also
Mumbai/ Bangalore) get more urgent and wide coverage (which ideally should be welcomed but in Indian reality there is more to it) because of these
sinister reasons. It is this influence that sees to it that politicians are
forced to make statement in parliament. Sharma, Chaturvedi sisters and mothers
coming out on streets of Delhi to protest against atrocities towards women hide
a rather sinister reality, this they carry as beacons. As I was flipping
through one of the newspaper today I read this article Womankind Keeps Woman Happy by one who calls herself Shampa Dhar-Kamath.
Vow double whammy there, caste cannibal as also caste partner patriarchy!! Nice. Very nice.
Congrats, you must be proud. That doesn’t prevent our little woman to claim high
moral ground, it comes so easy around here. Well I don’t blame these little wonders, cunning Gandhi did provide an excellent foundation (this must be drilled in at every conceivable
occasion). DharjiKamathji, quite appropriately has taken feminism to new level,
which also means that most men are dumb. Fair game but kuppa manduka, i.e. the frogs
in the well called Indian primitive society, like her shouldn’t try to take too
much higher grounds with the kind of double whammy beacons. And yes if they try
to come out of these wells as voice of compassion or even feminism then they
must be squatted therein, no mercy must be shown since showing them mercy will
be acknowledging primitive worldview. That would be further fuelling misery to
common people. A civilized newspaper shouldn’t give these people any space whatsoever. Alas but our cannibalised 'bania' is looking for good omen!
Ideally marginalized sections
of oppressive structure (I realize classifying as Dalit is only acknowledging caste cannibal value system) have all the right to be violent and ransack temples that nurtures squatters and their fancy worldview. Wonder whether this violence (a decent violence against ‘sweet
persuasion’ barbaric non-violence) will be referred to as that of bravehearts? Indeed
this is the violence that is what is missing. Smoking out squatters. Gandhi cunningly obfuscated urgent matters - what is very definitely a civilizational blot that gives untold misery to
people as also degrade their realities, in his characteristic cud chewing good nature posing. While
the Gandhians very cleverly helped consolidation of these primitive oppressions
as it hid their true nature as also the feudal advantage and higher angst value
herein. Ideally oppressive references should have been shunned and any caste indications
shamed. A civilized and egalitarian worldview is what forms liberal ideas, these
become foundation of democracy and just society. But what has happened is that
(I have discussed it earlier too) squatters have divided the terrain. One side
professed liberal values, hinged to West, while the other side stayed back to
protect their ‘way of life’ also Hinduism. That these masks are to acquire power/influence/money
is quite clear, and their adherence to squatter’s primitive creations is a hinge
to negotiate their advantage. It is no surprise that Gandhi could be so easily be
appropriated by Hindu right, he makes sense to even small time traders but
never did to oppressed sections nor any egalitarian values or any sane individual who analyze/scrutinize these severe transgression on humanity! The
other day I was reading Gandhi’s statement on religion conversion. Absurd, entitled, arrogant, diseased with self righteousness indeed lacks any empathy or common sense whatsoever. This fellow cannot be father of any nation nor beacon of any morals.
Bravehearts are needed
to handle traditional atrocities, to ransack temples and haul up the squatters
and question their source of legitimacy. Bravehearts are needed who will not
allow people with caste references in any position of authority and influence. These give credibility as also consolidate primitive
worldview. Indeed for jobs of teachers such references should be shunned and
people with these shamed and removed. In the last many decades, after so-called
independence, the primitive elites have consolidated these in the garb of modernity
but the truth has habit of peeping out. They may have influenced West with their
‘sweet persuasion’ but the chicken have come home to roost. This wouldn’t be
possible without the egalitarian platform that technology has created, that
bypasses power brokers and culture henchmen. The control over narration is
broken, the subaltern maybe pushed out but the international platform is alive.
Therefore we need bravehearts who take on the atrocities, the recent expression
of these at a school where children are refusing food because of squatter’s
ideas, is welcomed. These children must have the encourage to beat up caste cannibalised elders who perpetuate depraved ways, that is what being braveheart
means in this primitive and deeply immoral society. Anything short of that will be violence, akin to cunning gandhian non violence. 
