©Discrimination by any class or group arises only when there is a desire to claim control over resources.
In this world, the act of division—be it of people, power, or dignity—is always driven by one singular element: the hunger for control over resources. Be it in the present or the past, whatever barbarity or incidents have scarred India, they have stemmed from the greed of foreign invaders for our resources, and from the betrayal of our own — the sweet-speaking, deceptive countrymen.Despite the many revolts and uprisings that have flared within the nation, the resource-hungry have succeeded in slicing the country into fragments.
Today, under the guise of "language rights," languages are being twisted.
The power-hungry with naked ideologies are performing their obscene dance in authority, while the people are being divided by the very people they elect.
Our society reveres those who flaunt their attire as a mark of pride, while shaming and stripping others metaphorically naked.America, Ambani, and Adani—these names are now termites feasting upon the foundational fabric of India.
Incompetent individuals are being placed in sensitive departments like education.
Livelihoods are being snatched away.
Afforestation is the responsibility of the people, while the government grants deforestation rights to industries—entire forests are being razed.
Departments and ministries exist, but no one is held accountable.Film directors, actors, and actresses are baring themselves on screen as if to declare the cultural state of India.
All these signs point in one direction—control over resources.
The condition of the country has deteriorated so much that even the term “condition” no longer applies.
Manipur burned. But those setting foot in foreign lands did not halt their journeys.
In every state, in every home, women and girls continue to face cruelty, but the constitutional offices of our nation remained silent.
Steps continued to march abroad while terrorism took root at home.The threats were known, but personal gains were prioritized.
The protest against language—this is the doing of political parties, not of the people.
Here, in India, the educated are often appointed by the uneducated.
The prices of essential grains are never decided in time.
Those in charge cannot step out of their air-conditioned rooms.
They slander India abroad and praise foreign nations when in India.
We may organize catwalks, but the lion's stride of India—that true walk of dignity—remains forgotten.
- Lalit dadhich.