Culture Vultures

In line of the pub-culture that is ‘eroding’ Indian culture, a moral police force is being set up to save Indian culture. Political parties who have not been voted into power are asserting that the current and the past Governments have not upheld the Indian culture at its highest decree. These political parties are asserting that Indian culture must be saved at any cost and it is this culture that makes us better than the rest of the world.

Did I hear a chuckle, or was it a sigh, or is it a seething anger raging from within?

Firstly, one of the prime important aspect of this moral policing is the kind of people who are trying to guard Indian culture. I mean, how educated are they? How much do they know about Indian culture? If they know about Indian culture, they should understand that the entire epic of Mahabharat is full of Sex and Violence. How was Karna, Yudishtir, Bhim, Arjun, Nakul and Sahdev born?

If people still believe the Mahabharat that was shown on television where Kunti and Madri were impregnated by a ray emenating from the palms of Gods, they must be really out of their minds. And why did the Gods have to impregnate King Pandu’s wives?

For a brief introduction to people who are unaware of this, here is a snippet. Once King Pandu had gone hunting and saw two deers making love. It was actually Shiva and Parvathi (both Gods eventually) making love in the form of deers. Pandu shot the deer. Lord Shiva (Alternatively, the Sage) gave a curse on him that the next time he touches a woman, he will die. (Poor chap) That is when Kunti used a boon given to her by Sage Durvasa where she could call upon the Gods to bear a child. So, the first time she experimented before her marriage and Karna was born from Surya (Sun) and later after her wedding with Pandu, she followed it up with five other Gods. Every pandav and kaurav had affairs and flings, and childbirth out of wedlocks. Would these culture police deny its existence? The society then had accepted the sexual freedom then, so why this taboo today?

So, the concept of Indian culture being so conservative as a theory can be thrown out of the window. What the self-appointed culture police is talking about is baseless and hollow. Also, India is one of the few places in epics, where women had very powerful stance in the society and were treated equal to men. Those who have read Indian epics would vouch for it. I don’t know when the imposition of rules and discrimination against women started in our culture. Just when things have begun to change, a demented sect of the society wants to take up the act of culture vultures and bring back the discrimination. My question is, these politicians, or party workers, how many of them are teetotalers? How many of them can are actually honest to their women? If women consuming alcohol is wrong, why does it not hold true to men as well? Knowing their societal disposition, I guess everyone in their minds know the answers.

The Rajasthan CM said he has a problem with couple holding hands. So, does he mean, he has the right to oppose it by raising a hand?

Indian democracy is today in the hands of hypocrites. Do yourself a favor. VOTE!!!