The verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case has been delivered on predictable lines. When the Supreme Court  ordered earlier in favour of the construction of the Ram Mandir on the site where the Masjid once stood, it offered a whiff of what it is to be expected in the demolition conspiracy case.

The images of hundreds of labourers all across the country walking from cities back to their villages in blistering heat without food and water and having lost their livelihoods in the aftermath of the nation-wide lockdown declared by the Modi government is still haunting the nation.

Two forms of ‘Mann Ki Baath’  are being heard in the country. One is the anguished ‘Mann Ki Baath’  of farmers and migrant labourers. The other is the ‘Mann Ki Baath’ that resembles the speech of a primary school boy delivered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Farmers all across the country are hitting the streets and protesting.

The decision to cancel Question Hour in Parliament has become a subject of discussion in the media. But people have not been specially concerned about this as the government not been giving the right answer to any question. In many instances, the government provided questions as the answers to questions! Even when the government answered some questions, the country’s media did not show any interest in them. Besides, when the answers to all the questions is just one name, Modi, the government must have realized that there is no need to waste time by allowing time for questions and must have done away with Question Hour.

The country is besieged by a host of issues that need immediate attention. China is waiting to strike at the border. The spectre of a war is looming large. The country has been defeated in the Corona war and finds itself exhausted. The lockdown has not only destroyed the country’s economy but also left people struggling with issues of life and death. 

Undoubtedly, cinema is a very powerful medium. The contribution of the medium of cinema in the shaping of the post-independent India is immense. Cinema has left an indelible impact on the lives of people and their religious, social, and political life. Beyond the notion that art is for art’s sake, cinema has engulfed us. When India was opening itself towards adopting modern life, Bollywood played a major role in leading the country in this direction.

The Dr Kafeel Khan episode involving his repeated arrest and release after a grueling nine months reveals the extent of cruelty practiced by those in power.