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. 

For India, it is the season of examinations. The country has been reeling under an economic slowdown and the Coronavirus pandemic. During this time, the Centre has failed in all tests so much so that it is looking at God to resolve its problems.

As the family-owned political pasture called the Congress is drying up, all the aged cattle are grieving that ‘they have been neglected.’ While many of them have already quit the party in search of greener pastures, those that have completely lost their relevance and continue to remain in the Congress have revolted complaining that they are not being allowed to graze in the pasture that is now left of the party. There is no other comparison better than this to portray the revolt of the seniors in the Congress. Having built their political careers and having reaped political dividends using the name of the Gandhi family, and without making any contribution to the growth of the party, these seniors have turned around and raised a banner of revolt against the Gandhi family, and are now trying to break the party.

Demanding Justice cannot be Contempt of Court

The forces that succeeded in setting fire on Bengaluru by posting inflammatory comments on social media tried to repeat it in Sringeri only to get their fingers burnt. This incident has revealed the Sangh Parivar’s systematic conspiracy to disturb peace and social harmony.

“First, declare the dog as mad. Then kill it,” is the strategy that the Centre has been adopting to kill human beings if the situation warrants. Attaching the labels of “anti-national, terrorist, or extremist” gives the police the license to kill anyone. Those who are genuinely concerned about this are forced to refrain themselves from condemning such incidents fearing that they might also get labelled as anti-nationals. Recently, a BJP Member of Parliament, Anantkumar Hegde, called employees of  the state-owned telecom firm BSNL as ‘traitors.’

It is said that the pen is mightier than the sword. Those who use this sword must have the wisdom, discretion, and must be pro-people. In the hands of immature people, this sword can very well become dangerous. It is because of the might of the pen that even if newspapers make the slightest mistake or write with pre-conceived notions, they can fan fires of controversies that might even lead to deaths and extensive destruction.