Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's arrest sparks again the question: Is Indian Democracy dwindling!!?
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With recent attacks on troubleshooters who fight for an
ombudsman law against corruption and instances of many fowl conspiracies being
stitched around people who raise their ante against lawlessness clearly points
towards the sad decline of fundamental democracy in India. Much quoted 'largest
democracy' is all set to dwindle and travel on the path which leads to nowhere
but into historical tragic end. The very recent attack on cartoonist Aseem
Trivedi sparks the old debate again. If cartoonists are not allowed to draw out
of their thoughts and understanding, then let them be put in parliament for
just a change. And to make us understand cartoons better, let this people
behind his arrest draw the cartoons! What will they draw after all? A polished
drawing of parliamentarian wearing garland around his neck? With punch line ‘THE
MYRIAD VISITOR OF POOR FOR ONCE IN FULL MOON’? Alas, for all this jokes there
is one exclusive column called 'obituary' in News Papers all meant for this job
itself! From legendary R.K. Narayan to present day artists, their each cartoon
has been a mirror image of woes from day today life of common man. People in
power find it difficult to understand all because they don't know what common
man's common life means at all! It’s not just politicians alone that they take
pot shots at but even the well known celebrities have been on toes when these
pupils with vivid strokes of their brush have painted them! From brawls in Bollywood
to protests on streets, these cartoonists have captured it all. People from all
walks of life have in one or the other way have faced ire of them but never had
there been a case where a cartoonist had got arrested all for his cartoon.
People know it well in their hindsight that they live in a democratic setup and
freedom of expression is fundamental part of any healthy democracy. They
actually are brave artists who try to depict real pictures of day today
dilemmas in ironically humorous ways! Let us not punish them for their quests
but retrospect ourselves and find the real reasons behind their work. What
actually prompted them travel an extra mile on such a hollow path and draw
those caricatures? There certainly ought to be a reason. As they say 'there's
no smoke without fire', there shall never be any cartoon without pivotal reason
behind it!
If only Government of India,
want really to safeguard its wards and preserve national integrity then
try not to cover the effects of insurgency but please look deeper inwards
towards its incumbent reasons, the root causes of rebellions or so titled
'tides against national integrity'. If not, then do once have your eyes on
twitter, the tweet world is full of tweets embarking the men behind Aseem
Trivedi's arrest as the biggest cartoons of all time. If only are you
interested in the growth of this nation then come out of your smugness and look
out once again.
JAI HIND
Cartoons from Aseem Trivedi:
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