Ideological battles have been a part of argumentative India but when one is on a weak wicket, not sure of their value framework, it is that that leads to such acts of cowardice.(The writer is Visiting Professor, NLSIU, Bengaluru, and a rights activist. But, there are equally powerful counter-ideologies that criminalise and brutalise humans. It is so complex that some humans are exceptionally humane at one end and beastly at the other. It is the latter that constantly reminds us that humankind has a long way to go before it arrives at a stage of full realisation of the human essence. There have been philosophies and ideologies that inspired human beings through self-suffering and sacrifice in the process of building civilisation. Politics of hatred should realise that her death is not its victory but a defeat of a cynical and sadist mindset. If such a climate spreads it can lead to Hitlerian hatred engulfing humanity. Her martyrdom should pave the way to a humane secular and democratic India.
Gauri Lankesh’s killing is all the more shocking as it is not decision of two or three individuals but an act of hatred of certain belief system.). What makes some humans indulge in cold-blooded killings of those with whom they have no personal animosity or grievance is perplexing. This has happened at a stage when the standards of the journalism are strikingly on a downward trend.Reflecting on the Gujarat genocide the late rights activist K. It is this world view that created enemies, the hatred of her enemies emanated from pernicious and poisonous ideology. This dehumanisation has reached a point beyond belief. She was opposed to politics of hatred and believed such politics would eat into the very democratic, secular and socialist values that Indian people want to uphold in their long journey to build a society, equitable fair and just. Kalburgi, Govind Pansare, Narendra Dhabolkar. More shocking is the reactions of sick minds celebrating inhumanity, a reminder to all of us that something seriously has gone wrong with a section of society.
The presence of journalists like Gauri Lankesh was reassuring that everything had not gone wrong and kept up the hope of democratic struggle. Balagopal delved deep into the very nature of human beings and brutality that is hidden in humans. This poison in the heart and hatred in mind led to cold blooded murders of Dr M. A society where the voiceless will speak out, a society in which the marginalised will realise their human worth, a society where religion remains a personal belief and does not rupture social fabric with endemic hatred.M. That she was courageous, not only in her beliefs but armed with physical courage rooted in her unshaken faith in democratic values is amazing. It is that courage that unnerved her foes.The ghastly killing of Gauri Lankesh, a woman of unusual courage of conviction and clarity of purpose, has shocked society, more particularly, the China Non-Woven Rolls world of journalism. Harbouring personal animosity and taking revenge is part of human vulnerability and could always be explained, but killing strangers against whom they have no personal grudge is something that can deeply disturb the conscience and make one reflect on the complexity of human nature.
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