What is the most awesome thing happening in India now?
A2A.
Until yesterday morning, my social media feeds were filled with bitter "Intolerant India" posts.
Yesterday afternoon, the same intolerant people, unable to tolerate people suffering due to the floods in Chennai, fill my feeds with posts like:
Programmers are writing crowdsourcing software for helping during the crisis, places of worship are opening up to provide shelter and are serving food to those affected, what not?
There was not a word of religion mentioned except in exactly one instance, "The Jain temple has food ready for 5000 people. Please come pick it up" (as a landmark). Where did all the tolerance and intolerance go? That's the ground reality in the country!
I really don't mind such an "intolerant" India!!
Edit: And oh the power of social media! :-)
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Edit 2:
Here is a disclaimer based on some comments.
P.S: Thanks to Sibasis Mohanty. But for his A2A, I doubt if I would have written an answer to such a question. I read this part of Quora but usually don't write here.
Oh, and I am now secretly worried that my friends and family would know of my life on Quora :(
Until yesterday morning, my social media feeds were filled with bitter "Intolerant India" posts.
Yesterday afternoon, the same intolerant people, unable to tolerate people suffering due to the floods in Chennai, fill my feeds with posts like:
- "I can accommodate 10 people in my house. Here is my address."
- "I can recharge your prepaid mobile phones, PM / DM me"
- "I can serve food. My mobile phone number is ___"
- "Call me if you need help distributing relief supplies"
- "I am a doctor, I can help people who are sick",
- "Call me up if you need a pick up from this area"..
Programmers are writing crowdsourcing software for helping during the crisis, places of worship are opening up to provide shelter and are serving food to those affected, what not?
There was not a word of religion mentioned except in exactly one instance, "The Jain temple has food ready for 5000 people. Please come pick it up" (as a landmark). Where did all the tolerance and intolerance go? That's the ground reality in the country!
I really don't mind such an "intolerant" India!!
Edit: And oh the power of social media! :-)
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Edit 2:
Here is a disclaimer based on some comments.
- When I said feeds of "Intolerant India", I meant people that supported Aamir Khan, hurled abuses against him, and those that mocked the media. I am not trying to justify any of them. They all have their reasons, including some clearly "political" ones. I hear them all.
- The answer is not intended to serve a political agenda. Nor am I a "Hindutva" Hindu! I prefer the line "I don't mind such an intolerant India" not be misinterpreted as such. I intended that line as a mockery at the politicians, who's whos and the media for all the hue and cry last few days and even prior to that. From issues on text book rewrites to the beef ban to returning awards and now to the intolerance. At the end of the day, people are still the same. Thanks to Nidhish Unnikrishnanfor pointing out that the phrase could be misinterpreted.
P.S: Thanks to Sibasis Mohanty. But for his A2A, I doubt if I would have written an answer to such a question. I read this part of Quora but usually don't write here.
Oh, and I am now secretly worried that my friends and family would know of my life on Quora :(
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