Suruma Writes On...

Death toll in Kashmir has risen to 85.Young boys and girls like 11 year olds Khushboo and Nasir Shafi have been killed.Pellet injuries have left hundreds of adults and children blind and injured. The dreams and hopes of an entire population is in turmoil.These children, most of them distinction holders and extremely talented, had dreams of a peaceful future.They dreamt of being doctors,engineers and civil servants to help their people come out of the troubled times.They wanted to reach great heights and become great personalities. Imagine your brothers,sisters and children who were leading perfectly normal lives till yesterday, disappearing all of a sudden today and reappearing some days later,covered in blood,cold and dead.Every morning in school, most of us raise our right arms to say that all Indians are my brothers and sisters.Aren't Kashmiris our brothers and sisters as well?Then,why isn't there a collective outrage when it comes to the people of Kashmir?Why are we silen

     Equality is a highly contested issue even in the 21st century. Even though articles 14 to18 of the Indian constitution ensure  equal treatment to every citizen, we are still miles away from the horizon of equality. With long histories of deeply entrenched inequalities, abolition of inequality is indeed a herculean task for India as a country.       It was keeping in lieu with this goal, that the architects of  our constitution incorporated certain laws and provisions that will ensure that every citizen of the country is treated equally and is not subjected to any form of discrimination or prejudice.  Reservation is one  important step taken in that direction.      However people across the length and breadth of the country have several misconceptions about the idea of reservation.  From activists,academicians, to the common man, there are a number of people who put forth an endless list of arguments to oppose reservation. There are many who talk volumes about how reserva

The country celebrates 70 years of freedom today. There are parades in almost all schools, flag hoisting ceremonies,cycle rallies and independence day messages. There are people selling balloons and flags of all sizes. But what are we actually celebrating?                                                                   What India achieved on the 15th of August 1947 was freedom from one important type of constraint placed upon liberty-colonial domination. Colonial domination has in fact been one of the worst systems of oppression that has subjugated generations of people to ill treatment and violence and has looted all the resources of otherwise prosperous nations across the world.It has enslaved people and has violated their human rights. Therefore colonialism is a concept that hampers the freedom of the colonized nation and its citizens.So our independence from Britain after 200 years of oppression is not to be belittled in any manner.Yes,we are free from colonialism.However, how