::X for Xenophobia::

People love to hate, to spew venom and splash acidic sarcasm on any subject that is remotely successful in displaying a weak link … and if the weakest link is as glaring as the mindless mediocrity of Ekta’s K series, not even God can save it. I would give plus one to Rakhi ka Insaaf, for bringing forward the case of a molested women {Haven’t watched much of the strength of her Insaaf, so no more comments}.

Let’s leave all the hatred towards books and serials and mannerism aside, and venture into an old and ancient kind of hatred… Man hating Man – and we even have got a name for it – Xenophobia, synonyms are – Racism, Racial intolerance, chauvinism, dislike for foreigners.

If Racism and foreigners combine to form Australians in your mind, then erase it. We are going to talk about us. We have got enough Foreign states to handle – For Marathi Manush, all the other Indians are foreigners, for South Indians – all North Indians are foreigners, for ULFA – all hindi speaking lot are foreigners, and for India – the whole of Northeast is a foreign land.

How much we hate each other – fighting over a piece of land and valentine’s card, on ideologies and religion, on caste and status and shamefully – till today on gender. I guess the bird of peace is an extinct species in India. We are not divided into states, but into individuals – each hating the other one.

Scholars say education and modernization will heal these issues, but isn’t the graph taking a dip. Will an Upper Caste hug a Dalit? Will the moral police stop hitting women who drink? So much hatred and insensitivity is enveloping us even after a decade into 21st Century.

We all love India, no doubt about that, but do we love all Indians? I know Xenophobia may sound too strong and harsh in some cases … but then how far are we from it?

Written for Z-A challenge by Leo

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