Indian culture as we see it today is perhaps the most
misunderstood definition of culture of all time. What happens in Haryana is
just a reflection of the same. A young couple was killed and their body was
butchered into multiple pieces as punishment for the love they had with each
other. It’s horrifying even in the wildest dream but it is the naked truth of
the society. What is more painful is the killer family has nothing to regret.
Instead, they are proud for what they have done. How on earth a parent can
butcher their kids in such an atrocious manner? This is beyond the logics and
humanity per se.
Nonetheless, 6 members of the family have been arrested and
they take no shame in associating their pride to validate this murder. In their
own words, they have done this to save the Indian Culture and tradition and sent
a message to the society that love is a non-acceptable offence which may leads
to the state like this. Bizarrely thousands of people of CIVILIZED SOCIETY have
already vindicated what has been done by the perpetrators and are demanding for
their immediate acquittal.
Few of them have already proclaimed the murderers’ as the
savior of the Indian culture and traditions in their interview and debates held
on national TV channels. Well, talking about Indian culture let me make one
thing clear that I am not a hard-core believer of the Indian Culture and
tradition. Yet I have issues with the definition put forward by the society
which we live in. My beliefs are based on the mythological theories and
associated books.
It is quite interesting to note that PURDAH SYSTEM in India
was not prevalent during the times of Mahabharata and Ramayana. It was brought
and put on us forcibly by the Mughals which we accepted reluctantly over time
during late medieval period. Nobody knows when this resentful imposition have
becomes our tradition. We are now having a perception that ladies are made to
confine within the boundaries of their home only. The women not veiling
themselves are often criticized for their character and declared spoilt. In
fact the introduction of Purdah system has satisfied the ego of males
and their dominant believes they later turned this evil law into a tradition to
ensure their dominancy. Now that globalization and economic liberalization have
brought the modern thoughts of equality among society, the dominant class is
unable to digest the phenomenon of rapid shattering of their dominancy.
As an extension of the aforementioned reason, a large portion
of majority in our society believes that woman have no right to chose their
bride. Paradoxically if we peak into the basis of the tradition ~ the Vedas, we
shall know that male in then society never have had any privilege to select
their bride and it’s the female who were permitted to choose their groom.
Svyamvars are the backing mechanism for this theory. There is no such Svayamvar
was held for males. However there are few incidents in our mythologies which
enunciate the contradictory status of women rights but if we go in depth of the
arguments they would also seems like the extension of female liberalism. It is
quite noteworthy that Indian culture in reality is the most liberal culture in
the world. Following a tradition was never a compulsion and was introduced as
an option according to the will and convenience of the follower and this is
perhaps the most vital reason why people opted these tradion with great zeal
and enthusiasm.
Besides, our constitution has also banished such heinous act
and tough punishments are recommended in IPC for killing any innocent. In this
way, our baseless believes and hollow traditional impositions. Nevertheless,
being a nation of prominent judicial system, we do believe in our system and
hope that the culprits shall be convicted justly and promptly. Justice
prevails, hopefully.
