Editorial April 2022
| We are tremendously excited to feature very interesting articles this month covering a wide variety of topics from the Ukraine crisis to a review of the recently released movie The Kashmir Files to a remembrance of the Jallianwalla Baugh massacre.
First, let me talk about The Kashmir Files movie and the Jallianwalla Baugh massacre. Both incidents have one thing in common. The Kashmir Files reminds us of the genocide of the Kashmiri Hindu Pandits caused by terrorists while the Jallianwalla Baugh massacre reminds us of the atrocity caused by the evil British Empire to innocent men, women, and children. Similarities end there. There are numerous political parties, along with most of the Bollywood stars, who do not like The Kashmir Files movie. The reason they are giving is that the movie creates a rift between two particular communities. However, they are forgetting that the movie is not talking about the whole community; instead, it talks specifically about terrorists. I am sure nobody, including Bollywood stars, wants to support terrorists in any shape or form. Let me bring up another point. All these years, Bollywood has been making movies where the Hindu community is clearly being bashed and ridiculed, but the feelings of the Hindu community haven’t been a topic of discussion until now. The irony is that the majority of the population of India is Hindu. To expose the hypocrisy of the Bollywood industry, we are presenting one article on Anti-Hindu Sentiment in Bollywood. If you read this article which has cited special incidents in our Hindi movies, you will realize how Hinduism is degraded right in front of our eyes. Now let me talk about the Jallianwalla Baugh massacre. I am not sure why the same Bollywood industry which has made blockbuster movies like Lagan cannot make movies based on real incidents like the Jallianwalla Baugh massacre or Salt March. I also wonder why we cannot make more movies about the atrocities caused by the evil British Empire in the same way the Jewish community makes movies about the Holocaust. Enough of Bollywood!! Next… the Ukraine crisis. We all know it is a humanity crisis, and the whole world is being affected in one way or another. Our natural instinct is to blame President Putin and rightfully so. I am sure a major chunk of blame lies on his shoulder. However, if we read the fine print, and especially European and Asian media, we may see some different points of view. I am sure all of you know that India is not condemning Russia for the attack on Ukraine. Before you jump and blame Prime Minister Modi, please read our article “In Defense of India’s Stand on the Ukraine Crisis.” Some of you may not agree with the views indicated in the articles, so we encourage you to give us feedback via comments or full articles. Please send your comments and/or articles to editor@deshvidesh.com Now let’s talk about an individual who has changed the lives of millions of people, not only in India but all over the world: Pramukh Swami Maharaj of BAPS. I agree wholeheartedly with what Swami Vivek Murthy Das wrote in his article, “The Epitome of Compassion,” This year, as we celebrate Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s centennial year, may our celebrations of his compassion help to bring more compassion in our lives, helping us be more considerate, more kind, more loving.
Our last and definitely most important topic… let me remind all of you about our two MyShadi Bridal Expos, one on Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale and one on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Orlando. Till then Be safe and Be happy! Raj Shah |
