MIND Mag MAY 2018 Issue #5

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“The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.�

- Kate Chopin, The Awakening

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Team and Contributors Sukiran Singh, Editor Simarjot Wadhwa, Junior Editor Supreet Khurana, Creative Executive Vrishti Nadkarni, Content Writer Simrat Bohra, Styling Intern and Industry Liasion Gajinder saini, Photography Assistant Shubhankar, Photography Assistant

Contributers Karan Nevatia, Photographer Ruchir Vashishtha, Photographer Valene D’souza, MUAH Anu Mariya, MUAH Juhi Ali, Stylist

Thanks to Mr. Chandok (Chair, Versova Education Trust) Mr. Vilas (PA to Mr. Deora) Inega Models

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CONTENTS

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What If?

The

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Recusant

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Milind Deora

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wall fell.

Animal Spirit

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Even the Berlin

Nor Black Nor White

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Rashi Menda

Editor’s note

The life is all about change and moving forward. The regressors and regressive, how hard they may fight, the explorer shall always find light in the darkness.

Recently we have seen a wave of regressive ideologies, trying the tarnish the oneness, the togetherness of our society, which has stood against the sand storms of time for long. The technologies around Internet have helped fuel the anger, and it also helped manipulate anger in those where it was not present before. We are at a tricky point of our existence, where we fear for our lives when we speak about something important and many times when we do not even raise a voice.

The religious outreach of political dynamics has always contolled the Indian legacy, for good or for worse, but now it seems to be out of control. The henious recent cases of rape and brutality are justified as anti-religion/ anti-government agenda, devised by the anti-Indian forces, just to maintain a certain monopoly of power. There is no shame, there is no remorse, all while the rulers don’t utter a word.

Our May Issue points to the elements that point to the forced control and imminent demise of our modern society. Along with that, we have a few important names from the world of politicians, who interacted with us and threw light on their viewspoints.

Sukiran Singh Editor, M.IND Mag

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WHAT IF?

by Vrishti Nadkarni

does India need a Rennaissance?

The people of India are perpetually asking for growth and change. Our nation was on a stagnation as there was a lack of skills and capabilities necessary to drive innovation. India’s opportunities are limitless, both home and abroad. Currently India stands on the cusp of a major change. A transformation that could lead to an unparalleled economic growth paired with radical improvements in the nation’s life expectancy, education, and per capita income. Also known as the Human Development Index, it creates an achievement in social and economic development. In simple words, rise from the label of third world, and enter the league of the “developed” countries.

It’s a huge task for India to bring an increase in its gross domestic product. The rise of which can bring millions of citizens into a new cohort called the emerging middle class. For this to be successful, the nation needs to create about ten million jobs every year in the coming decades;to provide quality of life for its growing population.

But we want change to be instant, faster than the speed of light. You can sit with your buddies, having a chai-sutta session. Nag about the government, the prime ministers, the goons, the kachara, the chauvinism, the economy, the water and the sky, the size of Deepika’s choli, the fire, the fire of the gun, their guns, our guns, his guns *le wink wink*, then the sex, the sex offenders, and the offenders of the sex. We can go on

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and on; dreaming and imagining the ultimate India or the idea of India. Let’s put this into perspective, hypothetically. There is national cry about various issues from various people. With a series of “what ifs”, let’s break down the reality and the capacity of national issues.

Equality, this has been a national issue since the very beginning. The impact of the need of equality has been dramatic in India than anywhere else. Perhaps no major society in the recent history has known inequalities so gross or so long preserved.

In India it was believed that men should remain in the same occupation as their fore fathers. Women didn’t even come into the picture, they were the guaranteed housewives. This was strongly enshrined in religious precepts and social customs. There occurred revolts against the dominance of particular social classes from time to time.

But till date the idea of social equality never became as widespread in the country, hence, there are still dominant traces of social imbalance. India is stuck by the gross inequalities, not merely in material standards, but more profoundly in the attitudes of men towards one another. And the women are still subdued. The principles of equality are gradually flowering in Indian life, and its changes have brought in the modernization, one teaspoon at a time.

But what do we understand by equality? It’s the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities; giving same benefits to all, treating all the same way, giving equal opportunity. In education, equal opportunity given to all students sounds like a good deed. In a society, treating everyone equally will obliterate inequality. The practice of egalitarianism is needed to prevent discrimination. But here’s a crunch. This will be the ultimate solution if there’s no disparity between our social and economic structure. But there is a mountain of difference between people with sufficient purchasing power and with people who have very little or nil. The concept of equality, in the end, will not bring substantial changes because to some equality is a privilege. It’s a double sided sword. On one side it will cut the gap between the classes, bringing them together. But also, it will dangerously cut the path for the classes to meet at the common point. The rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. It will uplift the already uplifted. Instead of looking for sameness, we need to observe fairness.

Now talking about fairness, the women in India have been eagerly waiting to be empowered. Indian women are still confined to the household in most of the rural areas and conservative in urban localities. Managing the household, looking after the children and cooking , what is expected from them. This is not matriarchy. We have seen, heard, experienced that women don’t want to be restricted to this. We all know well enough that they have the right to be educated, to freedom, to have an opinion like our home girl Padukone says, ‘it’s my choice’. Women are discriminated in all senses in a patriarchal society like ours. But what if India was a matriarchal society. To be honest, it would make no difference in the gender roles. In fact, the current gender

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roles would be switched between the two sexes. Feminism would be seen as female chauvinism. Men would be home makers and women would be the bread earners.

Property would be under the name of the woman. There would be majority in female politicians. And let’s face it, there would be cases of men being harassed and/or raped.

But would there be a change in the rape laws? After the Nirbhaya incident, the Parliament passed the Anti-rape Bill. Now, an act of rape is liable to life-long imprisonment and even death penalty in extreme cases. According to the new law, not only rape but other acts like sexual harassment, molestation, acid attacks, stalking and voyeurism are also liable to stringent punishments. The new law has the provision of awarding minimum 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, which can be extended to life imprisonment to those found guilty of gang-rape. Out of the six men arrested in the infamous Nirbhaya rape case of December 2012, four of the accused adults were awarded death penalty in March 2014. It took almost two-and-half years for the judiciary to give the verdict.

New crimes include stalking, which is intimidating and often leads to assault, even murder. A bill containing harsher punishments for rapists was passed by India’s parliament earlier in March. The new laws are closer to addressing violence as women experience it. Acid violence and disrobing, common now in India, are specific crimes.

Will it remain the same for men? Especially in a matriarchal society. Gender dominance is a game of ego, there will be gender and gender crime.

But India will still have to deal with high crime rate. What if the law and order created a sense of fear in the minds of the citizens? Our hands are not cleanest when it comes to following the law. From jumping the signal, to underage drinking and to other extremes; biologically, fear makes us alert. In terms of citizenship, fear will make us conscious. Without popular fear, no government could endure more than twenty-four hours. David Hume taught that all governments rest on public opinion, but that opinion, I maintain, is not the bedrock of government. Public opinion itself rests on something that is a deeper fear.

Fear, like every other “productive” resource, is subject to the laws of production.

Thus, it cannot escape the law of diminishing marginal productivity. As successive doses of fear-mongering are added to the government’s “production” process, the incremental public clamor for governmental protection declines. The first time the government cries wolf, the public is frightened; the second time, less so; the third time, still less so. If the government plays the fear card too much, it overloads the public’s sensibilities, and eventually people discount almost entirely the government’s attempts to frighten them further. But by keeping the population in a state of artificially heightened apprehension, the government-cum-media prepares the ground for planting specific measures of taxation, regulation, surveillance, reporting, and other

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invasions of the people’s wealth, privacy, and freedom. Left alone for a while, relieved of this ceaseless bombardment of warnings, people would soon come to understand that hardly any of the announced threats has any substance and that they can manage their own affairs quite well without the security-related regimentation and tax-extortion the government seeks to justify. So maybe, the central government can be a tease with the emotion of fear among citizens. But it’s important to make sure that it’s not dictatorship and therefore, it doesn’t lead to any mayhem rather create an efficient functioning of the country and maintain healthy transparency.

To quote Bill Gates, “India is imperfect, but amazing things have happened”. And amazing things are yet to happen; slowly but surely. What we need essentially is an attitude adjustment, open our minds, and find a realistic grounding. ***

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MILIND DEORA MODERN INDIAN POLITICIAN INTERVIEW CONCEIVED BY SUKIRAN SINGH INTERVIEWED BY SIMARJOT WADHWA IMAGES BY GAJINDER SAINI

Mr. Deora is a former MP and a prominent Politician We know what you have achieved in your political career , so we can not call it nepotism , but was it easy for you to join politics ?

If you have a political background, you get a chance to get into the door much faster than others but you have a very different set of expectations on you. You are often compared to a relative who is in politics; you are expected to behave in a certain way and to believe a certain set of things. In that sense when I came to politics, I was 27 years old and I disagreed with my father on a lot of issues and at the same time I agreed too. It took some time to create my own identity in politics where I was seen as an independent identity ; a person having a different viewpoint on social, economic and political matters than my father did. In some sense , it was both bitter and sweet that you get an opportunity but you also have a baggage. You inherit all your family members’ friends but you also inherit their enemies; you also inherit their views which get thrust and projected onto you and that takes time to shake off but I think it is a great privilege to have been born in a political family; had the opportunity to serve at the young age ; people like us don’t believe in entitlement, at least I don’t .The fact is that I had an opportunity to serve at the young age. It means that it is my duty to ensure that young people like me, without political background should be able to rise as quickly as I did with political background. That has been my focus in politics.

How do you gain the political and populous trust, in a country where age is the perception of knowledge and experience? We are talking about your first election.

I never thought my age as a weakness or strength. My first opponent was Jayawantiben Mehta. She was related to me and much older to me in age. She would say her experience was more than my age. She would say that I, being young is a disadvantage but others told me that my age is an advantage to me.

I didn’t care about either opinion. I still don’t . I think age ,gender are just the biological factors. You are born during a certain period and as a certain gender.

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‘Nobody has more power than youth to bring change.’

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These factors can’t determine whether you are better or worse to do anything in life. Ultimately, your capabilities and abilities to make the best of the opportunities in your life , determine whether you get respect or not . This is applicable in all professions like politics, business etc. I always give importance to right attitude, right attributes and qualities, seeking spirit, sharing knowledge, power and experience with people and helping them . I knew the day will come when I ‘ll not be young anymore. How can I base my politics only on youth . It is neither permanent nor static., it is moving further and further.

Why do you think, suddenly, mass ideology on politics , started to shift towards conservatism, as opposed to the liberalization that emerged between 1991 to 2001?

In a country as large and diverse as India, similarly a region as large and diverse as European Union or a country as large as US, there will never be one common stream of thought process, it will move up and down and we as a party believe very strongly that India’s greater success lies in staying together and if we divide on the basis of caste and religion , we are playing into the hands of our enemies. They would want another partition to happen ; we can’t let this happen.

We can’t let people feel that they want to move away from India. We always projected those values and we always tried to tell people that this is what we stand for. It is neither about liberal nor conservative. In the US , politics is different altogether but in European Union, people from different countries opine to stay together because they find a bright future in staying together but there are some who prefer to be divided They feel that they don’t need to be integrated rather need to have their own culture. To some extent, India is similar. There are so many states, so many languages and cultures and we have always tried to take them along and always emphasized on respecting diversity and that has worked for a long time in the country and that’s why , we have been able to survive for a long time .Perhaps, people felt in integrating .A precedent set, should always be constructive. For an example, if a north Indian comes in Maharashtra and takes up a job , might be disregarded for taking away an opportunity from a Maharashtrian. We discouraged those symptoms but unfortunately , this happens when the politicians nationally or regionally start to play up these fears . If you don’t have the same religion , same language , people will take away your job. The fear was inculcated into the minds of the peoples and that resulted into voting for a party which is less tolerant. I don’t think it is a permanent phenomenon ; it will change. If it doesn’t change , that means Maharashtra is saying that we don’t want anyone from outside Maharashtra. Then the inevitable will happen.

On a larger scale , do you think digitalization in India has established transparency in the government , when Aadhar card information is being sold at Rs. 500? Being a progressive and forward thinking politician, would you have done it?

Aadhar is a great idea. When we were in power , we initiated Aadhar. It does give transparency. I had the privilege of heading India’s national e-governance plans and I am a firm believer that e-governance, right to information get a privilege to spearhead and its impact is massive and positive. I think much more

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than a Lokpal bill does. Lokpal says add more bureaucrats in the country. To me , it doesn’t solve corruption and give transparency rather it creates further problem ; it creates a much more problem . If you reduce the interface between a citizen and a government , that’s what reduce the corruption but not by adding more.

Has everything that has happened in the last few years, really impacted our economy , like many experts say ? What would you do differently if you are a part of a winning government in 2019 ?

The current government is the first government in thirty years that has complete majority. In that sense , it is a major let down because a lot could have been done and a lot could have been avoided . I think personally to start with, the government must divest itself from a certain set of companies and investors . I am a firm believer in that. I don’t think that government should be in the business of running airlines, telecom industries or many other these businesses.

They should be sold; private companies should take them over and turn them profitable. The government by running them is basically subsidizing them and essentially, the tax payers are paying for it. It is a very inefficient system. I expected this government to do in 2014 and they haven’t privatized any assets.

Besides this, in government ,it is very important to consult , when you don’t consult stakeholders , people , experts, you get a problem like demonetization , very poorly conceived and implemented which had a major adverse effect on country’s economy. Ministers must talk to experts before doing this kind of major change. It can’t be like that someone walks into my room, gives me an idea and I go and announce it. Those things in a country as large as ours can create major problems. RBI told the government that it was a bad idea ; you need to have a conviction to believe that you are doing it on your own ; why you are doing it .You didn’t listen to a good advice and landed into a problem. These are the things that people should avoid.

Youth Parliament initiative is a great idea. Do you believe that the youth have the capacity to bring in change in the country , be it positive or negative ?

Nobody has more power than the youth to bring change. They have to realize that they are losing out if they are not actively engaged. No other segment of people based on age is more empowered to bring change in the course of any country’s history. In our country, at the age of 18, young men and women can vote and have the power to bring about a change. Young people have to be informed and realize that they have a lot of power in their hands. They have to be willing to use it .Then it is important to take the right decision. Because you are young and powerful, you also have a lack of experience. To make up for the lack of experience ( this lack of experience can never be made up ), it is better to be informed. Experience teaches you more than reading or writing . So the best thing to make up for the lack of experience is to keep yourself informed. It is the best tool that a young person has. Youth can be involved in a lot of negative things also. Youth should not involve in politics of hate . A young politician who beats the people up because they come to Mumbai city , that’s not the youth activism you want in a country. That’s why , I say youth are the most powerful whether they involve in either positive or negative activism. Youth for the sake 24 M.IND MAG May 2018 Mindmag.media

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of youth and having any negative agenda, is not good for any country. Activism for the sake of activism with very little information is not exciting also. The real power comes from those young people who have constructive agenda ;with whom I disagree or they disagree with me, are ultimately having a dialogue in a constructive way. Talking about the agenda is more important rather involving in violence . Inciting and taking up violence is one of the most saddened things to happen. They have many other alternatives to be heard . They can engage in dialogue and can vote . Violence should never be a resort in a democracy. As long as they are not violent and voicing their opinion , nothing wrong in it.

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“There, did you think to kill me? There’s no flesh or blood within this cloak to kill.

There’s only an idea. Ideas are bulletproof.

Farewell.”

- Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

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LET’S TAKE THE YOUTH SERIOUSLY?

BY VRISHTI NADKARNI

Often, we find people criticizing the present generation, more than embracing their spirits. Youth is an unpredictable age of impulsiveness and whimsicality.

But let’s give them credit where it’s due. Youth are the foundation of a future rebel, a social caretaker, and the owners of tomorrow and they carry the potential to design a better society.

The best part of these young people is that they not only inspire but also take situations into their own hands. They have certain duties towards their country and when we think of the socio-political scenario in India, possibilities of a successful bondage between the nation and its youth seem stronger. This appears on the brighter side of everything because young people are tolerant, accepting and creative in their approach. This definitely does not mean promotion of puppets in the name of nationalism but what remains commendable is that young people these days are critical in what they must believe and practice.

India is the world’s largest democracy with over a billion population; making it an obvious reason it is complex task to govern a country like ours. It is a wholesome package of diversified cultures, ethnicities, languages, and mindsets. Since the independence in 1997, the country has been undergoing major changes in terms of social, economic, political, and technological aspects. But Indian politics has been interesting since its inception. We know that the electoral process allows the governments to govern for a limited period of time and power slips from one political party to another. But the so called properties of these political parties and their systems have often seemed to be the same.

The government is nothing but a set of aged intellectuals that were distributed among different groups, holding different doctrines.

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Looking at the electoral make up India has, there is a dearth of young politicians on the front benches. They are patronized, suspected, demoted to the background and constrained by an environment that encourages an uncritical reverence. Hence, the kernels of pessimism are thus slowly sown in them. We have only seen young leaders especially of high profile have taken up the inheritance of their predecessors and joined the politics. The majority of Indian population is under the age of 35, but the politicians are largely a gerontocracy. The political parties are filled with aged old men, and few women, looking like a pensioner’s club. But this makes us wonder if the same age old generational political set-up (pun intended) is still desirable between the citizens.

HELL NO ! The decision making has become redundant with this set up. Now the scenario is changing drastically. The prevailing problems of our country are perpetually hampering its growth. India has been under the spell of poverty, illiteracy, and many other problems since the very beginning. The citizens have been waiting for the curse to lift, that brings prosperity, hope, a new beginning, and a new system altogether. The political system desperately requires a re-structuring in order to take the country forward with a place that can match up with the other developing countries. The youth plays a vital role as the stake holders in our democracy. It is only logical that we need a larger number of youth in political forums to represent the aspirations of this vast section of the society. We do require the experience and wisdom of seasoned politicians, we also need the exuberance of the youth. Their lateral thinking can get things done, and will offer a whole new perspective to problems faced by our country.

Recently we have been seeing the emergence of youth into politics, bringing in new spirit of enthusiasm and confidence among people. And this is what we need now. We need young fresh minds to come into politics who strive to make the country better. The thing is, in our society, parents have traditionally given primacy to the conventional and lucrative career options like engineering, medical, banker, etc. in a scenario where people have lost their faith in their leaders, the government and in politics in general, then why would an educated parent encourage the child to venture into the messy jungle of politics? The widely held view of politics does not make it as a desired career choice for many.

If you notice, the youth stands against all the wrong doings in the country. Instead of blaming the system, the youth comes together and try to mould the country for a better tomorrow. They use their brains, strength, creativity, and imagination to serve our nation. They don’t just fight upon the issues, they try to develop it and solve it. They are aware of the problems the country faces today.

This was visible when millions got together in New Delhi to support Anna Hazare in his crusade against corruption, and later to protest against the December 2012 gang-rape. Ever since the youth has been a predominant part of India’s growth. Demonstrations, protests, street plays, and candle light marches can raise awareness, and focus attention on the burning issues. But ultimately the power to bring change rests with those who sit in the Parliament.

The current Indian youth comes from the years between 1990s and early 2000s,

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, during which India was going through a relatively high economic growth. Which means there were televisions and cell phones in majority of the homes, and have experienced further development in technology. This way the young Indians have grown up more connected to the world beyond their society, their caste, their co-religions, or their income level, unlike the previous generations. The youth can be a creative force, a dynamic source of innovations, and they have throughout history, participated, contributed, and catalysed important changes in the political systems. They hope for a world free of poverty, unemployment, inequality, and exploitation. They believe in a world free of discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, language, and sex. They thrive to conquer a world full of creative challenges and opportunities. And mind you, they have the power to change, good governance is realistic with youth empowerment by utilizing modern tools.

India is a young country. It has an opportunity to derive economic growth on the back of its rising working-age population. Other growing economies confront a rapidly greying population, India’s young population could fulfill demand for skilled workers worldwide. However, India risks squandering this demographic opportunity if it cannot create quality employment opportunities at scale and train its growing workforce to excel in those jobs. With greater access to information and growing aspirations among the nation’s youth, the quality of employment tha India provides will prove as crucial as the quantity.

The youth are fresh with ideas and not ideals. This will help in the movement of creating a transparent civil society structure and functioning which can further influence the political administration for the benefit of the society. Therefore it is important to acknowledge and empower the youth of India towards the strengthening of the democratic system of the country. They seem to have the ability to face any challenges and problems. They have a positive influence on their fellow young people. They are able to teach them the positive things in life. India needs them to resolve most of the problems the nation is facing and the youth is capable of solving them. They have the power to unite individuals.

The youth become responsible by getting good education and doing their jobs well. They have the capacity to take care of themselves and their families. More importantly, they are aware. They understand that a working woman is an asset, not a liability. They vote and we vote intelligently. They don’t believe in politics of caste and religion, they only believe in politics of issues. They contribute and do social work. They volunteer for NGOs and do charitable work. There are youngsters who spend every weekend teaching young children who cannot afford good education. They have come down to the streets and speak for LGBT community because they believe in equal rights, irrespective of sexual orientation. And they don’t do it because they have to prove something to someone.

The youth in India can help the country and contribute towards making unprecedented leaps towards the achievement of development goals such as alleviation of poverty and injustice, reduction of disaster risks or provision of solutions for adapting to climate change. So let’s take them seriously. They are the future of India.

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Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

- William Jennings Bryan

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Even the Berlin Wall Fell !

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M.S. BITTA

The man known as ‘Zinda Shaheed’. The man who stood up against the negative forces. The man who survived two life threatening attacks, in aftermath of 1984 conflicts.

Interview and edit by Simarjot Wadhwa. Interviewed by Ruchir Vashistha.

When did you develop interest in politics? Very less is known about your personal life, please feel free to share.

My purpose in politics is different from that of the current Indian politics. Today politics is a show. It’s just a way of filling the pockets. It has become a joy-ride.

As a kid, I used to go for a walk with my grandfather in Jallianwala Bagh. One day I asked him about various marks on the walls. He told me that they were the bullet marks by General Dyer who opened fire at innocent people, gathered to raise their voice for the freedom of their motherland. I read more about this tragedy. I read about Subhash Chandra Bose and learnt about Bhagat Singh. Two months later I took an oath on the blood stained soil of Jallianwala Bagh that these freedom fighters brought us freedom, and I will protect it. And this was the beginning of my political journey.

I have no personal life. My personal life is my nation. My mornings are for the nation and my nights are for nation. People who are working for the nation have no personal life. In fact their personal life is for the service of their motherland.

Self-experience is the best teacher. How did you nurture yourself as a politician over the period of time?

I believe that by reading books, becoming historians, or being an intellectual doesn’t make much of a difference than what you gain from real life situations. In my life I have encountered fourteen shootouts, seen death closely, experienced political terrorism as well as political slavery. After a miraculous escape from the clutches of the death, I wonder about the purpose of my being alive. I feel even I would have sacrificed my life along with soldiers ; perhaps Almighty has bestowed me with bonus life . But I think I was blessed to be here to witness the political drama and the selfishness that resides in it. There is no genuine love for the country; it is a mere superficial expression. People say that they are free, but I say that freedom was only till Lal Bahadur Shastri ji and Sardar Patel. The British did reign over our motherland but ironically ,the current political system has made our nation as its serf and will remain to be so. There’s anti secularism and bias in the government. The influential people are able to manoeuvre the situations and enjoy the favours of the authorities This is not ‘freedom’ rather a political slavery. Freedom in true sense means the independence for each person. It seemed as if things were going to take a turn when Anna Hazare and Kejriwal ji

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started their protests where they were ready to go all the way for the betterment of the country. Even I felt an arrival of a new age Gandhiji and Bhagat Singh ji but unfortunately , they could not uphold the mission. This has led to people’s distrust in the government because of all the hypocrisy.

You tasted success at the young age. What dreams, aspirations and ambitions steered your path of achievements?

In Punjab ,when widows and children were harassed ;when there was bloodshed , I stood up for them and for the protection of my sisters wearing a shroud of death. I didn’t have the motive to be a part of politics. But I did contest the elections when terrorists claimed if I would partake, they would bring unrest and terror to the people. I partook, I understood the principles of it, and we won, and brought peace to the Punjab and its people. After finishing my mission successfully there, I aimed for a harmonious country but it couldn’t manage to have a deep impact nationally for want of various reasons. My success is incomplete because of political terrorism and political slavery dominance in the country. The politicians only brought terrorism to the Punjab and they only wiped it out. This makes it really difficult and challenging to achieve something. For me success is, when you don’t feel being conned or cheated by your government; where a common middle class man is able to provide education and medical treatment to his children. The condition of hospitals has worsened in this nation; people are dying of infection. Can we really call our nation a successful one ?

You came across horrific incidents that might have cost your life. What impact did they leave on your life?

These horrific incidents have happened to me fourteen times. And all those times I have found myself lucky as this is the bonus life given to me. I have lived whatever I could and now I am living an extended life. I try to help families of the martyrs; I adopt their children. Whatever I can and I’m capable of, I do for their welfare. I have convinced the governments and tried to do the best for them. Sometimes I ponder over once I am no more, who would contact them ?

You are a man of grit and determination. How did you muster courage to be as a forerunner in politics once again?

I am not courageous. I don’t believe in narcissism or being boastful about my achievements. I’m not afraid of bombs and bullets, they are like roses to me.

They prick me or hurt me, but I will bear it for the sake of my motherland. What hurts me is the dirty politics that plays with the emotions of the people. I am strong, but I grow weak by seeing the government and politics today.

I know you are a patriot at heart. What difference would you draw between patriotism and today’s Nationalism?

The patriotism and nationalism today is just farce. Calling yourself one, doesn’t make you one. We can live many lives in this country but we can never do justice to our nation. That’s why I don’t like being called a patriot or a nationalist. The commoners who don’t indulge in politics or social media, these are the patriots because these are the people who work hard for their families to support them and bring food on the table. Having candle marches for rape victims or martyrs

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is just media politics. Only 10-20% percent of them are genuine. But why can’t the NGOs, the political parties realize earlier about the awareness? Why must we wait for something to happen? This is the biggest question.

You have seen an ocean of change with the passage of time. What would you opine about the deteriorating human values currently?

What I have seen is that there is no longing for the nation amongst its people.

May be just a few amongst the entire population! No one takes initiatives, even when they can see the opportunity or the need for it.

Don’t you find hypocrisy in this great country of ours where a Goddess is worshipped and revered while a common woman is either raped, molested or assaulted?

There should be strict laws for rape. There should be instant declaration to hang the criminal. There should be no reason to prolong things. This is very important. The social organizations and political parties should spread awareness about it to establish a feeling of safety and security for the women of the country. No matter what, the law should hang the rapist.

Do you foresee the justice prevailing and no manipulations in favor of the culprits /rapists despite of the law of death penalty or life imprisonment has been passed?

The criminal will remain a criminal, but candle light marches, debates, and talks on the TV is not the answer for it. Instead of the blame game , there is a need for some practical work.

You yourself have dealt with fringe elements directly. Do you think today’s India is more fragmented rather than united? What would be the call of action if fringes appear in the society due to the new wave of racial and religious discrimination?

This is political parties’ vote bank politics. There’s no genuine love for the country. To people who speak of religion and caste, I want to ask them, what would be their concern when their ashes become one with the soil of this nation? We are born on the same land and will die on the same. Our religion is our motherland and our caste is Vande Mataram. The slogans of discrimination are meant for vote – bank politics. Even our Gurus have spread the message of a casteless humanitarian society, ‘ AWWAL ALLAH NOOR UPPAYA , KUDRAT KE SAB BANDE ; EK NOOR TAE SAB JAG UPAJIAA , KAUN BHALAE KO MANDHAE’ and ‘ MANAS KI JAAT SABHAI EKEI PAHCHAN BO’.

You are the chairman of All-India Anti-Terrorist Front and have always voiced out strongly against terrorism. You, too, have been a victim of terrorism. What adverse effects do you see on the economic, cultural and social growth of India?

If we don’t take the road of honesty in our politics, we won’t be able to go far or go ahead. Growth happens when the people of the country don’t obsess on making money and self-gains, rather think about what they can give to the country. The nation is just being used to attain more wealth. It is important to think of

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utilizing the wealth in the right way for the development of the country and its people.

Terrorism has been playing a havoc and innocents have always been massacred. The country has bled enough. What stringent actions should be taken to curb this menace, especially today when it has reduced to a simple topic of political gain?

One thing is clear, terrorism was caused by the politics. Similarly in the Punjab, terrorism was started politically and ended politically. When it’s not about wanting power, but for a stronger nation, we can truly fight terrorism and overcome it. People today are educated and some of them affluent too. But the bitter truth I encountered in my life was that no matter how well-read you are, how experienced you are, one thing you haven’t understood and learnt is , death. The day they realize that it takes less than a second to die, and that there is God in everyone, our nation will grow stronger. You don’t know how long you will live, so live it fruitfully.

We know the empty mind is the devil’s workshop. Unemployment rates are at the highest. India is a young nation and you associate yourself with youthful spirit. What optimum should be done to tap the dynamic and vibrant energies of the youngsters at this point and guide them to a right direction?

Politicians are always busy with elections – First Lok Sabha; then Vidhan Sabha; then Corporations; then municipality; then Sarpanch ;then member Panchayat, and the circle continues. I believe that there should be a meeting of all political parties to discuss what can be done for the youth of the nation because they are currently in trouble.

Do you perceive India as a progressive nation? If not, why?/ If yes, why?

The initiatives are taken for making a difference. But the results we are looking for, haven’t arrived yet. And we will see some results only when all political parties in the parliament opine the same viewpoint.

Finally, what message would you like to convey to the people at large?

One thing I would like to tell people is that, you didn’t get freedom from your political leaders. What Bhagat Singh’s vision was and what you received is just 20 percent of it. What freedom you do have, is the freedom to speak no matter what your background is. Especially on social media, speak up for what is wrong and celebrate what is right. Share your opinion. Use this freedom wisely and faithfully. If misused, it will cause damage to the country. It is to wake the country up and make it a better and stronger place. ***

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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

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‘Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.’ -Victor Pinchuk

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GAYATRI : AN EPITOME OF STRENGTH Life shorts by SIMARJOT WADHWA

4 a.m. is certainly not the time for meditation for Gayatri. Struggle of life begins for her. Another day; another set of challenges . 5:30 a.m. Mumbai local awaits her, but the time is trickling away. Daily errands at home overshadow the Morning Bells.

Chirping of birds, a cool breeze , rising of the sun are meaningless to the mechanics of life.

Wading through the crowd , juggling in her mind ; she can’t afford to miss this local to Andheri. At last ! what a sigh of relief when she steps on the footboard. Creeks, trees, concrete jungle pass by and the conflict between haves and haves not start jolting her. Standing amidst packed ladies’compartment, a sound resonates, ‘a bliss in solitude’ and she wonders, ‘where?’ Just a glimpse around makes her realize that each countenance has got a deep saga to narrate.

Suddenly, a thought pricks her and the journey down the memory lane of her own life begins.

It was 2005 when she drew her first salary of 4000/ - as a temporary teacher but there was a psychological vacuum which thrived in her to be a permanent teacher. The frantic search started with some failures and successes. Anyhow, she secured a job in an aided school as a permanent teacher and a ray of hope emerged. But gradually, she realized the magnitude of the struggle. The rigmarole of life still not ended as three more years under the contract loomed large. The cold gestures and indifferent attitude by senior teachers made her feel jittery. She was in doldrums.

On the spur of the moment , a twinkle in the eye made her mirthful. The birth of her baby girl was full of ecstasy. She was emotionally contented and willingly opted for a job in the junior college to supplement the income. Happily, she started travelling from Kalyan to Andheri spending almost two hours each way by local train to reach the destination. She recalled the 4:45 a.m. local train bustling with women letting her feel that she wasn’t the only one bestowed with challenges rather there were so many steering forward. Her zeal to fight back the situations emboldened her but gossip – mongers never spared her. With grit , she conquered her emotional disturbances at her job place and credited her upbringing for facing the ordeals in her life.

The spark in her eye faded away and the grim face reflected the agony of her birth as a girl child. Perhaps, she was not the first choice ; the birth of a boy could be more joyous. Dejection to some extent ,induced an inexplicable pain but she knew every storm is a part of life’s journey. Her nurturing had been very simple and under strict guidance. Even after tying nuptial-knot, her life was not a bed of roses. She plucked each thorn with optimism and stood like an iron lady shouldering her responsibilities along with her husband. A mother of two could never succumb to the destiny.

A dream for a better future generated a desire to buy a flat in Andheri to make life easier and shun travelling but the ground realities were different. She was well aware of them and accepted the facts.

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The rattling sound in the compartment startled her but after a few moments, she was contemplative about her struggle as a junior college lecturer and school teacher. She recalled how she put in a lot of efforts to overcome the odds in her professional life. She stimulated herself and forged ahead.

Truly , an embodiment of motherhood , Gayatri cherished her moments while boarding a jampacked local train with her baby in her womb. Keeping her hand on her stomach, she used to instruct her baby , “Listen baby ! Right now our journey begins. Both of us need to board the train. Let us jump.” A mere thought of her strength expressed her state of rapture. Her time constraint at home didn’t deter her from accomplishing her tasks rather her husband’s support geared her to win over any obstacle. Her rainy season could hardly dampen the spirit of this brave lady. Doing her duties at her workplace , her household chores , picking up her children from crèche , making them study and rest of her responsibilities never discouraged her though these all being strenuous for her.

Fate played a monstrous role for her. There was anguish, misery and dismay within when she found her second approval after the completion of the contract period , got rejected. A phase of ambiguity and uncertainty hovered over that resulted in making her feel dejected and restless. So many questions of insecurity surfaced but there was no answer to them.

The worst situation arose when she along with many, were asked to return the salaries as their appointments were illegal. This was a complete disaster ! For no fault of theirs , they were simply trapped in. Destiny played hide and seek. Her reputation was at stake and her colleagues confabulated about her. This was indeed hurting ! Somewhere , her inability of not earning money developed a lot of pessimism and a feeling of exasperation seeped in.

For simple wants of her life and children, she felt helpless; just to keep some money in her pocket was so irrelevant for her ; inadequate resources made her feel pathetic especially when her children had to suffer due to the circumstances. The sentiments swelled up and she questioned the worth of doing a job. But someone as her well-wisher always comforted her and assured her of colourful days ahead. The desolation and dolefulness created a fatal feeling but the thought of her daughter dissuaded her from being crestfallen. She mustered courage to live solely for her daughter as she was the purpose of her survival. The journey of life continued. She recollected how her husband supported her in all ups and downs.

Almost after two years of financial turmoil, the High Court orders dawned upon as a beam for better future but the implementations were poor. It took five months approximately for the completion of the procedure because of the apathy at various ends. Eventually , her second approval came assuring her income to flow .

All of a sudden, the compartments of the local train shuddered and she woke up from her realm. But she never let her endurance cave in. ***

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RASHI MENDA MODERN INDIAN ENTREPRENUER

CEO AND FOUNDER OF ZAPYLE.COM talks to us about her fantastic Hig Fashion E-commerce venture.

Interview by Supreet Kaur and Simarjot Wadhwa

What made you enter the digital space ?

We are targeting women from age group of 24 to 32.Women are entering their workplace with mobile in their hands .As their incomes are increasing, their disposable incomes are also increasing. Today women are spending 50% of their disposable income on fashion. If they are earning 40,000/- today , they spend almost 12000/- on fashion. These are the people who are constantly on their mobile phones looking for different fashion trends , different experiences because of which they end up purchasing 50% of their need on line. This kind of audience is required online because their presence helps in building up of business. Many brands are coming in country, so to have a market share offline is becoming difficult. The kind of visibility you are looking at , it is very hard to achieve . We need to spend on real estate, rentals etc., when we are doing business offline but for online business, all we need to do is to acquire right kind of audience and figure out ways of attention.

How do you stay updated on current trends ?

We use technology to do this. We use tech to track the most leading brands of the world. We are tracking fast fashion brands and Indian luxury brands to understand how fashion is changing and evolving. We also track how much is bought by the customers . We also find out the difference between the maximum and minimum bought apparels; the reason of being the most selling product . We have found out three reasons – a. We are tracking a piece of information – colours , size etc b. The general sizes adopted by the leading brands in the world. c. The actual size bought by the maximum number of customers We use tech to reach the larger section of customers.

It is very important to have a healthy environment for any kind of construction to take place. What is the work culture that is prevalent at your place ?

We are targeting a market which is more women – centric where women think out of the box. We are targeting the millennium woman. All these girls are go getters; they are working and independent. Quite a large section among the teen is women. Average age of the youth is 28 years and thus can cater to an audience which has similar wavelength.So introducing a brand which speaks the same language becomes essential. The working environment full of zeal

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and aggression help us to grow. We have a very cool culture but at the same time , we see our targets are achieved. Every morning, we have a 15 minutes stand up where we talk about things that are achieved individually by each team member. It might be a very small thing but it motivates each member . There are days where we all go out for a party. The entire environment is very friendly and goal oriented and at the same time, it is audience-centric.

What do you think are the factors that have led to Zapyle’s growth and longevity ?

The growth matters when you understand your audience. Initially , we started off as a premium and luxury platform only. Buyers did come to us and made purchase but we noticed that there was no repeat purchase. It became very difficult for us to grow in that market. Very soon we realized we would saturate the market because we observed people are not making repeat purchase in a certain period of time that we expected them to. We realized that price was very high. That point was if the price was 28000/-, so people could afford 28000/- once in every six months which meant 32% of people did two transactions a year. We say that we don’t have that much of competition here but it is the market on its own that will help us grow. A buyer made us understand that a person definitely has the capacity when she buys a product for 28000/-. It means she can buy other products too. He said he would send a handbag first and a shoe second and in clothes , he would send 2000/- but there would be no compromise in quality and he cared about experience and they should not be in a mess. Then we moved to e-commerce and found out apparels worth 500/-.

We realized a segment of college going girls that is not interested in brands but just want to be stylish and trendy and have the capacity of buying worth 700/to 800 /-a product. Then we targeted the mature audience. They care about quality and want to look stylish while going to work. I thought how we could attain success ; we realized it was through the audience. It is no secret that e-commerce platforms are money oriented and we found the source of expanding our venture too.

How do you identify target market ?

We do a lot of competitor analysis to understand what is already there and what has already been offered ; how do we create those differentiating factors and today we have identified the factors. The kind of audience we cater to, is largely too busy and at the same time fashion conscious also. They want to look trendy and stylish but at the same time, doesn’t have time to go to malls and explore options for them. They spend time online to look for right fashion trend for themselves. Such kind of women are very aware, that’s why such a woman is called fashion conscious. She doesn’t buy just for the sake of buying.

She doesn’t go after discounts. She buys because she has liked the product to make it a part of her closet. We have a feed back from our audience . We check on our audience by doing feed back calls; understanding what else they want to buy; closely monitor the competition and there is constant connection with the customer.

What has been the biggest challenge to bring the International designers

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on board with Zapyle ?

The biggest challenge was that people think India as a pride sensitive market rather fashion sensitive market. We made the people at international platforms understand that there is potential in Indian market and Indians are already buying products online. Once a company went ahead for experimentation by displaying the products of their brand online and was of the opinion if it didn’t work , they would pull out their brand. The challenge was to bring three brands to India, so the way for other brands open up.

You have launched a new brand ISU ,what’s your strategy for the brand extension ?

Idea behind ISU was to create enough options in this segment. The sizes of international brands were different from that of Indian brands. We thought of initiating our own brand which would solve the problems ; one is sizing , of course.

We spent around 8-9 months understanding different body blocks in India. On the basis of that , all the styles have come out. Secondly, we noticed that with Indian brands, many a times attention is not paid to quality but we kept the quality of cloth as one of the top priorities. We made sure it is apt for Indian weather conditions and it should abstain from causing body rashes and other skin problems. Sometimes the quality of cloth deteriorates after 2-3 washes, we thought of creating a fabric that should last at least for 8-10 washes. So we worked on the fabric and the first thing we kept in mind was trend . We started monitoring closely what these big brands and fast fashion brands are doing ; what are they selling on the platform and we are mapping that data to Indian audiences to see how much Indian audience buys. We are creating trend in Indian market. We came up with an idea that every 40-45 days, almost equal number of styles would be produced. We launched our brand approximately two and a half months back. We plan to grow almost 40% on monthly bases. We have already spoken to channels in order to have visibility. We have already spoken to offline channels where they will be displaying our collection. We are also talking to a few other platforms to have an exclusive launch of ISU. So it is going to be a strategy of approaching multiple channels for growth. We are aiming at ISU to enable it to cater to almost 1000 orders a day in less than six months.

What are the factors that drive the online shopping behavior of Luxury buyers ?

Luxury buyers behave very differently. They are aware and well-informed. When they are spending an amount more than 10,000/- or more, they know what they are looking for. While they are informed, they take a bit longer to spend compared to mass number of buyers. But at the same time, these are the people who are mature buyers; they are fashion conscious; they’ll go for the trend and they will buy it irrespective of the price factor. They are not price sensitive but fashion sensitive. That’s what, their behaviors are different. We don’t target the luxury buyers through social media rather we contact them through content driven advertisements where we show them content around a particular brand or product ; worn by celebrities and how it is suitable for a certain kind of life style if they own it. It is more content and conversational driven target .

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What is the outcome of your experience that you can apply to build a momentum for improving sustainability ?

It becomes very difficult to get the right kind of people in your team because they are the ones who build and grow the company along with you. Many founders preferred people from IVB or ICSN to be a part of the core team but they realized that they might come in for bright future but not with right attitude, with which you build your company . I found that the people who didn’t come from IVB are more passionate , more driven and more result oriented persons . getting the right people on board and having the right people in the core team is very important for sustainability. How to retain these people also becomes critical because everyone comes for opportunities and being a start up, you might not be able to offer the same opportunities, the employee may get otherwise. As a founder, how convincing you can be to keep the right talent becomes actually a challenge. If I have to do a thing which I couldn’t do earlier, I‘ll essentially need a team of capable people. This is the most important factor for sustainability to go on .

How do you maintain the existence of Zapyle in a pool of competitors ?

We are doing personalization for every user who comes on a platform; we are tracking the life form on the platform that means when they come the next time , they are shown what they have already bought, so we are creating a style form for them. It is basically like a personal assistance where we find what fits in the closet. We’ll tell you how to wear it and we understand how much you want to spend. If a person has spent 5000/- last time , may not spend more even this time too. So more options are provided within the same budget to make a purchase. Secondly, what we do is, we keep track of the sizes what a customer is buying. So we filter the size for her when she is making a purchase the next time in order not to run short of the size. This helps the customer and the product is not returned. We keep this data going. We are also extending to conversational market to a large extent. Here, we are adding value to the product by informing the user at first. Today, people learn about trends through bloggers or vloggers etc. We come into the picture where we tell people that we become your shopping guide; we will inform you about the latest trends and how to follow and use them. We try to bring awareness to the customer by informing her about the offers we have for her. There are options available for her if she likes it.

What is your advice to online fashion companies that have just begun the journey ?

My first advice would be to start up , invest in right people because they are the ones who build the company along with you . Be very sure what kind of segment these companies want to cater to because today everything is segmented.

India is a large market and be very certain of what kind of audience you want to deal with. There should be extensive marketing research to understand the moods and trends in market so that you can associate yourself with your own tastes and persona. It is very essential to stick to that otherwise distractions could lead to counter perspectives. How well you are able to present your product, that matters . There is audience that will listen to you.

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On personal level , what motivates you ? What are your sources of inspiration?

The energy within the team, the goals we set for ourselves, and we look at these two aspects everyday to get motivated. Sources of inspiration are women entrepreneurs who are self-driven and have achieved success at the young age.

How do you maintain a balance between your personal and professional life ?

I don’t have a personal life. I relax once I go back home otherwise it becomes very exhausted. I don’t think of work after 9-9:30 p.m. till I wake up in morning.

I started doing recently that I take off for two days every three months where I spend time on personal growth ; where I want to do something beyond my work and would like to spend time with my family. These two days rejuvenate me and energize me to strive again religiously.

How has your family played a role in your success ?

My family has been very supportive. I told them about my aspiration and did tell them I won’t be able to be a part of any family function for four to five years.

Initially, there were some adjustment issues but lately, they got used to it. They have been supportive. They are very encouraging and actually motivate me whenever I need them.

What is the vision do you have for your company ?

At Zapyle , we are catering to the mid-segment also. We stand for good potential. The platforms like Myntra etc. provide a large number of products ranging from 750 /- to 1000/- app. And people are so used to buying from such platforms ; no matter what experience or options these platforms create for them .

The user behavior tends to shift from one platform to another. People go to expensive malls to experience but they do come back to online fashion platforms.

Many a times , their visit to the malls is just a bragging element. It is predicted that by 2021 , e-commerce fashion industry will be 30 billion industry . 30% of this sum is mid to premium segment and companies like Zapyle will enjoy 10% of the market share. If we are able to achieve that 10% of the market share , that means we are targeting 900 million market by 2021. That’s exactly, what our vision is .We aim to lift ISU to 100 crore brand and Zapyle to the 10% of the market share. ***

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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.

- Malcolm X

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