Ku Klux Klans of Punjab?
We, Indians, who have borne the brunt of racism, should never tolerate such acts in our own society. Hate crimes, which germinate as a result of intolerance towards social and cultural diversity have to be rooted out right from the nascent stage itself. We are unconsciously planting the seeds of racial discrimination when we appreciate our children as ‘ Fair…and hence beautiful’ and encourage them to apply the so-called fairness creams to enhance beauty. The conclusion, they generally draw is that what is fair is definitely beautiful, and what is not fair is ugly and ought to be despised. Contempt towards a particular being ( be it women, dalits, minorities, tribals or people with a different language or culture) arise as a result of superiority sense in the perpetrator. And this superiority sense may have been developed as a result of the individuals power, wealth or beauty. Here, he/she considers that the 'lesser beings' are born to be c...