Читатели Scroll отреагировали на статью о протестах в Индии: от надежды на единство до обвинений в пропаганде

Such a lovely piece, beautifully explaining the shared legacy and current challenges (“A letter from Lahore for Abhijeet Dipke: We watch with wonder and longing”). The Cockroach Janata Party here in India and Gen Z across South Asia have given me hope that we can come together, despite our bitter history, for a brighter future. I wish our boundaries would not stop us from learning and sharing with love, and in legal ways. – Manish *** I was overwhelmed by the letter written by Ehtesham Hassan. My heart fills with joy and hope when I see these young people dream of a larger space for themselves, defeating the border lines that pierced our hearts and had sown the seeds of hatred. I wish these lines too were imaginary. My good wishes to the young people. – Anshumitra Kayal *** I was active during my student days, particularly during the Emergency when our government deprived us of our human rights. India’s Gen Z has rallied and made sure they were heard by the ruling party of the country about certain shortcomings. Several opportunists and anti-social elements have infiltrated and tried to exploit the movement. I agree with your write-up. You said what many were longing to say. May your tribe increase for the betterment of the future generations of your country. – Ramesh Shetty *** This is a heart-warming letter written from across the border. Imagine if there were no borders and only a unified greater India with united souls, no communal unrest and a utopian world. – Kalpana Dube CJP coverage In fact, one needs to be a nationalist only in times of a just war (“Ramachandra Guha: Sangh calls them ‘deshdrohis’ but ‘cockroach’ protestors are true nationalists”). At all other times, being a critic of the government is patriotism. – Subbarao Prabhala *** Well said and so true (“Delhi unrest: Police conduct can never be equated with that of a protesting crowd”). But the sad part is that most of our ruling politicians may not even understand the scope and depth of this writing. It is an unfortunate situation for our country. It is thanks to social media that the world at large is able to see what kind of governance we have – a mockery of “democracy”. – Shalan Dere Will donate to Scroll once I get a job I have been reading articles on Scroll’s app for a month now. I thought of taking up a membership but I cannot afford it so I am here to apologise. Once I get a job, I’ll donate a lot more to Scroll for your excellent journalism. – Roshan Mandvi Scroll’s ‘hatred propaganda’ For seven decades, accountability was largely ignored (“‘Now Modi should go’: Jantar Mantar erupted in celebration after Pradhan’s resignation”). Scroll is perpetuating a biased system that marginalises non-Muslim and non-Christian perspectives. The fundamental driver of this breakdown is a societal obsession with securing individual and familial success, detached from merit or ethics. Ultimately, the blame lies less with the government and more with individual choices, rapid population growth, and unchecked illegal immigration. – Prakash Singh *** I think Scroll follows the ideology of hatred propaganda in Bharat (“‘People’s sympathy is now with the youth’: BJP workers worry about crackdown on protests”). We saw videos of journalists and women police personnel being attacked. People stand with Modi and the BJP to keep away that agenda of divide and rule. – Uday Shetty *** This entire article was written without providing a shred of evidence of liberal scepticism (“Cockroach Janta Party protest: How liberal scepticism induces paralysis in oppositional politics”) . Putting random words in quotes does not become proof that these words were actually said. – Subhasis Ghosh Digital India causing suffering We are now citizens of “digital India” and it is supposed to be making our lives easier and it has (“In MP village, Adivasi farmers’ land goes missing from digital records”). But the land owner Adivasis of Khargone have all their land papers but they are not the owners of the land, according to the government records. This is a challenge that is causing immense suffering. While private websites open easily, government websites are difficult to reach. Even people working in government sectors are not digitally well versed. If gaps like this are not filled or acknowledged such farmers are bound to suffer without any reason. No one will think about them in “digital India”. – Chitra Srivastava