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The Lesser Known Info & Secrets of Personality of King Mahabali (Great(Maha)-StrongMan(BaLi) or MaValli (Great-Path/Light(Vali-Oli) of Adi-Siddhism & Egalitarianism.
#Mahabali-Challenge to you as all Mahaballis (EyeBall-is) to be alert and take pre-emptive actions for the Vamanas (Screens & Mobile Devices-AddictiveApps) that are trapping our children & lives. These cultic Vamacharyas (Idolatory_Unethical coverters) want to eye-trap & send you users down the Pathal-Loka (HosPithal-Loka) (with Damaged-Brains/Eyes/& lives).
Onam is an Ancient-Indian Festival of the Southern India mostly from Kerala. Most of Indian traditions have multiple versions and narratives based on the places, people and periods we are referring from in literature or culture.
Let’s Explore and Innovate new Ideas for use and our Collective-Cultural Betterment.
Contents Here
1. HiStories and Mythics of Onam.
2. Personal Experiences of Onam.
3. The Open-Onam #Maha-Bali_Challenge to Netizens of our Modern-DigitalWorld.
1. Histories: There are some commonalities and some differences in the version..
There maybe 3 main versions which we can see.
1. The Main Stream Version:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onam : We may observe the pictorisation below of Mahabali king, who is represented with fair skin and few cultural referencing showing Colorism (Fair-Skin and Saffron) and with Vamana’s Fatness, Umbrella & Thread(Covers of Privilege) the king is carrying these are Virtue-Signalling through Symbolisms.
2. The Sub-Altern Versions: 👆 This Onam, a very different, Dravidian-looking, Mahabali on Kerala campuses.
Amid a growing debate over the traditional portrayal of Mahabali, several attempts have been made to reimagine the mythical Asura king of Dravidian origin as he is said to visit his subjects during Onam. From artists who have given Mahabali a makeover to student activists trying to ‘counter the Savarna narrative’, this year Kerala’s traditional harvest festival has seen a change in the way Maveli, as the king is referred to popularly, is being depicted.
Dark skin, a lean body, a garland of native flowers, and a blue towel—this year, the posters of several campus Onam celebrations across Kerala touted a not-so-familiar looking Mahabali.
This maybe one of kingdom-of Deccan Platue, Ghats & Coasts, these were towards south of Vindya hills others recognizable neighbourhood of Ancient Karwar, Karavalli, Vijaynagara, Andhra & Tamizh Nadu. These can be evaluated by Stone Inscriptions, records.
This is a Secular Event as it invites & unite all major religions in kerala. This is a state harvest fest which including Hindus even Christians and Muslims participate and integrate into.
2. Personal Experiences: Today (9/9/22) as family we enjoyed the invite and hosting of our Kerala friends with visual-treat of pookolam (Flower-Rangoli) & food-treat to palette of delicious & nutritious Onam-Sadya. (Meal fit for a king).
My parents being docs with many good Keralite friends we have been since year 1998 been invited to Onam-Fests near K.R Puram and also me being in IISc with a good Keralite students body and friends have experienced the hospitality of Malayali Friends.. Subin, Jose, Ashwini Kumar..Etc.
This year after Corona we have reconnected with the Keralite-Cultural events.
Beautiful PookOlam at our friends Hosts place in Bengaluru-India 2022.Delicious Ona-Sadya. Grateful to the Hosts- Respected Family Friends with origins from Kerala.
3. The MahaBali Challenge for MahaBali-2030: Hi Dearones, On Onam 2022, do see in our lives the covert Vamanas(dwarf-devices) which is manipulatively taking-away everything (Attention/Time/Money/Resources/Relations/Power/Lives) from you by coercion.. The Screens, Dont become a Maha-Bali(Big Sacrifice-Bakra) to the Internet-Apps(Hooks) and Screen-Addictors(Crooks). The Screens’ intents to Entrap-Enslave your Eyes and Minds. Let’s Be aware.. #ScreenBrain-DetoxChallenge. #Maha I-BaliChallenge since 2022.
For more info on the Modern-Vamanas do refer here. These are just Vimanas the really hidden benefitors like Indra are the Profitors and Stakeholders of these Unethical-Techs(Psych-warfare weapons) & Corporations just like EIC(East India Company-Mindgeek-FB). Youtube video:https://youtube.com/shorts/pdo2xVRYkrI?feature=share.
On another front, like Product-Vamacharyas there are modern People-Vamacharis & V-menacharis.. Like how Vamana asked and took 3-Feet of Land.. from Mahabali.. similarly these Modern-Vamohacharis & their gang are extorting & taking away after manipulative fraud-relationships (Spousal Honey-Trapping)..
Targetting 3-Wealths from Indian Brothers and Sisters that (is like a Parasite).
1. Property (by claim spousal-share) Parasitic eye on Parental-Sites. They put False Dowry cases 498 & DV to exhort by abuse of legal process & systemically-terrorizing innocent spouses & families.
2. Children (by Parental-Alienation) Fakers-Brainwashing children against the Fathers and their Relatives.
3. Hard Earned Money (by falsely claiming maintenance & alimony) even though they be immorally deserting or committing adultery with others not going for mutual consent divorce as it would fetch no-money for the greedy Criminal-Minded Inlaws (Mens-Rea Guilty Minds) who are like vampires or parasites living off others wealth & wellbeing.
Thus it’s a Challenge for Kaliyuga-Mahabalis to defend against Kaliyuga-Vamacharis who are covertly out to get their 3 feet of Narc-Supply from Innocent Noble-Indian Families. Thus Be aware and take up the Mahabali Challenge to be protect and protect your families and friends from Vamacharis(Trappers) and Vamohacharis(Exploiters).
Courtesy: ZBP and Cyber crime awareness by Madava reddy garu
Do You Accept the #Mahabali-Challenge to be Careful and Graceful in life & living.
A grateful Thanks, From a Friend and Beneficiary of the Keralite culture of inviting & hosting the egalitarian king and his modern-followers to their egalitarian-homes & events crossing false-barriers of linguistics, religions, classtes & regions. This event is a symbol of Ideological and Cultural Integrity & Egalitarianism.
Sexuality (Grossality of Las Vegas-Los Angeles), Sensuality (Emotionality) of Indie-wood & Sensibility (Rationality) of Docu-wood. What’s Your choice of the 3?..
The Secrets Behind Holy-Wood(Magic Wand Mesmerization) and Holly-Wood(Mesmerizing/Hypnotizing/Corruptizing Media, Movies & Mania_Mafia.
Rational- Shifting from Hollywood (Dumbing Mind Control) to Docuwood (Empowering Mind Training). Reelity Vs Reality.
Love-Bombing (Cultic Ideological Recruitnents) Vs Porn-Bombing (Digital Addiction Recruits from Teenagers to old agers.) Earlier the ages it was Agricultural Economy (Lands Was Winner), then it became Trade-Economy (Traders Became power holders East India Company), later ot was resource-economy(Oil & energy holders were kings), later it was Technology-Economy (Computer & Software Companies became hot Capital(Microsoft,Apple,Google..etc),
recently it was Investment-Economy (Investors(Warren Buffet etc) where king), whats it now? its Data, Info & Attention-economy Who controls your attention & data controls your views, choices and the economy (Meta, A.I, ChatGPT..etc)..
Needed to publicize/expose to see the “darkness of deceptions“. Dark Arts of Delusions. Eg. Bloody Mary a product of Bloody-wood hurts Rationality, while Smart Mary are products of Docu-Wood (Genuine- Unbiased Documentaries eg. Snowden, Consumerism-kills, Cowspiracy..) promotes Rational-Society.
Indian Public’s “Public Focus Transitions” from 3 Sunny’sSunny Gavaskar (White-Sports) to Sunny-Deol (Films) to Sunny Leone (Blue-Films):
How and Why Indias Most searched word became Sunny Leone in this decade? Since BigBoss 5(2011) till date 23.. 12Years of Cultural-Corruption. Anglo-globalization for exploitation of nations.. it’s the Stealth of Nations.
To understand light of Rational-Teachings we can see contrast of the dark-Irrationalness.
Sunny Gavaskar is a good Indian cricketer with good fan following, Sunny Deol was an actor son of Dharmender, they are clean celebrities, the Google search auto-suggestions began suggesting Sunny.. earlier as these two only. But what & when it changed to Sunny Leone…? Do answer this question to self deeply..
Cultic-Leaders/ Cultic-Ideologies are teachers, preachers & Promoters of Ideology of Anti-Sense & Science.
When Human Greed encroaches flow of ECO(logical) Spaces(Wetlands), Then in turn Natures Deed also encroaches human flow(Traffic/Life). Leave Lakes alone as water-buffer Zones_ GRP.
Invite for ‘Cerebrations’ of a Happy “Ganesh Chaturthi 2022” to G-ders of this page.. & “Gyan-esh (Wisdom-ish) Chatur-Sthithi (Wise-4States)” to ones who are interested to celebrate (Higher-Emotions) and cerebrate (Deeper-Rationales) it too.
This year post the pandemic let’s “Cerebrate Gyanesh Chatur-Sthithi” (Rationalized Wise-State). This is Our Cerebration in principles of Gyan-eshji(Wisdom-Rationality) and the Chatur-Sthithi(Smartness-Practicality).
Cerebration is furthering Rationality & Celebrations furthers Emotionality. Both are to be balanced.
My experiences and interpretations of Ganeshji (Indian metaphor of Knowledge I.e with memory of an elephant head with large brain) and Chatur mean four and Wise too..
I am currently located at a confluence Sangama of Four States of India (Karnataka, Tamil-Nadu, Kerala & AndhraPradesh) in Bengaluru and also crossed 4 States (Ashramas) of life Childhood upto 10yrs, Adoloscent-Teenager to 18yrs, Young Adult 28yrs, & married adult 38yrs. These are four-Stages Chatur-Sthithis.
With the context of Gyanesh Pooja’s gifting/blessing (i.e Prasad) here to all 4 Important Concepts of Gyan or Wisdom to get us toward Smarter-state of mind or more Awarer-States. ie Chatur-Sthithi.
A visualization of Gyan Ka Chatur-Sthithi murthi: Nyaya-Neethi & Prema-Preethi.. I.e Logic/Justice-Ethics & Love & Affection.
Thanks for Your Reading. May we all be blessed and work better on the Occassion of Gyanesh Chatur-sthithi with better neurons and sensory tissues so that our lives have lesser issues of ignorance or un-awareness and more Rationality (Logic) and Morality (Ethics) so we can achieve more Justice and Welfare in our society.
The Chatur-Patha or Four Ideological-Paths in life/world. Chatur-MargaShastras of Purusharthas.
1. Loka-Moksha, (Humanity)
2. Rajya-Dharma, (Nationality)
3. Parivar-Kama (Familiality)
4. Swa-Artha. (Personality)
1. The Path of Rational Universalism is attraction towards Aham-Dhammasmi, Mindsets of I am Goodliness. Or Aham Gyan-asmi, I am embodiment for Knowledge. Dharma or Self-Actualization. Eg. Seeker-Siddharta, Leonardo Da Vinci, Ashoka,
2. The Path of Spiritual Humanism is attraction towards Aham-Mokshasmi, Mindsets of I Am for Godliness. 100%Sharing with 0%Possessing. Transcendence, Nirvana, Mokshasmi. Eg. Path of Teacher-Buddha, Bodhidharman Indian-Tamizh_Founder of Shaolin Kungfu.
3. The Communal_Narcissism-Path is attraction-tendency towards Aham-Kamasmi/Krurasmi, Mindsets of I am this body, Stealthiness. I am for Sensory & Sensuous Enjoyments at any cost. Kamasmi Eg. Path in Devdas Movie
4. The Personal_Materialism-path is attraction-tendency towards Aham-Arthasmi/Dhanasmi, I am Wealthiness. my Money & Property are first & last priority. 100% Possessing & 0% Sharing. Artha & Swartha. Eg. Path of Uncle Scrooges in Disney.
These four paths of Gyana, Bhakthi, Tantra, & Yantra Yogas..
Later observation of the authoring-mind is this resembles the Four Humeanings (Human-Meanings) or Purusharthas (Dharma(Righteous-Duty), Moksha(Spirituality), Kama(Emotionality), Artha(Materiality) as described in the Indian-Philosophies.
Most of Indian Univs are focused on money-making Technology.. there seems a lack in Harmony-making use of Applied Sciences..
There needs to be more Training focus on Rationality or Logic i.e Nyaya(Justice-Law) and Neethi Ethics-Policy..
Also need more training on Empathic subjects like Prema-Preethi(Love-Affection).. with which many conflicts of ideas and emotions can be resolved. Many Global universities and nations are already researching and Gaining from the Humane-research
These 4 Topics needs more training for public GYAN..(Wisdom)
Is your life quite Fit, a big Hit or in deep Shit? Whatever the situation you’re in right now, Our Common Future can benefit from the Right-Information Shared here.
yOur Health, Career/Financial-Wellbeing, Mental-Wellbeing, Physical-Wellbeing, Spiritual-Wellbeing & all-Wellbeings is dependent on this One-Wellbeing of Self and our Significant-Others. #WellBeingsVsHellBeings.
Post Question: What do you think It is?
What we can get and keep for self is dependent more on capabilities of our collective-minds. (I.Q+F.Q) (Competitive-Supremacism). The main Game with this ideology is to Gain Powers for Me Vs World. Add+Money_Adani. Higher GDP_Gross Domestic Product only.. Me & Mine Consumeristic-Society.
What we create and share for others is dependent more on capabilities of our Connected-hearts. (E.Q+S.Q) (Complementative-Egalitarianism). The main game with this ideology is to Share powers of wMe With the World.Add+Empathy_Tata. Higher GDH Gross Domestic Happiness & GDP (Gross Domestic Product). We & Ours Egalitarians-Society.
Short Answer: Ethical Wellbeing is at the root of all well beings.
Buddha said the root of suffering is desire, Yes the root of suffering is at the desire of the greedy and root of healing is at the desire of the needy.
This above document is writing the future of Indian Higher Education System..
Our National Financial-Wellbeing depends on the GDP.. but our National-Social-Wellbeing Depends on the GDH.. #GDP-FinancialWork Vs GDH-SocialWork. #CSR & #PSR CorporateSocialResponsibility & PublicSocialResponsibility. #RightsVsDuties
#Ethonomics = Ethics(GDH)+Economics(GDP)
As Egalitarians we are the flag bearers from our cities, fraternities & communities in the Indian Higher Education & Research. What can we see are most important and *critical factors* in this doc for Egalitarianism?
My answer to this Question:
The most important concept in the document is idea of *Ethical or Spiritual Wellbeing.*
This was an extreme case of ethical ill-health. A possible cause for this rise and spread of psychopathy is the extreme stress generated by the competition to get into high prestige educational programs, combined with the current educational system that pays no attention to ethical sensitivity and ethical reasoning. Similar remarks apply to law graduates who do not have a rudimentary capacity to engage in a public discussion of whether or not the legal system needs to de-criminalize euthanasia or abortion, and engineering graduates who are not capable of critically evaluating rational arguments on the desirability or undesirability of building dams or highways in terms of their environmental impacts and their socio-economic impact on the poor and the rural populations. To take another example, the suicide rates among students in HEI, especially those in high prestige institutions, have been rising alarmingly. ( https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/student-suicides-go-up/article37729564.ece#:~:text=More%20students%20ended%20their%20lives%20in%202020%20than%202019%2C%20according,7.4%25%20in%202019%20and%20 2020 ) This is yet another indication of systems of higher education promoting socio-emotional illnesses. To ensure that our HEIs do not lead us to a future India with individual and societal forms of ill-health, and to promote systems that lead us to greater well-being, the rubric of evaluation needs to be designed in such a way that it pays attention to those aspects of well-being that are central to the ultimate purpose of education.
GDP may decide the Money that Indians make, we have have worlds few richest Indians without Ethical-Wellbeing.
GDH Gross Domestic Happiness may decide the Values that Indians Share, we can have the worlds most happiest Indians with Ethical-Wellbeing and welfare of all.
BARCing Dogs Do Bite, how and why is detailed below..
BARC-ing Dogmatic-Brains Always Bite (Whom does it bite both Self-Others & the World) this is un-said and this fact is being brought out in this post.
What are BARCing DOG-matic Brains?
BARC is Antonym for the four negative factors rooted in the SocioNeural Bio-Chemistry of the Brains-Networks.
This post is written as an Indian Brother’s preventive-response to the recent injustices to our Indian Sisters & done as preventable crimes by criminalized-personalities. Eg.. Bilkis Bano(Gujarat), Nirbhaya(Delhi), Hyderabad multiple Gang Rape(Telangana). Ayodhya Gang Rape of 2 Bahujan-Dalit Sisters(Uttar Pradesh).
B is Bias:
A is Abuse:
R is Racism/Radicalism
C is Crime/Corruption.
Above Four Are threat to safety and security in any society.. From Africa To easterly Australia or westerly America North Artic or South Antartica.. Everywhere than Humanity goes Inhumanity of BARCing Dogs Follow.
Beware of such Disloyal Dogs.. There are Loyal Dogs that live in Homes with masters and pet parents. For ones without master they cause more disasters on streets.
Beware of Stray Dogs.. don’t make an error to feed terror..
I vision the change from bloody fears to happy tears,
When the Task is done & blood given,
The donors from bed and debts have risen.
Donating blood in fact is the most egalitarian act.
Equalizes discriminations in vast; religions, genders, regions, races or any other cast.
Everyone fit can donate and anyone hit can receive,
It doesn’t matter what’s your identity, it depends only on your humanity,
When I remember the faces in worrisome context,
It’s the empathy that awaits opportunities when next,
I lay on the bed to give my blood.
It’s a Honor to be a Blood Donor – GRP (Guru Gajendran Ramana Prasad)
Mirrored Recent Blood Donors Certificate.
Floem:
1st Donation: In 2010 @IISC Tata Memorial Club
2nd : Manipal Hospital 2012
3rd : Chinmaya Mission Hospital 2013
4: Narayana Hrudyalaya @2014
5: TechMahindra @2015
6: IISc @2017
7: blood camp @2021
8: donation camp @Aug 2022.
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Sharing Oportunities for Donation.
Blood Donors Group Member views.
Opportunities for Poetry:
Hello, we have the Bengaluru Poetry Festival coming up this weekend at The Leela Palace. It is a two-day long festival and entry is free and open for all. There are reading sessions, music, workshops for adults and children and much more. We have over 70 poets and artists coming to our city from all over the world including Rekha Bhardwaj, Deepti Naval, Vasundhara Das, Uday Prakash, Irom Sharmila, Meena Kandaswamy, and many more. Please check the schedule and register here: https://bengalurupoetryfestival.org/
I recently participated in few games, sports and competitions, in which mwewon some prizes i.e 2nd as a group, 3rd as a team and 1st prize as an individual in another authoring competition, learnt a few lessons of values ingames which I’m sharing by writing about how we play & about the games that life plays with us.
Like fundamental question of Who am I? & Who are We? Another Important Inquiry is What is Life? & If life is a Game What are its hidden-rules?
#GameOfLife #GamedByLife #EmpathsVsNarcissists. #Narcification Vs(Versus) Empathification. #Empath:Narcs Ratio
#Rules of Game of Life. World War 3 is Happening not on international lands with land-mines but on the citizens bland-minds & glands. Not with nuclear bombs that killed people, but with pukelear bombs that kills people’s will to live a moral life.
#Empaths:Narcs Ratio of Life.
The Game of life is between 2 playing Teams and watched by the public. (A Complex Play of Team A Versus Team B)
Its game of Empaths Vs Narcississts.
Its game of Exploitation Vs Empowerment.
It’s a game of allies vs Narczis..(worse than Nazi)
A game of Corruption Vs Correction.
A game of Dominance of greeds Vs Deliverance of needs.
A game of Passions vs Compassion.
A game of Taking away Vs Giving as a way.
A game of Storing vs Sharing.
A Game of Constriction Vs Contribution.
A Game of Stealth Vs Health.
A Game of Encroachment Vs Encouragement.
A Game of Injustice Vs Justice.
A game of Abuse Vs infuse.
A Game of Selfishness Vs Selflessness.
A game of Back-Patting Vs Back-Stabbing.
A game of darkness vs brightness.
A game of irrationality vs rationality vs arationality.
A Game of Distrustful-Deception Vs Trustful-Perception.
A Game of Isolative Death Vs Integrative Life.
The Roots of Human-Problems & Crimes is in Narcification.
The Solution for Human-Problems & Chimes is in Empathification.
Life it’s a game, knowing the teams and the rules can help in playing well and winning too.
Like the jungle has life-games between the Herbivore Vs the Carnivore Animals.. The Game of Predation Vs Prevention, of (Ambush, Divide, Attack+Hurt) Vs Escape, Unite, Meditcate+Heal) , Similarly human life has larger games between Predatory-Narcissism (Darkness) & Preventory-Empathy (Light).
#Narcississm Hurts, Leaves & Divides (Idealize, Devalue, DesTroy & Discard/Desertion) its De-Evolution of Humanity
We can name like in Boxing or any team sport. there are two colours shorts. Similarly there are 2 Teams. One is the Empaths-Team and other The Narcissistic-Team. The Public witnessing is the Passive Audience. The Supporters encouraging is the active audience.
Which Team would you support the Narcissistic Team or the Empaths Team? The answer depends on the Character That You Are.?
Test Your Self to Know which team you may belong too.
1. Narcissists-Team (10%) are Secretive & manipulative. Example of Recent Narcissists Exposed. The Narcs-Team seeks to gain Negative Power and Dominance. Negative Power= Manipulation × Force x loss for others.
Players playing for the Narcissists-Team (Morally Defected/Unsound): Hitler, Pol Pot, Satan, Ravana, Kauravas, Convicted Criminals, Exploiters, Scammers, Rapists, Murderers, Abusers, Extremists, Fundamentalists, Jim Jones, NithyaNanda (Negative Cultic Ideologies) Devadatta, Mara/Maya, Kamsa,Indrani Mukherjee(Mumbai), Harvey Weinstein(Hollywood)… etc
2. The Empaths Team (5%) (Morally Sound) are Open & Contributive… The Empaths-Team seeks to create Positive-Power and Excellence. Positive Power= Collaboration x Focus x Gain for selfothers.
Players on the Empaths-Team: Budhha, Jesus, Gandhi, Ambedkar other Indian freedom fighters, Vivekananda, Krishna, Rama, Paul Kurtz, other founders of Positive Cultured-Ideologies.
3. The Referees/Umpires Team (1%) (Perceptionally Sound). Are experts at life i.e adepts who are excellent, judgemental & receptive (Arahants, Siddhas, Prophets, Visionaries, Missionaries, Acharyas, Saints, Noble-Laureates..etc) They are the experienced & expertised players in game of life. Who have played the game of life from long time on the field in the courts (Physical, Mental, Moral, Spiritual). They are the adepts at life. They can be both from the Narcs and Empaths. They know and have deep knowledge of the game, players, the rules, strategies, fouls and boards that create the Rules.. (eg from ICC or BCCI in cricket)
Which team wins is which team has the best coaches, players & training also one which gets the support of the Referees & Audience in a fair playing field. In an unfair game its the one team which can fix the game and corrupt the referee. But the public eye is on everything. The frauds may win some but they lose the sportsmanship and credibility of the people and themselves. Good sportsmanship is one who plays fair by the rules of the game.
4. The Public Team (Morally Average) : They are the 84% of the world. They are involved in the cycle of life in the stadium happy to watch the tough competition of the field. Their impact is limited to their own and nearones upkeep and progress happy to watch the game risk-less and at limited focus on self-interests. They are happy to be in the ideological-comfortable blue pill zone.
I have the fortune in life to have the Sangam of Empaths and also the misfortune of crossing paths with Narcs.
Which makes me put the figures of my current circle of life-gamers as 1%:5%:10%:84%. (Adepts(Budhhas): Fair Empathic Players(Upasakas): Unfair Narc Players(Dushtas): Audience (LokaSakas))
Karnataka State-Level Essay Competition :(Open 2 All KSLU Colleges Conducted By VV Sangha’s Vunki Sannarudrappa College Ballari. Opportunity Courtesy & Credits to: Bengaluru Law College, Bengaluru).
Topic: Is Sedition Law Antithetical To Freedom And Democracy?
This Essay Won the First Place in a State Level Essay Writing Competition. -Authored by_Guru Prasad. G.
The State Level Winners Announcement email snapshot.
The Essay Titled:Sedition laws; Protecting the State’s Freedom and Citizen’s Democracy.
“Good and just society is neither the thesis of capitalism nor the antithesis of communism, but a socially conscious democracy which reconciles the truths of individualism and collectivism.” … -Martin Luther King Jr
We the people of India and Asia have two important historical days marking the two most valued ideas that have since become Indian-Ideals, which the world looks up to in India. The two ideals are individual Freedom and collective Democracy. The day that marks Indian freedom in world history is ‘15th August 1947’ our Independence day, its the birth of free India and when the spirit of freedom unchained all Indians. The other day that glorifies Indian democracy is ‘26th January 1950’ i.e our Republic day, the day we gave ourselves democratically our Constitution. The first one was the birthday of a free nation and the second one was when the new nation took its first steps out of the cradle towards our collective Indian expedition as one nation towards one destination. We have come a long and strong way for 75 years in 2022 celebrating the Amruth Mahotsav or Diamond Jubilee year.
The Journey of our mothership India has withstood many storms like the greek-Islamic invasions, European occupations & post the two World Wars, the initial wars with neighbouring countries(Pakistan, East Pakistan & China); the undue influence in Indian politics by Cold war superpowers (US & USSR) and an Internal civic war like situation of the national emergency(1975-1977). India also achieved many milestones on the way to becoming the world’s largest democracy, with other achievements like Nuclear capabilities, Space and air defence capacities, advances in science and technology and commerce made India the knowledge and human resource hub of the world. With all of these, our Indian economy is now the 5th largest in the world, but on the other hand, the Public Justice and WJP rule of law index[1] of India is 69 of 129 countries (Status: partly free). Why this disparity in our Social-Economic indices with our Legal-Humanistic metrics?
One of the main reasons is The Sedition laws are antithetically opposed to modern values of Freedom & Democracy.. and so are few other colonial archaic laws which are protecting the vested interests and freedom of the governmental persons like the elected parliamentarians in power, while simultaneously silencing individual free voices and dissenters by targetted prosecutions of critically aware citizens and impacting the democratic process negatively. Thus making the nation less free and democratic which is showing up in the global metrics [2] and also in the escalating number of Sedition trials and long years of undertrial custody. Given ahead are more arguments, relevant base, articles of the Constitution, Sections of acts and evidence to prove this stance.
History of Sedition laws & Section 124A of IPC
From the time of the ancient monarchial world till the age of Wisdom blossomed Renaissance of Greeks and Romans, the kings and autocratic elites controlled public opinion and dissent in their kingdoms and colonies. In the 17th century, when British parliamentarians in England felt that only positive ideas of the government should exist, they passed seditious laws. They did this because they considered that negative beliefs were harmful to the monarchy and the government. The British appropriated this philosophy and turned it into this law including it in Section 124Aof the Indian Penal Code in the year 1870. The British government utilized the Sedition Act for convicting and sentencing freedom fighters like Bal Thilak, Mahatma Gandhi and many more in order to extend the period and power of British colonial occupation.
IPC 124A. Sedition. Reads—Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards, the Government established by law shall be punished with [imprisonment for life], to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment which may extend to three years, to which fine may be added, or with fine. There are two Explanations to this section i.e Comments about the disapprobation of the administrative measures or any action of the Government with a view to obtain their alteration by lawful means, without exciting or attempting to excite hatred, contempt or disaffection, do not constitute an offence under this section.
Sedition essentially is blatant behaviour that goes toward revolt against the existing order, such as speech and organisation. Subversion of a constitution and instigation of discontent with, or insurgency against, existing authority are common examples of sedition. Any uproar that is not intended at direct and open violence against the laws is not considered sedition. Seditious libel is the use of seditious language in writing.
There is a common confusion between sedition and treason which maybe leading to malicious prosecution & abuse of legal procedure. Sedition is an insurrectionary movement tending towards treason, but wanting an overt act; attempts made by meetings or speeches, or by publications, to disturb the tranquillity of the state. The distinction between “sedition” and “treason” is that though the ultimate object of sedition is a violation of the public peace or measures as evidently engenders it. Yet unlike treason, it does not aim at direct and open violence against the laws or the subversion of the constitution (eg. Naxalism or Maoism).
During the British Raj, the Indian Penal Code was enacted in 1860. The law was drafted in 1837 by British historian and politician Thomas Macaulay, but was surprisingly deleted when the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was implemented in 1860. When Britain recognised the necessity for a separate section to deal with the upraising or rebellious offence, an amendment offered by Sir James Stephen in 1870 inserted Section 124A.
The British administration in India at the time was concerned that Muslim extremist preachers(Khilafats) on the Indian subcontinent might start jihad against it. The need for such legislation became apparent after the British successfully suppressed the Wahabi/Waliullah Movement. This clause was used to oppress national independence campaigners (Moderates Freedom Fighters) throughout the Raj, including Lokmanya Tilak and Savarkar, who were found guilty as per the old sedition law and imprisoned.
The Supreme Court in recent times has placed the onus on the government to guarantee that no frivolous sedition charges are filed to abuse the law, despite the judiciary’s prohibition the conviction rate is mere 2.25%. The Supreme Court stayed the use of the sedition law in May 2022 and directed the Centre and states not to register any fresh FIRs invoking sedition charges until the law is legislatively & democraticallyreviewed.
In 2018, the Law Commission suggested that sedition should be invoked only in cases where the intention behind any action was to disrupt public order or to overthrow the government with violence and illegal means.
Expression, dissent and criticism are essential ingredients of a robust public debate on policy issues as part of a vibrant democracy. “Therefore, every restriction on free speech and expression must be carefully scrutinised to avoid unwarranted restrictions,” the Law Commission had said.
The Supreme Court’s major legal challenge is whether the 1962 judgement in Kedar Nath Singh v Union of India was correctly decided. Which pointed out that ‘Speech’ that is likely to provoke ‘disruption of public order’ is considered sedition and it affirmed the constitutional validity of Section 124A. A seven-judge panel will have to assess if that verdict was correct and whether a statute against sedition may be considered an exception to free speech. Also, other connected newer acts & legislations may be considered like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 (UAPA 2019) which may serve the purpose of controlling sedition, treason and internal threats to the government and nation.
In this legal evolution of principles of freedom and democracy. The state needs to have good control over radicals for its citizens, especially the actions detrimental to the nation’s sovereignty & integrity. There needs to be reasonable restrictions or censorship of art, poetry and literature which does not align or may be a threat to the public interest or State’s goals & vision as coded in our Indian Constitution.
Conflicts with Indian Constitution Article 19 & also Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR 1948): Indian Constitution in Article 19 provides freedom of speech and expression,
Internationally disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy the freedom of speech, belief and freedom from fear and want. This has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of citizens. the old Sedition laws of 1870 violate UNDHR in Articles 5(inhuman Torture), 9(Arbitrary arrest) and 10(Fair Public trial). These need to be reviewed also through the lens of International Human Rights laws it needs to be subjected to Doctrine of Eclipse or Severability.
Conclusion.
Individual Freedoms translate to better Collective Democracy. The Current Democracy Index[2] rank of india is 49th rank of 128 countries its close to a Hybrid regimentation with regular electoral frauds, preventing them from being fair and free democracies. The lower ranking nations commonly have governments that apply pressure on political opposition, non-independent judiciaries, widespread corruption, harassment and pressure placed on the media, anaemic rule of law, and more pronounced faults than flawed democracies in the realms of underdeveloped political culture, low levels of participation in politics, and issues in the functioning of governance. Thus this needs to be improved, though the sedition laws may be antithetical, it is a necessary measure that in near future we need to modify for reasonable restrictions in the interest of the nation.
I am indebted to many legal and social minds who have inspired, guided and influenced me towards legal-excellence to achieve this prize.
My BLC law college Principal Devika Ajila Madam (Who taught me Constitutional-law), Dean of Academics (Prof. ShivaPrasad Sir) guided me. IPC-Teacher and trustee Prassana Sir discussed about Sedition-law, Radhika Madam labour law teacher.
External positive influences Prof Mohan Gopal sir(NLSIU), Jayaraju Sir(High Court), Deepak(BLC), Kumar(BLC), my classmates and collegemates for their kindness, support and all my legal friends who engage in legal-knoweldge sharing across various groups and places. Like Vinod sir, Sumedha, Hitesh, Virag, Devendra, Ramachandra…, all infinite-teachers (Including my Parents) who have contributed and are contributive to my knowledge and capacity.
They all are SEED-itive and additives to my life. THANK You All.. I am very grateful to all Indian-Hearts.
– Regards Guru Prasad.G
Certificate for the Essay-Writing Competition2022.
In the interest of freethinking He and everyone has right to give *fair-comments* on any-ism but freedom comes with Personal-Discretion and Reasonable-Restrictions. This is what Diplomacy and Tactful Speech Entails.
But what’s Fair-Comment, reasonable-speech, slander and defamatory speech needs to be understood by every constitutional Citizen.
We wrote this essay on sedition laws which had won 1st place in the state level essay competition in 2022, where these related concepts have been expressed. Presenting here to people so people know where the lines are so all are safer.. request to note where article 19(1) have reasonable restrictions in articles 19(2-6).