Social Media as Theatre: A Case Study in Bigotry and Why RSS must go for the larger gud of the Hindus

Social Media as Theater:

A Case Study in Bigotry and Why it is far more difficult to disrobe than colonial-era Khaki shorts and why RSS should dissolve itself in the best interest of the Eternal and Indigenous Hindus it proclaims to protect and serve

(Based on social media theatre of real characters in March, 2016)

Opening Scene

Rajiv Verma: Thanks to the campaign launched by my good friend Sai Arjun, the RSS has finally relented and changed its colonial era uniform (read khaki shorts) with a post-colonial one. Kudos to Sai !!!

Sahana Singh:  Wish it had not taken this long!

Stephanie Celeste Chateau: Arjun is a true hero

Shonan Talpade: Campaign by whom ? ...this proposal was in the offing since at least 2 years now by Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi -the RSS general secretary.

Scene I

Aparna Krishnan:  Why not indian dress ? pyjamas ? dhoti ? Sad to see one more group succumb to western codes.

Shonan Talpade:  pyjamas and dhoti are not practical.

Aparna Krishnan:  well, sarees are ! so these too are !

Chandra Vikash:  I decided to wear dhoti but my practical wife and right in her way, felt it would look odd when every Tom, Dick and Harry is wearing pants these days.

If RSS wasn't intellectually bankrupt and suffered from the deep-seated inferiority complex bordering on paranoia and truly cared about Hindu, we would all be wearing dhoti and learn to carry it with aplomb.

Rajiv Varma: Dhoti actually looks better than pants or half-pants anyday.  And of course the saree is the most attractive outfit designed by the human mind.

Chandra Vikash: Rajiv ji, every attire is embedded in its context. Modern frenzied city is so antagonistic to graceful dhoti and saree. Due credit to womenfolk like Sahana Singh ji who still do.

Dhoti looks so graceful on elderly people who carry the context. I realised it wasn't worth displeasing your wife? Wonder what is धर्म on this, that which upholds?

Shonan Talpade: Chandra vikash ji ...Dhoti was not used for national attire of RSS because , in the south , Dhoti is not so prevalent --not at all, in fact its the lungi..and since RSS is a national organisation, they couldnt impose the north Indian dhoti on our south indian brothers.

also, the dhoti would be impractical for relief work or wading through floods etc.

Rajiv Varma: Chandra Vikash ji: >>> "... Dhoti looks so graceful on elderly people who carry the context. Wonder what is धर्म on this, that which upholds? ..." <<<

Attire is not a Dharmic issue. A woman in Bikini is fully capable of upholding Dharma, as well as one in Saree or Ghaghra. Ditto with a man in shorts or pants or dhoti. This is a matter of personal taste and convenience. Also, men should not comment on women's choice of dresses. Whatever they wear always looks good.

Aparna Krishnan: The culture of a country in anchored in details of clothing, language etc. To respect one's culture is to respect and own up these.

Chandra Vikash: I find the bikini as graceful as the saree for those who can carry it with grace and aplomb. Both have common feature of sunlight to be absorbed in mid-rib and not suffocating the highly energised lower chakra and thus enabling the energy to flow upwards unlike the burqah or tight jeans. The big drawback with bikini is having to wax frequently to cater to modern taste and sensibilities. All 3 over time impact on the nature of the offspring.

To each, their own. :)

Ravindra Singh Basera Dev:  Dhoti weared in d style of hardy soldiers of native armies is practical for all d tasks that RSS does....it is about colonial modernity and ingrained inferiority complex.

Chandra Vikash: Everything under the sun and above is धार्मिक issue, that which upholds. 

Shonan Talpade: Ravindra Singh Basera Dev But south Indian men never had the tradition of wearing dhoti.

Rajiv Varma Ravindra ji: >>> "... Dhoti weared in d style of hardy soldiers of native armies is practical for all d tasks that RSS does....it is about colonial modernity and ingrained inferiority complex ..." <<<

Very true!. Dhoti will never come in the way of doing any task. It is nothing but inferiority complex that somehow assumes dhoti as hindrance to do any task.

Aparna Krishnan: Shonan Talpade Tamil men wear dhoti even today. Tamil politicians wear only white dhoti. We call it veshti.

Shonan Talpade: Aparna Krishnan also there is a sikh body of the RSS called the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat. ,Sikhs don't wear dhoti traditionally, so that's also the point to consider .

Aparna Krishnan: i dont care. these are waste of time discussions. if you want you change. thats all.

Shonan Talpade: That's fine if you do not care, but you should know the facts about this topic.

Scene II

Chandra Vikash:  Shonan Talpade When people are saying inferiority complex and bordering on paranoia, we mean someone close to you. Could you be that tone-deaf? wink emoticon

Shonan Talpade: Yea Chandra Vikash.... ..since I've been in the RSS since 30 years --from the age of 7..I guess singing Namaste sada vatsale would have made me rather tone deaf. grin emoticon

anymore of your ad-hominems ? grin emoticon grin emoticon grin emoticon

Chandra Vikash: Precisely, loyalty steeped in bigotry is best suited for street dogs. Humans are designed to do better. wink emoticon

Shonan Talpade:  Ooh what percipient counselling !!!! ..I'm really moved...

Do let me sit at your feet ,O divine Guru ..and tell me more about loyalty,Bigotry and street dogs. grin emoticon

Chandra Vikash:  Bigotry is tough nuts and clings. Much more difficult to crack the code or than changing khaki shorts. Be sure what you ask for. smile emoticon

Shonan Talpade:  Just a moment.....(I'm getting the popcorn out of the microwave) .....Don't stop ,Please continue.

Chandra Vikash:  Microwave? Even the Russians stopped using them You seem to be inspired by the American Imperialists now. smile emoticonWould you like your Pepsi with 2% fresh from the farm juice as well? Will go well with your popcorn.

Shonan Talpade:  You suffer from great insights .It's positively fascinating.

P.S--are you a fruit orchard farmer ?

Chandra Vikash:  I'm a meditative observer of human and animal psychology. Is this what you would like to know?

Shonan Talpade:  Oh I see In other words, You want to say that you are a condescending nut-job who tries to pontificate on something outside his knowledge or field of expertise…when he most obviously shouldn’t ?

Moral: The bigot must have the last word. Else the debate never ends. Post-trauma care and rehabilitation is for later.

Epilogue

Ravi Om:  it is obvious that Shonan Talpade hates sai arjun, but as far as i know he was the one who started posting it about 2-3 years back.

anyway, its a welcome change but rss is still boring. they could have choosen a more indian outside, like a white kurta with saffron strips on shoulder. any still better than boy scouts attire.

Shonan Talpade:  ROFL Yes sure ,I hate your cousin brother Sai Arjun and maybe It was also your cousin brother who started a petition to make Narendra Modi the PM candidate and due to his petition on facebook, PM Modi got elected in 2014

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