AM I A NATIONALIST?
Pic.: Anand Seedhar I have been restraining myself from commenting on the JNU issue… I have watched many of those videos, heard many of those speeches… listened to prime-time debates, read the newspaper reports… and, yet, I have kept my opinion to myself. In life, we listen to only what we want to listen… watch only what we want to watch… We very, very rarely listen to what we do not want to, and watch we do not want to… Leave alone learn from what we do not like! So, I have stayed away from such Nationalism Vs Anti-nationalism debates… Let those who like to debate it, do it… I do not like it… Hence, I am happy this way. Am I a Nationalist? “Do you love me?” “Yes, I do.” “Prove me, then.” Yes, it is just as silly as that… as dumb! I have to prove my Nationalism? To whom, before whom? Such is the sorry state of affairs, today… Everyone around me – including little boys and girls – are busy debating on this weird subject called ...