While I was growing up (still I'm), I knew that whatever was shown, explained or taught to us (young impressionable minds) was the censored version of the reality. I never understood why our education system and the media try to feed us this pre-decided, pre-recorded, mind numbing, bullshit. Now, we are tuned to absorb this and we adjust to whatever is going on. We rarely confront the reality. When the reality hits us, we feel betrayed. That is when we realize that there is chaos in order.
Last year, I went through my friend Javed's blog. He is a photographer and journalist. I read his articles about the madness that existed in Chattisgarh. Those articles talked about the atrocities that were committed on the adivasis by the Maoists, government and its forces. It seems that they have locked their conscience in a box. There, the law is completely warped, concept of security does not exist and humanity has become a joke. It’s commendable how these adivasis survive. They have maintained their self-respect by showing resistance and by not crossing over to the other side.
Javed's articles have painted a vivid picture in my mind. I was surprised, how come the media wasn't broadly covering any of this sensitive information. Journalists who are brave enough to cover this are not given enough support. Media is really turning into a commercial circus.
Have we really come to a point where Bollywood and other superficial things matter more to us?
All this has inspired me to create this illustration. It represents the aftermath of order and chaos.
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| Order |
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| Chaos |
This illustration is dedicated to all the people who are going through the same situation and to the journalists who are spreading awareness about such issues.
Here's the link to Javed's blog: http://moonchasing.wordpress.com/
Start reading it from here:
http://moonchasing.wordpress.com/2009/11/page/2/
...and then you would know...
