A The fashion show by designers Duo Shivan and Narash in Gulmarg during the holy month of Ramadan has started a controversy which has now reached the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. In a Muslim-Bahumat population area, this incident has been found with criticism, some religious figures are not less than “less”Cultural attack,
The performance of the skin-shoeing model on the runway during a sacred month has demanded legal action, blaming those responsible for “damaging religious sentiments”. The gravity of Baikalash is clear from the fact that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah forced to intervene by ordering an inquiry into the matter.
The reality of public emotion in India is more than only an emotional response. In many cases it determines the boundaries of the discourse, which is considered acceptable and which is seen as a step, defines it. This is not unprecedented. Community values hold weight, and their effect is only beyond public opinion.
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However, accepting this ground reality of India, I want to advocate more tolerant towards each other. When someone finds out that their actions have hurt the feelings of the people and tried to apologize and amend, should they not be forgiven?
The designer couple now surrounds themselves with controversies. Recognizing backlash, he released one Formal apologyTo express deep regrets for any injury caused by his show. But resentment has not stopped. For many people, an apology is just not enough.
Demand for further action, for some more solids than repentance, reveals a larger issue: in a country where cultural and religious sensitivity is deeply inherent in public life, is it ever a way of real harmony?
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Policy based on religion
It is not important to respect public emotion – this is the way of working of India, a fundamental value at which India has been created, is an unspecified rule to navigate public life.
But where do we pull the line? Should resentment always lead to punishment, even when remorse is real? Mistakes should not be accepted, regretted, and try to modify anything? Or we have become a society that refuses to forgive, which insists on pulling every misunderstanding in an unworthy cycle of displeasure – one who is stuck, re -starts the same script of endless punishment and vengeance.
We have seen something similar in the case of Ranveer Allahbadia, where a backlash has become so intense due to a wrong joke that he is being treated as if he is a dangerous criminal. Resentment has not just stopped on the demand for criticism and legal action-it has increased to their family, even their parents have faced real-life consequences at the hands of some. He may have angered the senses of the people, but now what is coming out shows that there is no way for him and Samay Raina, at least not immediately.
Such reactions are not limited to individuals due to public emotion, sometimes they also define government decisions, for example, Announcement Ban on the sale of meat during a dry day and Ram temple inauguration.
This is not the first time that public policy or social behavior has been affected by religious sensations. India has long given policy decisions of religious and cultural ideas. In early 1832A Parsi-led protest, known as the Bombay Dog riots, brought the city’s commercial center for a stoppage, when the British extended the law allowing stray dogs to kill. This deepened the Parsi community.
In April 2022, the mayors of South and East Delhi called meat shops stay off During Navratri, arguing that “Most people do not consume non-vegetarian food during the festival”-no official order was issued by civic bodies. Similarly, at the center of controversy on its live Roost show, All India Bakhar (AIB) released, one released Unconditional apology Mumbai ArchidoC and Christian community to comment. Smoking or drugs near a gurudwara Widely discouraged As a mark of respect for Sikh beliefs.
India has always been a country where faith and feeling matters. While some see these tasks as an honor for tradition, others see them as an example of how religious sensations shape public life, often spread beyond followers of a particular belief. Prohibitions imposed by the state, even temporary have become ideal for religious observation. As India navigates its diverse and pluralistic identity, these debates are bound by the surface time and again – let us tell us to balance the trust, governance and personal choice.
When public sentiment is hurt, civil society hopes that the responsible person should apologize and face any kind of results. But what happens when that apology is not enough according to some people, when there is no way of redemption? Are we creating a society where a mistake defines a person forever? Or we can embrace a more approach – one that accepts crime, but allows space for repentance, development and redemption?
Amana Begum Ansari is a columnist, writer. She runs a weekly YouTube show called ‘India this week’ Amaana and Khalid ‘. She tweets @AMANA_ANSARI. Views are personal.
(Edited by Theres Sudeep)