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Sociologist
Love, whether it is of this world or the other, leads us to the Lord who is the Lord of all. Jalaluddin Rumi
Vaccines alone can’t give us back what we seem to have lost the quest for a meaningful living amid the psychic storm and existential uncertainty.
At a time when the process of vaccination has just begun to arouse some hope in the possibility of combating the Covid-19, the aggressive return of the virus is once again taking us to a psychic domain filled with fear, anxiety and a sense of meaninglessness. We rise up every morning, and we begin to consume the new statistics of death. We are repeatedly reminded of the chaotic and overcrowded crematoriums and the shortage of ICU beds and ventilators in our hospitals. We find ourselves wounded and crippled. For us, it seems, there is no sunrise anymore; no flower blooms; and no bird sings. Is it the end of prayers, gratitude and life-affirming vibrations? Or, is it like being surrounded by the all-pervading d
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1 Drivers of change: It is wrong to assume that men are âmastersâ; and women are meant to be âsubjugatedâ. Tribune photo
Avijit Pathak
Sociologist
What a strange world we are living in! Think of the recent observation made by the Supreme Court. A minor was sexually assaulted for years; but then, the accused was asked whether he would marry the woman. ‘If you want to marry, we can help you. If not, you lose your job and go to jail.’ What is the hidden meaning of the ambiguous advice to the accused? Is it that we are led to believe that rape is no rape if the rapist is ‘kind’ enough to marry the victim? It seems we including the ‘moral guardians’ of our society have not yet come out of the psychology of oppressive duality patriarchy has created: men as ‘active doers’ vs women as ‘passive receivers’; or men as ‘masters’ having absolute control over ‘docile/subjugated’ women.