Never Mind Yaar: Purba Ray

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Is There An NRI Stereotype?

My next post "Is There an NRI Stereotype" is on Purba Ray's Blog, A-Musing. After thoroughly enjoying "I'd Rather Be a Bitch" on her blog, I was hooked - a regular visitor. Purba started visiting my blog too and we soon started corresponding by email. In one of her emails she said, “Btw I love your blog title –Never Mind Yaar...Makes me think, Damn! why didn't I think of that!!” Typical Purba :-) I guess it tickled her funny bone.

To be perfectly honest though, “Never Mind Yaar” isn’t meant to be funny. It is an attitude - our tendency to feel defeated by the scale and nature of certain problems, give up and move on with a sigh and a "never mind".

For more, please head on over to A-Musing.

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SECTION 377 REPEALED

Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was an archaic Victorian law, introduced in India in 1861. It stated, rather vaguely, that, 'unnatural sex' was punishable by law.

First overturned in 2009 by the Delhi HC, it was re-instated by the SC in 2013. Section 377 was back with a vengeance, especially since all religious leaders came together to support the SC ruling.

In 2017, Justice Chandrachud stated that the right to privacy is a fundamental right for all, whatever their sexual orientation. Section 377 was still not repealed but the strong arm of the law couldn’t invade someone’s bedroom, as they had started doing.

Finally, on 6^thSeptember, 2018, the law was repealed. The bench termed the 'tyranny' of section 377, "irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary.”

The LGBTQ community of India and its supporters erupted with joy. "Yayee!!" said one, adding a thank-you to, and a quote from, the bench.

“Majoritarian views and popular morality cannot dictate constitutional rights. We have to vanquish prejudice, embrace inclusion and ensure equal rights.”

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Is There An NRI Stereotype?