One World

A patriot is one whose heart beats true to the country. While our archetypal vision of a patriot happens to be of pre-independence liberators and smartly dressed khaki suited army men, they happen to be a minority in the patriotic community. Howard Zinn, historian and playwright, once said: "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." His words imply the significance of dissent in any nation. Agreeably, dissent plays a remarkably fundamental role as the guiding star of a nation's democratic polity.  The real heroes of any nation's success lie shadowed and filmed over by overhanging politicians aiming to desist dissent amongst the voters. While we continually see incumbent governments whipping out advertisement campaigns and fiery speeches for patriotism and army service, almost rarely does any incumbent parliamentarian wish for active citizen participation.  Dissenters in India who reject the incredulous proposal of the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019, have tak...

Rants rose through the streets as anger was roused by a singular event in independent India's history. The youth were stimulated and enraged by this development and loudly protested to this treacherous correction. The elderly revisited their memories of fighting for India and independence. Wrath ruled the hearts of those who defended fraternity and brotherhood among all Indians regardless of religion. The military forces, as the author writes, are on standby to prevent destructive mishaps. This is the CAB (Citizenship Amendment Bill further as CAB). The NRC's big brother, the CAB is a Law (Prior to any judgement taken by the Supreme Court of India). The CAB is a discriminatory and unverified law. As per news reports of quantified data, religious determination of citizenship has prevailed in the NRC and will do so in the CAB. This subjugated factual evidence, however, has remained concealed from the public and hidden from view. Where the NRC failed, the CAB succeeds, as na...