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Everyday my decision of* (edited from ‘about) not being present on any social media platform is proving to be the best decision I ever took (after the decision to subscribe to this fab substack).

That said, hiding my rather weird head in sand and pretending all is well wouldn’t stop the meanies from being meaner and meaner. I wasn't aware of this incident. Until now. There are moments where I get enraged so bad that if I tell you what I feel in those moments, you will probably call animal helpline and human helpline together and rat me out.

The slap and the place of self confidence from where it is coming is just way too evident now. What I am worried is that there are limits to everything and mere silence should not be viewed as being silent. One of these days, someone innocent (from the privileged and ‘in power’ section of the society) will be made an example of. I hope it doesn’t happen but one cannot be sure of anything these days.

Thank you for writing this. Also, I was beaten (yes beaten) a lot by the educator who was my ‘tuition bhaiyya’ growing up. He is now a staunch anti muslim RSS BJP man. Filled with rage and filth.

There are moments where I get enraged so bad that if I tell you what I feel in those moments, you will probably call animal helpline and human helpline together and rat me out. This is one such moment.

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Rohan Banerjee's avatar

Incidents like these are heartbreaking. The ragging incident at Jadavpur University is also symptomatic of the warped notion of being deferential to "seniors". And how even a smidgeon of power can corrupt people.

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