Ghooskhor Pandat

Ghooskhor Pandat and the Outrage Trap: A call to respond, not react

Social media has once again been clogged with turmoil over the casteism debate. Neeraj Panday’s crime thriller Ghooskhor Pandat has come under fire (irony: Neeraj Panday is himself a Brahmin). Petitions have been filed that designate the film's title as offensive to the community. However, here is a perspective that we could be missing out on, when you look at a title, surname, or a person, and the first thing that hits you is the ‘caste,’ ‘religion,’ and other ‘classifications,’ have you ever thought that the actual discriminator could be you? We talk about Brahmins, a | Click Here...