One Image, Thousand Interpretations And, An Idea That Is India

Mumbai: They say music has the facility to transcend boundaries. Yesterday, it did precisely that. The entire nation mourned the demise of the musical doyen Lata Mangeshkar. Political bigwigs and several other Bollywood superstars had been current. All paid their respects to the legend who left behind a wealthy musical legacy. What went insanely viral on social media although, was a picture of two Indians praying for the soul of the departed.Also Read – Shraddha Kapoor Shares a Heartfelt Post For Lata Mangeshkar, Calls Her ‘Aaji’ – See Pics Shah Rukh Arrives At Shivaji Park To Pay Last Respects To Lata DidiFile Image In visuals from the cremation ceremony on Sunday night, Shah Rukh Khan and his supervisor Pooja Dadlani had been photographed paying their final respects to Lata Mangeshkar. While SRK provided dua, Pooja Dadlani folded her fingers in a pranaam. Also Read – Divyanka Tripathi Gives Befitting Reply to User Who Accused Her For Copying Condolence Post For Lata Mangeshkar (Source: Twitter) The picture itself isn’t extraordinary. But when put within the context of India’s historical past of communal riots and disharmony – the picture is, in actual fact, fairly particular. It sends throughout a message, a strong one at that. The message: that there’s nonetheless hope. Hope that love and peace would overcome hatred and bigotry. Hope that division of India alongside communal traces wouldn’t erase the ethos of the nation. But with hope comes despair! Also Read – ‘Lata Ji Treated Me Like Her Son, Encouraged Fresh Talent’: Rahul Vaidya Remembers India’s Nightingale | Exclusive

Photograph of SRK ‘Blowing Air’ Causes OutrageAlong with the {photograph} of Shah Rukh Khan praying went viral, a number of movies of the actor additionally went viral. While paying his respect, SRK was seen taking off his masks for a short second, and instantly inserting his masks again on. The state in command of BJP Haryana, Arun Yadav, was one of many first to make this allegation, tweeting “Kya isne thuka hai (Did he spit)?” together with a video clip. Disgusting because the allegation could sound, there have been individuals who fell for it – a lot so, that a number of information web sites ran fact-check articles debunking the information. Several web customers got here to SRK’s protection and schooled the trolls. After the recital of Ayats within the Holy Quran, Muslims blow air on the mortal stays to push back evil. A typical apply in Islam was, due to this fact, misinterpreted as sacrilege. As said earlier, hope and despair go hand in hand!

Two Indias – Divided By Religion, United By Dua It seems, the controversial recital by Indian stand-up comedian Vir Das on ‘Two Indias’ was, in actual fact, appropriate. There are two Indias – one the place there’s hope and the opposite the place there’s despair. One, the place a Muslim actor is well known for providing dua alongside a Hindu and the opposite the place he’s accused of spitting on one’s mortal stays. Which India do you belong to? Sound off within the feedback under!