How Much More Bad Stuff Can We Witness?

In a country obsessed with violence, where can we find peace? This time my never-ending quest seeks survival secrets from a tiny Nordic country.

A couple of months ago, director Hardik Mehta shared images of 10 movie posters, all recent blockbusters. Nine of these 10 films—from Hindi and southern cinema and from online streaming platforms—had one thing in common, he said. The hero was posing on the poster with a weapon—hammer, axe or gun.

If you’re logged on to Instagram on the device you’re reading this you can see Hardik’s brilliant post here: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MDAxMzI4MDkwMjUzNzgw?igsh=MW1zeTQxZmZ6YXhsbA==

News website Scroll says that an eye for an eye is passé in cinema and heads are rolling as filmmakers introduce context-free beheadings. It’s a sign of our times. “If there was an off-with-your-head attitude towards democratic debate beyond the movies, popular cinema too adopted a take-it-or-leave-it position,” writes Nandini Ramnath. “Where musicals leavened the misery of the Great Depression in America in the 1930s, the regular doses of savagery in Indian films perhaps allowed viewers to let off steam at a time when political dissent is brutally crushed.”

Apart from the claustrophobic inability to speak one’s mind, how can anyone find peace in a time when far right Indians say they support Israel’s relentless attack on Palestine, even organising rallies in support of the aggressor and leading the global misinformation charge on social media platforms?

I’ve decided to build my own Iceland. Read more at the link below :)

https://www.ndtvprofit.com/opinion/how-to-find-peace-in-a-violent-world