Kannan @kannan@aana.site

Shaheen Bagh is like pilgrimage site for pro democracy people. Groups coming in from all directions chanting slogans, having talks at main stage, thousands spread across the road, people showing their creativity in diverse ways, standing around campfire in the cold winter night of Delhi and most of us were women. For sometime, I felt like I was at the greatest place on earth.

What are we planning to do after this? Even if we succeed?
Should we continue trusting the current political system that allowed this to happen? Or should we get out and be part of creating a new culture of politics?

Passive participation in politics is proved not working, we need active participation. We need to do more than voting every once a while.

#IndiaAgainstCAA #indiaAgainstNRC

Today is the 33rd birthday of #aaronswartz, he fought to free #knowledge and killed by flawed unjust system that valued money over humanity. Let's remember him, and continue the battle he has started #knowledgefreedom #creativecommons

For those who help women at household activities. Also #happywomensday

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/26/gender-wars-household-chores-comic

“There are standard protocols to control such situations. Even a very big riot can be controlled within about six hours. And this was not such a big riot.”

https://m.telegraphindia.com/india/if-the-government-wants-any-riot-can-stop-harsh-mander/cid/1750412?ref=more-from-india_story-page

Words of Jakob Lindenthal, a German exchange student at Madras IIT whose visa was recently revoked because he warned us of fascism. He participated in an anti-CAA protest while he was an exchange student.

#RejectCAANRC

https://thewire.in/rights/german-student-iit-madras-anti-caa-protest

The hope of our nation is in kindness and unity.

India, home to this enduring symbol of love (pointing Taj Mahal), franky deserves lot more, than this temporary symbol (pointing at Narendra Modi) of hate.

Modi: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Watch it before it gets censored from YouTube too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVIXUhZ2AWs

It will take immense bravery to stay non violent after all this thrashing, killing and fire. It is expected for someone to snap after all this provocation. Its too much to ask, but I request the Muslims to stay brave.
And I request the privileged to protect the oppressed, only the message of unity can fight the hatred based on communal division. Anything else would help only to heat things up.

Whatever be the context, calling zindabad to another nation shouldn't be a crime. A nation is its people and they are humans like us. If we look for our differences, we can see selfish intentions of few people.
We have reduced ourselves to a place where calling zindabad to what was once our sister, has became sedition.

Hate doesn't solve anything, nor building up a nation hating another. May the people understand and love each other, irrespective of boundaries. #PakistanZindabad #IndiaZindabad

“We don’t expect that a democratic government will curb freedom of expression. An elected democratic government cannot place curbs on freedom of expression. (We) shouldn’t fear criticism.” He said, “The constitutional courts will protect the constitutional rights of the people. Everyone’s constitutional rights will be protected. This is Pakistan and not India.”

“If you want to protest, get permission (of the police). If you don’t get permission, the court is here.”

https://thewire.in/south-asia/india-pakistan-sedition-protests-islamabad-high-court-athar-minallah