Whose cultural heritage?

On 16/6/16, I participated in an online discussion intiated by our teacher. We had given an interesting editorial write up on Criminalisation of Homosexuality (LGBT) by Editor of Gujarat Samachar.

It can be read in context of:

1) Cultural Studies

2) Art and Controversial Issues

3) Constitutional Rights and Freedom of Speech in context of liberty given to Artist.

4) Decolonisation of Mind by proper understanding of Indian Ness.

5) Dire need to rewrite/reinterpretation of sections / clauses in Constitution of India.

6) How far do we, the Indians, qualify to be better citizens of Democratic n Secular India?

7) Can we revere Constitution of our Country as The Geeta, The Ramayan, The Quran or The Bible.

And we had to comment our views on this article.

Here are my views:-

Although India is democratic country and the citizens have freedom of speech. Really is it so? Whenever anyone gives opinion then also the so-called 'Nationalists' talks about sending them to other country. No one is free as such.

Culture is a way of living of PEOPLE of a particular area or country. Here i said PEOPLE not a particular person. So, Culture involves all kind of people; Male, Female or LGBT. As we studied in Structuralism, everyone has same structure from inside. It is the society who gives different meaning. LBGT is as natural as any other gender. Many times if we see any mentally-retarded child we feel he is not normal. we never think that even we might be abnormal for them. So if we say LGBT is not normal then we should re-think.

In many films like Kal ho na ho, Dostana, Kapoor and Sons...etc. People reacts with such a melodrama at the knowledge that his son or daughter belongs to LGBT.

Thanks to Sir and thanks to Cultural Studies that I can look at it with a different angle.

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