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THE IDENTITY WEAPON

   Hey there, It's me back to the game after more than a year. A lot has changed. So did I. The thing that has sparked interest in me to get back to writing today is the political similarity of different geopolitical grounds at so many levels. This is not some new theory of mine that I propose. its just a world view of the juncture that we're at and I'm not blaming anyone for doing it. And yes its not about AI.    The word identity politics has been around since the last decade in India, thanks to Prashant Kishore. Today, the world, politically is at a crux where there are best of many sides playing against each other. But one remained emerging victorious. There is a pattern established to emerge as the winner. That is the game of identity politics.   People identify themselves with many things. from religion, caste, Sex, occupation, region, the language they speak, some people also say that they are an Indian first in an attempt to put the nation first. When I ...

The Love Jihad Act

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   Hello. I know I've deleted the previous post before most of you read because I wasn't happy with the work. Now I'm with something that might change the future trajectory of this country in terms of peace and harmony between religions.   Before you get confused, all I'm talking about the Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance Act - 2020. Well, for the course of this article, let's call it the Love Jihad Act ( because the media calls it so.. ). This act was passed by the BJP lead Uttar Pradesh government. This act is to prohibit forcible religious conversions. By forcible religious conversions, it means that conversion through marriage or missionary activities. This act mainly focuses on marital religious conversions. Just as a piece of information, let me add the punishment for the offense under this act is 10 years of non-bailable jail.    Now, let's look into the history. Earlier, many states passed such laws on forcible religious conversions...

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