Columns on the anti-rape movement

6 things to note about the Nirbhaya documentary…
March 6, 2015, Sify.com

Bangalore rape: Go after those who cover up crime
July 24, 2014, Sify.com

Boy, we really hate our girls!
30 January, 2014, Sify.com

5 changes since the 2012 anti-rape agitation
17 December, 2013, Sify.com

The anti-rape agitation is a lifelong movement
08 April, 2013, Sify.com

8 demands of the anti-rape protestors
30 December, 2012, Sify.com

Womanhood butchered from the cradle to the grave
29 December, 2012, Sify.com

A note to the dented and painted Indian woman
27 December, 2012, Sify.com

Theek Nahi Hai!: Open letter to Manmohan Singh
24 December, 2012, Sify.com

Long live the Indian Revolution!
23 December, 2012, Sify.com

6 factors that promote violence against women
19 December, 2012, Sify.com

Those who don’t have it, shut up. Those who have it, complain the most.

poor-2382641_640In India, there are people with absolutely no access to media or freedom of speech and expression.

Then there are people who have access to newspapers but no TV.

Then there are those who have access to TV but no Internet.

At the top of the pyramid you will find citizens of cyberspace who rant against every topic under the sun and have access to all the information which those at the bottom can only dream of. Yet it is this group of people which will shout the loudest that their freedom of speech and expression is at stake and vital information is shortcoming.

Into ten if you are a celebrity in cyberspace.

© Sunil Rajguru

Arvind the not so Aam Aadmi…

Yogendra Yadav-Prashant Bhushan…
2013—We are fighting the tyranny of UPA2.
2014—We are fighting the tyranny of Fascist Modi.
2015—We are fighting the tyranny of our honourable Supreme Leader.

Aam Aadmi–>Senior Aam Aadmi–>Chief Aam Aadmi–>Khaas Aadmi–>Honourable Supreme Leader.
(Meanwhile YoYa and PrBh demoted to Junior Aam Aadmis)

Wait for Pappu to take over, then those sidelined from the BJP, AAP and Congress can launch the ABCD Party—AAP BJP Congress Discards.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Columns on the Internet and social media

#ChennaiFloods: Who needs mainstream media when you have social media?
December 2, DailyO.in

Come let’s outrage at the drop of a hat!
March 5, 2015, Sify.com

#AIBRoast effect: Obsolete laws have to go!
February 13, 2015, Sify.com

7 Indian Internet laugh sites…
February 6, 2015, Sify.com

Stand with #AIBRoast or not–Indian humour rocks!
February 3, 2015, Sify.com

Rise of the Indian media watchdogs…
October 1, 2014, Sify.com

Rajdeep Sardesai and the Rashomon Effect
September 30, 2014, Sify.com

Killing them softly with Twitter names
May 13, 2014, Sify.com

This is India’s social media decade!
May 10, 2014, Sify.com

The battle of status messages goes offline!
April 22, 2014, Sify.com

Internet and social media till 2013…

When the Indian censor board cut almost everything…

censored-1726364_640One day the censor board may well turn…
Kutte main tera khoon pee jaunga.
…to…
Billi main tera doodh pee jaunga.

Today if you made a 2-hour film on a foul-mothed lesbian who loved beef, then perhaps only 3 minutes of the movie would be left after all the cuts.

If this censor board was in operation at that time, then Vishal Bharadwaj would have directed ******* in 2009.
(Kaminey)

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

How the Twitter outrage industry works…

twitter-2300071_640The Nirbhaya rapist interview is being aired!
Spaaartaaa!!!!!

Actually its part of some documentary where even Nirbhaya’s parents are talking.
Oh, OK!

But how did the Modi government allow access to the prisoner in the first place!
Spaaartaaa!!!!!

Actually UPA2 gave permission some time back.
Oh, OK!

But now the Modi government is banning the documentary!
Spaaartaaa!!!!!

Actually it’s some technicality over violation of permissions and it will be available on the Net.
Oh, OK!

But isn’t this a violation of freedom of speech and expression?
Spaaartaaa!!!!!

Actually our constitution doesn’t give the same rights to prisoners as normal citizens.
Oh, OK!

I am sick of all the controversial times I am living in! Add all the past controversies to the above controversy and I’m going…
… Spaaartaaa!!!!!

© Sunil Rajguru