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Business of Victimhood

Over the last month there was been a world wide condemnation of India over attacks on places of worship belonging to the Christians. India in general and Hindus in particular were blamed by all n sundry. The debate went global and a verdict on India and Hindus was passed even before the investigation was over.

Post investigation , here is what was found


Then came twin bomb blasts that rocked the prestigious Belur Mutt setup by Swami Vivekananda which is the heart of the Ramkrishna movement.... and there was silence all around. Its surprising that the news did not even feature on TV in India.

I believe the 'Business of Victimhood' which drives news is a recession free, multi billion dollar industry ... here are the primary stakeholders in this global business


  • NGOs - To drive top line , NGOs need stories... of victims in duress , in urgent need of monetary support to stand up and fight against the 'evil'. A case against world famous activist Teesta Setelvad is underway. It is claimed the Teesta leveraged gut wrenching stories of victims of the Gujarat 2002 riots. The stories were used to get many a wealthy donors to cough up significant amount of money. Its is alleged that the funds never reached the victims and was instead used for shopping ...
  • Donors - Donors need validation that they are supporting a just cause. What better than steady dose of stories from a so called 3rd world country ..
  • News Channels - With ARPUs on a decline in India , revenue from content syndication is the #1 growth opportunity. If I was an editor. I would be pushing my reporters to get stories which can easily monetised in international markets ...
There are many more players in this market of victimhood. 

Point is - a stone thrown at a minority place of worship is more marketable world wide than twin bomb blasts at Swami Vivekananda's mutt...

So whats the solution ... its in Swami Vivekanand's life and his message ...organisation is power. 

The fact that the Hindu society is not well organised is its primary weakness ... so arise , awake .. for no power in the universe can withhold from any nation anything she truly deserves

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