- One puja chose Lajja or shame as its theme to focus on the alleged rape and murder of the doctor
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9 August ko, Bharat ke shahar Kolkata ne ek bhayankar ghatna ka samna kiya, jab ek intern doctor ka balatkar aur hatya kiya gaya. Jaldi hi ek suspect ko giraftar kar liya gaya, lekin iske saath chhupane aur sabooton ke saath chhed-chhad ki arop lage, jo ki janta ke gusse ko bhadka diya. Yeh ghatna sirf hamare dil ko nahi chhu gayi, balki samajik nyay ki hamari bhookh ko bhi jagrit kiya. Aise pariprekshya mein, Kolkata ka sabse bada tyohaar Durga Puja ghamasaan protest ke beech shuru hua, jo ki sochne par majboor karne wala pal hai.
Durga Puja sirf devi ke aagman ka parv nahi hai, balki yeh Bharatiya sanskriti aur samajik moolyon ka prateek hai. Lekin is saal ka tyohaar ek shok ki parshadow mein hai, jo humein is paramparik gatividhi ke maayne par punarvichar karne par majboor karta hai. Kala aur protest ka milan, har bhagidaar ko samajik parivartan ka proponent bana raha hai. Durga ka roop aur bhi prabhavshali ho gaya hai, jo ki burai ke khilaf ladne ka pratik hai, jo hamari samajik asamanta ke khilaf hamaari khud ki khud se ki gayi awaaz hai.
Kolkata ke protest humein yeh dikhate hain ki mahilaon ko kitni kathinaiyon ka samna karna pad raha hai. Har protest samajik vastavikta ke khilaf ek chunauti hai, jabki kala humari bhavnaon aur maangon ko vyakt karne ka ek majboot zariya ban gayi hai. Kalaakar ab sirf srijanak nahi hain, balki ve samajik parivartan ke pratik hain. Dinda aur anya kalaakaron ka karya humein gusse aur dukh ko pradarshit karne ke liye teekshak rangon aur akritiyon ka upyog kar raha hai, aur duniya ko ye chetavani de raha hai: hum ab chup nahi rah sakte.
Lekin, aise protest mein khatre bhi hain. Durga Puja ke ayojak ko bade dabav ka saamna karna pad raha hai, unhe utsav aur protest ke beech santulan banana padega. Unhe bhagidaron ki bhavnaon ka khayal rakhna hoga, kyunki bahut se log is waqt khush rehna chahte hain na ki rajneeti. Lekin yeh protest humein yaad dilata hai: khushi ka moolya vastavikta ko nazarandaaz karke nahi chukana chahiye.
Hamare samaj ko is tarah ke kala aur protest ke milan ki aur adhik avashyakta hai, taaki aur log in muddon par dhyan de sakein. Nyay sirf ek naara nahi, balki ek aisi zimmedari hai jiske liye humein har ek ko koshish karni chahiye. Is saal ka Durga Puja ek sirf utsav nahi, balki ek vaada hai: hum har ek mahila ki awaaz banenge, har ek shikaar ke liye nyay ki maang karenge.
Yeh tyohaar humein yeh yaad dilata hai ki kala ki shakti sirf iski saundarya mein nahi, balki ismein hai ki yeh humein sochne, karne, aur ant mein samaj mein parivartan laane ke liye prerit karta hai. Aasha hai ki is tarah ki sahas aur adhik logon ko samajik muddon par dhyan dene ke liye prerit karegi, taaki hum milkar ek nyay aur sundar bhavishya ka nirmaan kar sakein.