Disclaimer: This piece of fiction is based on real
characters of real life; their portrayal is fictional though but true to the
cause of writing world. And it takes on religion and its hypocrisies.
Far from regular ruling politics, there is kingdom
devoid of any banal thought. The kingdom of the king Libertius, Artistocratic
form of rule prevails, where artists are the leaders of the society.
The king’s palace is not golden palace, but its golden
principals make it a kingdom apart .Puissant King Libertius is witty,
intellectual, his sharp mind is his crown, his pen his sword, his sarcasm his
weapon and his mighty laughter is the great assault.
On one fine morning, the king wakes with the
rabblerousing sounds outside the palace. He suddenly gets up and asks his court
man: “what happened, how this peace full morning is disturbed with noise”?
The court man replies “your majesty, these are group
of writers up[set with religion called ‘Hinduism’, whose nonsense propagandists
have insulted Wendy Doniger’s book.”
The king smiles and says “get the book, I will read it,
and get me other details, book reviews of the book. Ask both the groups top
come in the courtroom at sharp 12:00 noon .i shall take the harshest possible
decision against the religion that troubled the writers of my region.”
At sharp 12:00 noon proceedings began in the
courtroom
One of the writers stand up and says: “your majesty,
this case is about Wendy Doniger’s book “The Hindus: An Alternative History”. The
religion has been going bad mouth about the book. Thus has to be tried under
the section 295(A) of Indiana Penal Code; the section reads
“A deliberate and malicious religion intended to
harm outrage the writers’ feeling or any class of scholar by insulting its
writing or artistic beliefs .whichever with deliberate and malicious intention
of outraging the scholarly feelings of any class of writers of Indiana by texts,
theories, customs,fatwas or by insults or attempts to insult the
writers/artists or the artistic/scholarly beliefs of the class shall be punished
with imprisonment ,may be pulped or destroyed or both.”
“This religion is very dangerous for the existence
of the creativity”, continues the writer.
Then the religion representative Dinanath Batra of
right wing and shkksha bachao Andolan Samiti refutes “your majesty! This book
is outrageous and demeans our culture”.
The king libertius questions this representative
“the book was published back in 2009, after 5 years you come to know that this
book offends your religion”
After this the courtroom echoes with witty ripostes
The mischievous voice says “I do not understand why
these right wing people fly on their wrong wing, and his andolan should be
renamed “Asikhsa Failao anndolan samiti”
Another voice scoffs “these people are so slow
readers took 5 years to reads 600 pages”
Someone in the last row laughs and says “may be
because 2014 will see elections in other territories, to catch saffron votes,
these all are playing stupid tricks. Those who do not read, get offend the
most.”
“Silence please” says the king,”Defenders may continue
their arguments.”
“Your majesty, this writer wrote poor piece on our religion,
she defames our gods and goddess .she is sex hungry, according to her our gods
had only sex in their minds.” says the religion leader.
The king smiles and says “she is sex hungry!! So why
are you getting sex angry. For years only men have been sex hungry. What’s big
deal in that .I think as far as I am concerned she acts more of a sex enthusiast.
Also your own khajrahon temples are epitome of erotica.
Then another religion representative gets up and
says “your majesty! This would pollute the minds of the youngsters and create
disbelief in their religion”.
The writer counter points out “what an antithetical
drama they have created, their own self styled god men rape their followers in
name of sex salvation. Is that not enough to create disbelief in the religion?”
“Oooooooooooo” roar bursts in the courtroom
Religion leaders are not ready to take defeat they
counter argue gain “your majesty!! Wendy Doniger givers poor historical facts
that proves she writes to distort history”.
This time writers get enraged and one of them says “yours
is already a distorted history. Your own illusionary PM candidate gives
distorted historical figures, when he says Takshila is in Bihar. Nehru and
Patel never were friends.
“Silence” uproars the king. “Enough debate, now it’s
time to deliver the justice”, continues the king.
“By keeping in view all the arguments and counter arguments,
with respect to following sections of Indiana Penal Codes section 295,295(A)
and section 153(B).I have reached to the conclusion. This religion has harmed
the book and brought disgrace to the author. This religion is too fragile and
volatile that it cannot stand its alternative history .it’s like male ego, too
boastful and unnecessary. Under this king of tutelage from these leaders there
are chances that it may even perish in future.
In the kingdom of Indiana nothing that can stand art
attack of pen, paint brush, ideas is better to be pulped.
I order that this religion should be withdrawn from
the market and its allied stuff should be pulped”
The king Libertius ends the judgment epigrammatically
“In Indiana art is our religion
Wit is custom
Humor is prayer
Library is Mecca
Artistic journey a pilgrimage
Flourishing art is our way to salvation”
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