First of all Happy New Year!
I am just shocked by what is happening around!!
I have been so outdated i never realised such great injustice was happening around me until my cousin called me about it.
How much i adore Chetan Bhagat and i know millions feel the same about him.
We all Indian youth connect to him. Why, coz we all go through the similar experiences in his books. When his book's lead goes through a frustration, we connect to it. When he falls in love we connect to it. We connect to every inch of his books, because there is a part of us in it. There is a part of everyone in it.
How could Aamir Khan say that so bluntly and obviously with no regret whatsoever. I am deeply hurt by his attitude mainly coz only a creative person can understand another's pain.
As Chetan aptly puts it in his blog, "Imagine someone takes your child, dresses him up and tells the world it is theirs.". I cant imagine what pain he must have gone through. It does feel devastating. This despite the fact that the whole world is a witness to the truth and yet we let people go around preaching otherwise.
What was Aamir thinking when he was supporting his writer. Did he expect the whole world to fall for some insane sympathy vote for an unrecognised writer. Ofcourse there would be none for an open plagiarism!
While browsing through channels, i found a journalist interviewing Chetan on the incident.
How insensitive must she be to ask him "What change would make you happy. Did they pay you enough compensation.". In heaven's name lady! Hats off to Chetan for being so patient answering all those questions. Giving credit is a duty. He needn't ask for it. It is his right. Money doesnt heal a hurt. The pride in knowing it is what he wrote is successful is a different experience.
What would somebody understand why he wrote the book and what it means to him. It is like sucking oxygen out of your lungs. Why do we live in a society where we tolerate such acts.
To be honest, Chetan is famous and people know the truth.
What would someone else less famous have a case.
Do we all dream of a society where we live fearlessly and proudly thinking i would never be cheated.
This is not just an issue of stealing of an idea. It is how moralistic we are. What is Aamir telling the world. Are we setting an example that it is ok to steal and take pride in it.
What do we all work for. At the end of the day if we cannot make peace with ourselves what are we living for.
When i hear people say that "Yeah India is like this. It would never change".
I just feel like shaking them up violently and ask them to do something about it. How much are we people going to speak about injustice and what is wrong and why things would not change. Every change requires an earnest mind. It requires a belief. A belief so strong that a change would come along on its own. If we believe Aamir is wrong what are we doing about it.
The "let it be" attitude has gotta change.
You feel there is something wrong in the system. Get to the roots of it. Change it. Whoever said things come easy in life. When you cant clean the shit of your land, better not crib about it either.
I really hope a change comes around.
Thanks Chetan for writing such wonderful books.
May God's blessings be with you.
--Shreya
