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Is Reading An Urdu Book In The Delhi Metro A Crime?
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Rhema Mukti Baxter
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Reading in the metro, especially if you manage to find yourself a seat, is such a pleasure. But, thanks to the volatile environment we are currently living in, a person (of an unknown gender) had the most unpleasant experience ever. Why? Because he/she was allegedly 'caught' reading a booklet of the recently concluded Jashn-e-Rekhta festival which happened to be in Urdu.
Here's the tweet doing the rounds:
As you can clearly read, the person in question was reading a booklet in Urdu. What's wrong with that? Absolutely nothing!
But the tweets that followed were "quite an insight into organised trollery":
For the uninitiated:
Is Reading An Urdu Book In The Delhi Metro A Crime?
by
Rhema Mukti Baxter
4.2K
SHARES
Reading in the metro, especially if you manage to find yourself a seat, is such a pleasure. But, thanks to the volatile environment we are currently living in, a person (of an unknown gender) had the most unpleasant experience ever. Why? Because he/she was allegedly 'caught' reading a booklet of the recently concluded Jashn-e-Rekhta festival which happened to be in Urdu.
Here's the tweet doing the rounds:
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As you can clearly read, the person in question was reading a booklet in Urdu. What's wrong with that? Absolutely nothing!
But the tweets that followed were "quite an insight into organised trollery":
For the uninitiated:
- Urdu happens to be one of the eighteen national languages of the Union of India. Hindi is one of them and NOT the only one.
- It is NOT a crime to read in the metro. Shoving your bag in people's faces is.
- Having an opinion is NOT a crime. Forcing others to accept it is.
- Reading is a good thing. Everyone should try it out.
- Thinking is an excellent thing. People should be careful when doing that.
Is Reading An Urdu Book In The Delhi Metro A Crime?