All the questions
against
intolerence were
vile
Sreeshamim
Editor
Viswa Vikhyatha Theri
To theose who think that the typical style of poems and stories should fill the pages of a college magazine, those
who think only the marks in the university examinations matters and those who stood with us in the momentous
discussions,
The history of college magazines in Kerala tells us
that there were several such magazines which talked
not just about the campus but also about the soceity.
The birth of ‘renowned vile’ is from the discussions
about how to interpret the the socio-cultural
developments in a different perspective. We found
that the popular abusive words always deingrate a
socially underprivileged class based on their caste,
race or gender identities.
The uppercaste perceptions behind the birth of these
foul mouths have now emerged as ruling Hindutva
fascism and it ploys all the racist onslaughts. These
words are ubiqitous; in cinema, literature and our
day to day life. Recently a third-rate movie named
‘Peruchazhi’ presents ‘Attapadi’ as a buffoon.
Attapadi is a living example of the exploitation of
the self proclaimed cultured human beings. How it
became a joke for us? It is not a joke but the face of
tomorow’s resistance.
When we enjoy these comedies we are actually
laughing at the victims. Seethal, a transgender activist
once said that apart from mocking their identity,
their meetings were also subject to attack. ‘They
don’t realise that our gender identity is natural. How
male become the first gender and we become third?’
All these questions challenges the male-centred
world. When India became free in 15th August
1947, the word freedom had several interpretations.
The gallows of the British colonial rule turned as a
symbol of nationalism. The inquilab of Bhagat Singh-
Rajguru-Sukhdev, Kayyur martyrs and others shared
the dream of golden days. But the government of free
India continued the death centence as a ritual. The
biggest democracy used it as a political tool despite
that 120 countries turned away from it. Judiciary
confess that they were mistaken on some sentences.
The realisation that the death sentence is a celebrated
murder by the state gives ‘Renowned vile’ a space for
discussion.
A monopolistic system has created and maintained
a class of underdogs. Men enjoys their sexuality
without limits while non-virgin girl gets expelled
from the soceity. Till we find a masculine alternate
for the word virgin, this will continue. This is what
we want to discuss. We know we are not the first
to rise these questions. Just like the fact that it was
not the first time JNU discussed about the murder
of Afsal Guru or the state sponsored terror. The
uppercaste sense which was behind the curtains has
now came forward as democracy and then dismantled
the system. Remember, Hitlar too came into power
through election.
The Sangh Parivar is denying our right to live freely
when the dictates what not to wrote. ‘Renowned vile’
is a historical inquiry. Those who afraid of words and
history will continue to burn this book.
Theyyam 13