Disha Ravi, Global Tribalism, And The Dharmic Challenge
by R Jagannathan - Feb 26, 2021 10:52 AM
Disha Ravi.
Snapshot
It is not about their ideology or the rightness of their causes; it is about creating the right tribal identity where the Dishas can belong without being corralled by their own insecurities to side with forces inimical to India.
In the context of the needless arrest of Disha Ravi, a 21-something young Bengaluru woman, who seems passionate about climate change, and her subsequent release by a Delhi court, we need to ask ourselves some basic questions: What makes a climate activist part of a global nexus that is unrelated to her area of deep commitment, so much so that you could be a pawn in larger political games where âtookitsâ of protest and disaffection are shared with people abroad who you know little about?