Politeia

Every time PETA tweets about choosing a vegan alternative, there is a backlash. Most of the criticisms against PETA are with regard to its political inclination and intention. Recently, PETA urged Amul to go vegan and produce vegan milk and milk products. For a few days, PETA and Amul were trending on Twitter. Most of the tweets we attacking PETA's intention to destroy the Indian dairy sector and Indian society's basic fabric.  Similarly, there is backlash when someone suggests that goats must not be slaughtered for Eid. And with the Indian society's heavy reliance on dairy products, it has become a moral crime to even utter anything in support of the animals being tortured in these industries.  What is even more grave is the meat industry. In the 21st century, where even the rights of unborn human beings are talked about, some non-human living beings are slaughtered for mostly taste. There are several arguments FOR non-vegetarianism put forth by non-vegetarians. And I wi...

  Winning the War of Ideas Wars are not always fought at national borders with guns and grenades. Many are fought with pen and paper by citizens, politicians, intellectuals and writers. These wars might not be wars in the ordinary meaning of the word. But these are equally important, if not more than the wars soldiers fight at the border. This is the war of ideas. Cold War was not just a war between the USA and USSR for military supremacy; it was also a war between the ideals of democracy and single-party authoritarianism; free market and closed economy; capitalism and socialism. The Indian independence movement was not just a struggle against colonialism; it was also a struggle for establishing the supremacy of freedom, self-determination, and democracy. Unfortunately, the factors that led human civilization towards development and progress are under threat and suspicion in today’s time- the values of rationality, scientific thinking, freedom of speech and appreciation of ...