Trending now, by P. Lankesh
P. Lankesh series Mareyuva Munna (Before we forget) Trending Now… (Adhunika varase) This is about my recent interaction with a young girl. I am writing this because that day I felt strongly about something. I felt that these half boiled young guns were developing an unhealthy attitude about things. It seemed so pathological, but sadly rampant. Earlier, we had officers, traders and even politicians trying to lead truthful, honest lives. Even if they were to do something bad, they would do it secretly, and suffer guilt. Once, Sajjan Rao, a trader with clout, was building a huge temple in Bengaluru. He was disappointed to see that people spoke ill of him behind his back, and attributed ulterior motives. They said he was doing it not out of devotion to God, but to show off his wealth or to make his black money white. Mr Rao confided in his friend. He consoled him by stressing on how people’s faith in God was more important than complex intellectual issues like whether God existed. Now, the...