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Sai Deepak J

Jan 30 • 10 tweets • 2 min read

1. I have no issues whatsoever wid ppl frm any side having issues wid wat I stand for or wat they think I stand for.Where I draw d line is on terms of engagement,platform for engagement & civility in engagement.I don't equate passionate yet civil disagreement wid personal malice.

2.I think SM in general & Twitter in particular encourages a certain degree of brashness of which I too have been guilty often. It helps to realise that there is life outside of Twitter & life is unpredictable.U never know who you might end up meeting under what circumstance.

3. Especially if you happen to be in your late teens and early twenties, do not let social media encourage a false sense of bravado. You have a life ahead of you and not everyone can be expected to be accommodative of brash behaviour. Find civil ways of expressing disagreement.

4. Be conscious of d fact that exposure to a subject in the confines of an academic campus is very different from how it plays out outside of it. This is certainly true of the law. Idealism is welcome and must be welcomed. Just don't let it cloud your rational & reasonable side.

5. If there is a temptation to quip wisecracks for the consumption of your peers or to win the approval of whichever gender you are attracted to, ideally try not to succumb to it. But if you still wish to, at least realise that a public platform isn't the best place for it.

6. It is easy to resort to cheap language or snide or sly behaviour. But I don't think being civil is difficult either. And the best part is that it makes your brash opponents look immature and juvenile. So strategically too, it makes sense to be civil and it has worked for me.

7. Twitter may give the impression that people are strictly segregated on the lines of labels imputed here.Thankfully, and fortunately,life isn't this segregated and there is much more room for understanding & evolution. It's in our interest to realise it, or learn it d hard way.

8. Not for a moment am I suggesting any dilution in principles & beliefs nor am I an Ahimsavadi. My point is limited- choose ur battles,let ur response reflect +vely on ur culture & upbringing,but shud someone equate ur civility wid weakness,reveal d iron fist under d kid gloves.

9. After all, the Kautilyan Upayas are Sama, Dana/Dama, Bheda and finally Danda. Escalate the nature of response only when necessary while preserving your innate dignity and when finally Danda is meted out,be clinical and professional.Finish the job thoroughly and set an example.

10. Jai Shri Ram. Vande Mataram.

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