Thread by @TheAtulMishra

#LalSinghChadha - have we won? - A thread.

Lal Singh Chadha is a lousy movie. And if its first day collections are any indication, it’s going to be a colossal disaster.

While Cinema experts will blame the quality of the movie to explain its doom, it’s clear as a day that boycott calls crashed Aamir’s plane.

But have we won? Can it be claimed as a civilisational victory? Or do we need to tank more movies to claim victory? The fact is, that victory is not even in sight. This one, if at all, was just a small skirmish.

Cinema plays an important role in information dissemination. It’s a mass medium, it’s even an educational medium for people who don’t have the palate for documentaries.

That’s why propaganda movies like Parzania and Raees are quoted as truth.

Taking down the cinema industry is a good step to begin. It is the second institution to fall. Media was the first one to crumble. 5 star editors and newsroom anchors of pre-2014 era are 2-bit YouTubers.

Civilisational victory can be claimed only when the following objectives are met:

Academia - It’s the root of all malaise. It creates nation hating degenerates on an assembly line and it has shown no signs of stopping.

The Marxist minded professors in colleges, hate spewing rock star teachers on edu tech apps and NCERT quoting school teachers are the ones that need to be focused on.

Temples: Why did Islamic invaders destroy our temples? To humiliate us? Partially yes but the main reason was to cut us off our roots. Temples were community gathering centres, schools, and even treasuries in some cases.

Bhagwan Jagannath was given the status of King by Raja Kapilendradeva Routray in Odisha, and Padmnabha Swamy was given the status of King by Raja Marthand Varma of Travancore.

Temples have been central to Indian culture and polity. If they aren’t truly free from the clutches of the government, we will never prosper as a culture.

Caste: PM Modi has shown that Hindus, if approached correctly, can unite under the banner of Hinduism. That’s how he became the biggest Savarna, OBC and Dalit leader of India.

If we have to prosper as a civilisation, we need to do it together. That will mean getting rid of some (many) pre-conceived notions.

Parenting: Parents need to inculcate Dharmic wisdom to their kids. I do it for all kids in my family. The germs of Love Jihad, pseudo-secularism, Wokeism are planted in the heads of gullible kids because they don’t have anything to fall back on.

There are 4 Vedas, 14 Upanishads, 2 epics, 18 Puranas and 14 years (the formative years) to impart all or some wisdom to kids. It’s not difficult at all.

Politics: Many of us don’t vote, some of us vote blindly and some press NOTA. Democracy is a game of numbers, if you don’t vote and your ideological adversaries do, your guy loses. You lose. Plain and simple.

Train your mind. Train your muscles: It’s an unforgiving world and unfortunately you are pitted against a group who wouldn’t show mercy. You must have facts ready to take down in case of a verbal duel.

And in case they manage to knock your door, you should be capable enough to knock them down. It’s not call to arms, it’s Atmaraksha, and it’s a dharmic kritya.

I could write a book on this topic but I am ending this thread with this note.

Tanking a movie by a proven propagandist is a good step but just a step in a stairway of thousands of steps. Real victory lies in reclaiming everything that was once our own. It will take time, but it will happen.