pt.2 Hindu group bar attack: India's morality and culture

part 2 of 8: On January 24 activists of the Sri Ram Sene (SRS) attacked women at a pub in Mangalore. The event that is being called India's shame goes to the heart of the clash between tradition and modernity in India. While many have condemned the violent attack, there seems to be a consensus between politicians that pub culture is immoral and is ruining Indian society.

However, women across India have protested that they have a right to go to pubs. What does the Mangalore incident mean to the Indian society? Are we genuinely fearful for the loss of Indian values? Or is the Indian society still regressive and narrow minded?

The issue was debated on CNN-IBN's special show Mangalore Morality and Culture. On the panel of experts were Actress Divya alias Ramya, Senior BJP leader, advocate and chairperson of the Karnataka Women's Commission Prameela Nesargi; former MP, Rajya Sabha, member of BJP BP Singhal; member of the band Indian Ocean, Rahul Ram; Editor, Manushi Madhu Kishwar and Editor, Marie Claire India, Shefalee Vasudev.

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• India
• rss
• shiv sena
• ram sena
• mangalore
• bar attack
• islam
• muslim
• pakistan
• indian muslim
• alchohol
• prohibition

[zinakan]

i was seriously planning on visiting India, but after seeing how conservative and intolerant of outside ideas they are, i am really think twice about it. Specially after watching the videos of religious violence....I admire Indian culture & religious, but they seem way to uptight and intolerant.

[xgotfiveonitx]

@zinakan sadly thats true and that cuts across all religious lines.

[cst2465]

this old fellow should be brought out and get his ass beaten out the way his people beats the women. oh comon, just by visiting pub?

people like this mother fucker loser are the ones whose presence make india a backward, corrupt and uncivilized. no civilized country would do such things as demonstrated here in this video. these people are real goons. get rid of people like them if india is to be a GREAT NATION.

[xgotfiveonitx]

@cst2465 do that by stop voting for the bjp.

[samy482]

Lol this is kinda funny

I'm an indian living in the U.S. Why are they debating about this

[xgotfiveonitx]

@samy482 because of fanatics who were attacking people thats why.

[giriisindahouse]

I do agree that the pub culture in rural and urban India is ruining people.

[giriisindahouse]

@jatin185 dumbass men got beaten up more, don't just feel for the women

[davidxnxx7]

SHRI RAM SENA KE JO LOG HAI NA..ALL ARE ASSHOLE :p

[jatin185]

Shame on u. Indians r u beatings womens