Spectacle first, substance later
Updated On: 16 October, 2021 07:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Lindsay Pereira
We should start using sound and light shows to celebrate all aspects of our history, more often than we do
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Sound and light show at Red Fort, Delhi. Representation pic
I spent much of the last month upset with a few people on Twitter. I no longer use the platform, for reasons that don’t need getting into, but the things they were saying on it made their way through to me via friends who kept sharing screengrabs on WhatsApp. The people who annoyed me were those who were complaining about a sound and light show initiated by the government at an important historical site in North India. I don’t want to give those naysayers more attention than they deserve by mentioning the site in question. I decided to try and understand the source of their angst before dismissing it outright instead.
Why do we get so upset when the government tries to rewrite history every other month or so? Yes, it may be a sign of deep insecurity, and a reminder that a significant number of people in Parliament are intellectually and morally bankrupt, but that is no reason for us to get offended about these little things. Why should something as innocuous as a sound and light show hurt us when it’s obvious that the government wants us to be happy rather than miserable about a dark chapter? Sound and light shows exist only because they bring smiles to people’s faces. Are those offended people against the idea of happiness?
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