Svetlana Yev
asked
Rohith S. Katbamna:
Greetings Mr. Katbamna. Gulab was a spectacular read. Why did you choose the farmers' crisis in India as part of the backdrop to your story?
Rohith S. Katbamna
Thank you for your question, Svetlana.
The farmers' crisis resonated (still does) with me for several reasons. Chief among them, the dynamic of the oppressed being galvanised and united to fight for justice in response to the injustices forced upon them by a corrupt theocracy hiding under the cover of a corrupt government.
This relationship between the oppressed and the oppressor reflects that of the 2008 crash and its aftermath. Millions of the working class, working poor and working homeless left out in the cold by their governments. Governments that continued to show their obediance to their financiers, donors and economic partners by bailing them out and leaving the rest to suffer.
With the character of Gulab coming from India and his involvement with the farmers' crisis, only to find a similar ill-synergy in working class London, demonstrated in part, that what you put out in the world, whether low, mid or high vibrations, can still find its way back to you in some form.
To this day, the farmers in India are still protesting against the government to fufill the demands that were promised to them. The fight is ongoing, as is the fight for a better and just life for those featured in Gulab.
Appreciate your question, Svetlana and thank you for taking the time to read my work.
Peace,
Rohith S.K.
The farmers' crisis resonated (still does) with me for several reasons. Chief among them, the dynamic of the oppressed being galvanised and united to fight for justice in response to the injustices forced upon them by a corrupt theocracy hiding under the cover of a corrupt government.
This relationship between the oppressed and the oppressor reflects that of the 2008 crash and its aftermath. Millions of the working class, working poor and working homeless left out in the cold by their governments. Governments that continued to show their obediance to their financiers, donors and economic partners by bailing them out and leaving the rest to suffer.
With the character of Gulab coming from India and his involvement with the farmers' crisis, only to find a similar ill-synergy in working class London, demonstrated in part, that what you put out in the world, whether low, mid or high vibrations, can still find its way back to you in some form.
To this day, the farmers in India are still protesting against the government to fufill the demands that were promised to them. The fight is ongoing, as is the fight for a better and just life for those featured in Gulab.
Appreciate your question, Svetlana and thank you for taking the time to read my work.
Peace,
Rohith S.K.
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