Dilip Simeon's blog: BANGLADESH: Nothing Secular about it - by Nurul Kabir

As you know most of the communities (such as Bengali or Tamils) in this sub-continent are covered by ‘Culture of Poverty (hopelessness)’ (Oscar Lewis), irrespective of class or economic strata, lives in pavement or apartment. Nobody genuinely condemn or ashamed of the deep-rooted corruption in this society, decaying general quality of life, worst Politico-governance, bad work place, weak mother language, continuous consumption of common social space (mental as well as physical, both). We are becoming fathers & mothers only by self-procreation, mindlessly & blindfold(supported by some lame excuses). Simply depriving their(the children) fundamental rights of a decent & caring society, fearless & dignified living. Simply pushing persons for a nasty survival. Do not ever look for any other positive alternative values to perform human way of parenthood, i.e. deliberately stop giving birth to any child him/herself till the society improves up to the mark, co-parenting children those are born out of extreme poverty, instead. All of us are driven only by the very animal instinct. If the Bengali people ever desires genuine freedom from vicious cycle of poverty, rotten capitalism, need to  involve themselves in ‘Production of Space’(Henri Lefebvre) movement, an intense attachment with the society at large to overcome inherent ‘hopeless’ mindset, decent Politics would certainly come up. – Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, 16/4, Girish Banerjee Lane, Howrah -1, India.