Burning onself to make a point

Ever since Rajeev Goswami made it popular during the anti-Mandal agitation, there has been a disturbing trend of people immolating themselves to draw attention to their cause. A recent attempt by a man, whose wife and children were kidnapped in Etawah and who resorted to burning himself to draw attention to his case, shows that self immolation still remains, unfortunately, the fastest way to grab headlines and register a protest in the world’s largest democracy.

Click here to read how self-immolation is being used, to make a point.