10,000 Lamps
I always find it strange that when non-Hindus (Christians in particular) holding a 100 candle vigil for peace gets regular coverage on just about every major news channel in India, but something like Hindus lighting over 10,000 lamps for world peace seem to be less worthy of mention and hardly gets a mention even in print media.
I’m referring to the recent article in The Hindu: Over 10,000 lamps lit for World Peace. This is held every year in Madurai. Similar rituals for world peace can be witnessed performed by Hindus all across in different regions of the country. It got only a very bare mention in only one newspaper (that too, only in the local edition).
Like how many times has one not seen a group of Christians holding a candle light vigil for peace? while 10,008 by Hindus gets only a blurb in the local paper? Hmm, this strikes me as a big bias.
This sort of repeated coverage sends the intended message about one culture being more humanitarian and superior than others. Is it a surprise that most non-Christian countries have a xenophobia about the increasing western stake/control in their country’s media? Control the media, you in time control/penetrate the culture (see Discreditation and Missionary Aggression).