The state of Kerala, from where I hail, witnessed
a very different innovative style of protest last December 1st. the protest was
against the government’s decision to reduce the number of subsidized LPG
cylinders and against the price rise of the food items.
The protest was by cooking food along the highways
in the state. The Communist Party of India-Marxist activists set up about 7.75
lakh temporary ovens on the highways and women were asked to join the
775-km-long 'fire chain' protest in all the districts of the state.
They cooked rice, tapioca, Bulls eye, noodles and
so many other south Indian dishes. The cooked food was later distributed among
all those present and also taken to the homes of others who could not
participate in the protest.
An amazing
experience it was when the food was cooked in an hour and shared among
themselves reminding of the biblical koinonia feelings which means of the
participation of people sharing food and their belongingness among themselves. The
communist party lived up to the community goals of the early Christians.
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