Bhagat Singh lives on in motion comic
New video on freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's atheism essay is intriguing social media
By Dipanjan Sinha | Posted 23-May-2016
In the recent political climate everyone wants a bit of Bhagat Singh. It is a pity that not many are eager to find out what he stood for and believed in beyond the fight for independence of India.
Epified, a channel of Mumbai-based digital entertainment company, Culture Machine, has come in to bridge the gap. Earlier this month, they created videos with a portion of Singh’s essay, Why I Am An Atheist in Hindi and English in a format they call motion comics and it has garnered over 10,000 views.
A still from Mahabharata
In the video, like in the essay, he rationally explains why he does not believe in god. It talks about the violent histories of all religion and then moves on to his view that all traditions must be put through questioning and be challenged.
The comments section shows that some were surprised and some happy that atheism itself will be brought back in discussion with this video in times of religious animosity.
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bhagat-singh-lives-on-in-motion-comic/17262191
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagat_Singh
https://www.marxists.org/archive/bhagat-singh/1930/10/05.htm