Ignorance and Superstition
Ignorance and Superstition 'Sir, I tried to persuade mom, many times. But she was not listening.' Sujit's brother said to me. Sujit was 24 years old (name has been changed). He was working as a salesman in Mumbai, since 2016. In 2018, suddenly he started behaving differently. He won't stay put in a place. He didn't sleep at night. He used to blabber continuously and incoherently. He was suspicious of his neighbours. He thought they were plotting something against him. Because of that, sometimes he became aggressive. His villagers told his parents that someone might have possessed him. They suggested to take him to the nearest Dargah. Once there, he was beaten with whip, kept in chains. As he was chained and flogged, whatever was possessing him will leave his body, this is superstition. Even though this was performed 2-3 times, it made no difference, hence, they decided to take him to one of the bigger Dargah. Nothing changed, they got the same results as...