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Sentiment hurt, but do we care?

Sentiments are hurt in real life in a measurable sense, not just in a piece of fiction

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Mahesh Vyas
It is easy for sentiment to be hurt. Any less-than-respectable mention of a caste, a community, or lawmakers, now even judiciary or any other specific identity, even in a piece of fiction, can lead to seriously adverse consequences for the author. But, what about the sentiment of all identities put together. Apparently, it does not seem to matter much. Sentiment is hurt in real life in a measurable sense, not just in a piece of fiction. But, there are no protests.

In real life, everybody's case is nobody's case.

The BSE-CMIE-UMich Consumer Sentiment Index, at 95.25 as of
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