Hyderabad, Dec. 10 -- It looks incredible. In the contemporary world of opulence created upon empowerment and entitlement, innumerable people and religious, ethnic, and linguistic communities tend to see themselves as perpetual victims of denial and discrimination. They develop their identity upon grievances and complaints, though the discrimination may be genuine to a certain degree.

Seemingly wedded to prosperity and equality, the contemporary world of equality churns out a burgeoning republic of disgruntled, anxious, and downhearted people. Helplessness produces hopelessness that gives way to annoyance and resentment far and wide. It prompted the celebrated author Charles J. Sykes (b, 1954) to observe that victimization has become a c...