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however, this is right time to ponder upon the kind of people we have elected to power,� says bhatt.

both want the violence to end and want peace. “the phenomenon of a riot dies down slowly and that is why when it comes to violence and riots there is no necessary difference between the common man and an artist. for city-based veteran photographer jyoti bhatt and his wife jyotsana bhatt, a known ceramist, the incident was a shock that they themselves are trying to get used to. “the students even made 45 posters in a single day as a reaction to the event,� adds roy. the fine arts faculty students even made posters on communal harmony, and took an active part in the three peace marches in vadodara as well donated blood to those affected. “we don''t consider ourselves activists, but as sensitive citizens we were involved in spreading awareness of peace and harmony,� says vadodara-based artist indrapramit roy who, along with a group of students from the fine arts faculty, reacted to the riots as artists with a social responsibility. for once they seem to extend their classrooms to the real world outside — a world which, at the moment needs the wisdom of good counsel. apart from holding peace marches, many of them have been involved in activities like blood donation, distributing peace-leaflets as well as providing compensation to the riot-affected victims. for this very reason artists and academicians of vadodara city are coming together in spreading the message of peace and harmony. prejudices which are only being strengthened by evoking emotional if not intellectual impulses of the common man. yet what remains largely to be addressed is the after-math of the whole issue — a host of prejudices that were formed largely due to circumstances and situations that erupted as a reaction to the godhra massacre. so has the fear of violence which is a degree lesser than last week in vadodara. The embers of hate and plunder seems to have cooled down.