Justice Beyond Courts: DHFL Scam and the Call to Organize

Posted on 14th August, 2025 (GMT 06:48 hrs)

ABSTRACT

On India’s Political Independence Day, we discuss the strength of social movements and why DHFL scam victims need more than courtrooms to win justice. Learn how to educate, agitate, and organize for real change—and why united action is the only way to hold the “powerful” accountable.  Sign and share the petitions: PETITION 1– SIGN HERE: https://chng.it/rndVPmFY8z’ PETITION 2– SIGN HERE: https://chng.it/dSwwM2pYNT PETITION 3– SIGN HERE: https://chng.it/DCxVVJz8bW PETITION 4– SIGN HERE: https://chng.it/9RwFbKMMFp  Read more on Once in a Blue Moon Academia (OBMA): https://onceinabluemoon2021.in/

Hi everyone. Greetings on this significant day marking India’s political independence from unjust imperialist rule. Today, we’re discussing social movements—what they are, their critical role in achieving justice, and why the victims of the DHFL financial scam require more than just courtrooms to reclaim what is rightfully theirs.

A social movement is more than a protest—or crowds shouting slogans. It’s an organized, sustained expression of collective behaviour aimed at transforming some aspect of society—its norms, institutions, or power structures. It starts when people with shared grievances—say, financial injustice—come together, coordinated both within the group and with others, driven by commitment and a shared ‘we-feeling’. Short-lived unrest isn’t enough. True movements grow when short impulses become long-term efforts. People stick around because they care, and they work together to make real change lasting. We are social and political animals because our survival and dignity depend on acting together.

You might wonder: Why not just go to court? Courts are important, but they often move slowly and can be swayed by political power—something that happens often in today’s India. The line between the judiciary and the executive has grown thinner. They can also be costly for ordinary people. A judgment might feel like justice, but in cases of deep, systemic injustice, it’s often not enough. Social movements add visibility, public pressure, and moral force—things a court alone can’t provide. They help bridge the gap between the people and the powerful, especially when traditional channels fail to carry the people’s voice.

In the DHFL financial scam, countless small investors—including senior citizens and widows of Indian army personnel—trusted major institutions, only to lose their life savings. Many went to court, but the system including the Supreme Court favoured big corporations and their political allies. cloudy Resolution processes, regulatory capture, and judicial bias meant depositors got unfair returns. When the system is rigged, people get justice only if they demand it— just as Gandhiji, Netaji, Bhagat Singh, and Masterda Surya Sen showed us through their undefeated courage.

Instead, we urge the DHFL victims to act in the here, in the now—not as helpless individuals, but as a united front. This means: Educate—learn your rights, understand how the scam happened. Agitate—raise voices online and offline: blogs, hashtags, posters, petitions, posts. Organize—build pressure through mass collective action, both digital and grassroots. That’s how you build a web-based non-violent social movement to hold the powerful accountable when courts fail in isolation.

For DHFL victims and everyone watching—don’t wait for justice to arrive from above. Be courageous. Refuse apathy. Be the movement. Share your story—your pain, your struggle, how the money you earned through blood and sweat was stolen in a state run for big corporates. Speak out. Sign and share the petitions on Once in a Blue Moon Academia and in the video description box. Use hashtags. Rally online and offline. True justice is never handed down; it’s won together. You are not merely victims. You are the verdict.

Thanks for watching. If this message resonates with you, please like, share, and subscribe. Together, we reclaim justice—one voice at a time.