Well another weekend gone, and it was not just another weekends. Infact, every other day now a day, has become special and famous in its own way. And 2008 has definitely been one of those years where most of the things are happening. Or at least it promises to be so. Be it Taare Zameen Par bringing tears into the eyes of LK Advani, or be it the great fire of Kolkata that made news. Be it the molestation cases that are only increasing exponentially as day’s progress, or be it the new “common man’s” car launched by the Tatas. Be it the way, the racism issue Down Under, or the way it has united people all over the world. Be it the way, politicians shooting letter to the Prime Minister demanding the esteemed Bharat Ratna award for people from their party or the way the Left front keeping away only from “State Awards” in order to enable one of its great leaders become eligible to win the coveted award. The events that have shot up in this year has only been nothing much than a joke.
Taare Zameen Par, I have heard has to be appreciated for the acting skills shown by the young kid Darsheel Safary. Not because we do not have great actors. It’s the maturity that has been shown by the kid and the way he has acted, doing justice to the character he was portraying. Not easy at an age, as young as him. How many of us even remember what we have done other than going to school, playing, fighting and what not!! So the main thing is that, he has done what has been expected out of him, very well. Convincing or winning over the hearts of the Indian public is not an easy thing. And I believe he has done it with a fair amount of justice.
Coming to the fire in Kolkata, all I can say is, when are we going to learn from our mistakes?? One saying goes, Fools learn from their own mistakes. Wise men learn from others’ mistakes. Now are we not even fools and worse than that?? Just think it over!!
One important thing that has always been in the news ever since the New Year is the word “molestation” and charges related to it. I think every day, there have been one or two incidences of molestation all over India reported in the TV or the newspapers. Now that brings an interesting question. Has the crime really increased or is it only the way we just look at it. It all started with the New Year party in Mumbai where two young girls were allegedly molested by a group of 16 youngsters. Then came the instance of a similar incident involving a tourist in Kerala. Then came Goa and what not. The recent one is involving a cosmetician in Mumbai, alleged of molestation by a journalist. And barely one day after that charge, has one of his own patients come out alleging the same thing happened to her 18 months back. Now what was she doing all these days is going to be the big question. Let’s not get too much into that. But the point I want to make here is simple. I frankly feel, nothing has increased too much over the last fortnight. It’s only the way it is being portrayed before the country that has changed. The number of perverts indulging in the crime is not going to skyrocket overnight. The media has a very big role to play here. And unfortunately, I feel it’s not doing justice to its powers. I would say, roughly the same number of crimes would have been happening over the last couple of years too. But where was the media then?? Now that the issue has come out, they are adding fuel to the fire by simply bringing more such stories everyday. Crime has been happening from time immemorial, but back then, media was busy with something else. Now they are only busy in finding spicy stories like that. And one or two news channels are very famous for that. They will always be on the lookout for such crimes to happen anywhere or waiting to splash dirt on the personal life of any famous personality.
At this moment, I have to ask one serious question to these people from the media. All these people were busy capturing the molestation incident in their cameras. Why couldn’t anyone have gone and helped the poor things?? Their ethics have to be seriously brought under the scanner. They only want to be the first to air it on TV and want to take credit for everything. This is not the only incident. Last month, when an adivasi woman was stripped and beaten in Assam by someone, the whole media was there, covering the entire episode, and not one of them even bothered to go ahead and save the woman of the embarrassment. The condition is same in the case of high profile murders and other crime activities also involving powerful people. Where is the whole ethics of the media gone??
Another take out from the molestation incident is that of the famous Shiv Sena rebel and MNS chief Raj Thackeray coming out in support of the 16 people involved and becoming their spokesperson!! And once issues as serious as these starts taking political colour, we have only one option left. Just don’t expect any justice or truth to come out of it. Why do these people always have to poke their nose into everything, is one question I have always searched an answer for and have failed to get any. That’s one reason I have always believed India will always be like this and can never really improve.
Much has been talked about the issues happening Down Under, and the Tata Nano. So I feel there is no much necessity of raking the issue again.
Now that brings us to another interesting event that has been unfolding over the days. It all started with the Honourable Leader of the Opposition writing to the Prime Minister demanding for Bharat Ratna to the former Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee. It created a lot of ripples in the political waters. What was Advani’s real motive has not been understood. But things started happening so fast that the left proposed the name of Jyoti Basu on the second day and Mayawati wanted it to be given to Kanshi Ram on the third day. I won’t be surprised if tomorrow, someone demands the same Bharat Ratna to Laloo Prasad Yadav or Jayalalitha. That’s not all. Tomorrow, there will be justifications coming to the PM from all quarters asking for Bharat Ratna for every Tom, Dick and Harry. And the Govt. may have to set up a separate ministry for the same!! That’s the very reason I started wondering what’s happening to India. People starting to demand for the Bharat Ratna!!?? Is it so cheap?? And the biggest joke is the Left altering its rules so that it doesn’t come in the way of its veteran getting the highest civilian honour.
All these events question only one thing. Have ethics and morality become a thing of the past?? Is it not at all possible to show examples of these to our next generation?? See you all soon. Till then, keep thinking!!!
Taare Zameen Par, I have heard has to be appreciated for the acting skills shown by the young kid Darsheel Safary. Not because we do not have great actors. It’s the maturity that has been shown by the kid and the way he has acted, doing justice to the character he was portraying. Not easy at an age, as young as him. How many of us even remember what we have done other than going to school, playing, fighting and what not!! So the main thing is that, he has done what has been expected out of him, very well. Convincing or winning over the hearts of the Indian public is not an easy thing. And I believe he has done it with a fair amount of justice.
Coming to the fire in Kolkata, all I can say is, when are we going to learn from our mistakes?? One saying goes, Fools learn from their own mistakes. Wise men learn from others’ mistakes. Now are we not even fools and worse than that?? Just think it over!!
One important thing that has always been in the news ever since the New Year is the word “molestation” and charges related to it. I think every day, there have been one or two incidences of molestation all over India reported in the TV or the newspapers. Now that brings an interesting question. Has the crime really increased or is it only the way we just look at it. It all started with the New Year party in Mumbai where two young girls were allegedly molested by a group of 16 youngsters. Then came the instance of a similar incident involving a tourist in Kerala. Then came Goa and what not. The recent one is involving a cosmetician in Mumbai, alleged of molestation by a journalist. And barely one day after that charge, has one of his own patients come out alleging the same thing happened to her 18 months back. Now what was she doing all these days is going to be the big question. Let’s not get too much into that. But the point I want to make here is simple. I frankly feel, nothing has increased too much over the last fortnight. It’s only the way it is being portrayed before the country that has changed. The number of perverts indulging in the crime is not going to skyrocket overnight. The media has a very big role to play here. And unfortunately, I feel it’s not doing justice to its powers. I would say, roughly the same number of crimes would have been happening over the last couple of years too. But where was the media then?? Now that the issue has come out, they are adding fuel to the fire by simply bringing more such stories everyday. Crime has been happening from time immemorial, but back then, media was busy with something else. Now they are only busy in finding spicy stories like that. And one or two news channels are very famous for that. They will always be on the lookout for such crimes to happen anywhere or waiting to splash dirt on the personal life of any famous personality.
At this moment, I have to ask one serious question to these people from the media. All these people were busy capturing the molestation incident in their cameras. Why couldn’t anyone have gone and helped the poor things?? Their ethics have to be seriously brought under the scanner. They only want to be the first to air it on TV and want to take credit for everything. This is not the only incident. Last month, when an adivasi woman was stripped and beaten in Assam by someone, the whole media was there, covering the entire episode, and not one of them even bothered to go ahead and save the woman of the embarrassment. The condition is same in the case of high profile murders and other crime activities also involving powerful people. Where is the whole ethics of the media gone??
Another take out from the molestation incident is that of the famous Shiv Sena rebel and MNS chief Raj Thackeray coming out in support of the 16 people involved and becoming their spokesperson!! And once issues as serious as these starts taking political colour, we have only one option left. Just don’t expect any justice or truth to come out of it. Why do these people always have to poke their nose into everything, is one question I have always searched an answer for and have failed to get any. That’s one reason I have always believed India will always be like this and can never really improve.
Much has been talked about the issues happening Down Under, and the Tata Nano. So I feel there is no much necessity of raking the issue again.
Now that brings us to another interesting event that has been unfolding over the days. It all started with the Honourable Leader of the Opposition writing to the Prime Minister demanding for Bharat Ratna to the former Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee. It created a lot of ripples in the political waters. What was Advani’s real motive has not been understood. But things started happening so fast that the left proposed the name of Jyoti Basu on the second day and Mayawati wanted it to be given to Kanshi Ram on the third day. I won’t be surprised if tomorrow, someone demands the same Bharat Ratna to Laloo Prasad Yadav or Jayalalitha. That’s not all. Tomorrow, there will be justifications coming to the PM from all quarters asking for Bharat Ratna for every Tom, Dick and Harry. And the Govt. may have to set up a separate ministry for the same!! That’s the very reason I started wondering what’s happening to India. People starting to demand for the Bharat Ratna!!?? Is it so cheap?? And the biggest joke is the Left altering its rules so that it doesn’t come in the way of its veteran getting the highest civilian honour.
All these events question only one thing. Have ethics and morality become a thing of the past?? Is it not at all possible to show examples of these to our next generation?? See you all soon. Till then, keep thinking!!!
3 comments:
good point...now whats more shocking about the Mumbai molestation case is the mob mentality ...that it self is proof enough that our society is losing on its ethical and moral values. And all this provides fodder for the Media which adds enough mirch masala to the any news..whether its worth reporting or no! even household issues are made headlines and what not!sad but true!!!
Experience speaks bro!!
And you jusss did it!! :-)
Another well scripted blog ... I had to only nod at the contents rather than commenting anything .. Very nice observation re :)
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