My Ideas And Thoughts

My inquisitive nature prompts me to write on this sensitive issue, why Indians were recently attacked in Aussies and just not there but most of the parts of the World. Are those a racial attack or something else? May be Asians are still considered to be the third world. But one thing was proved to this world recently that India stands at the top. The Global slump last year proved this, when most of the countries including America, Japan, and UK toppled, India stood as the second strongest economy after China. Americans, French and some other Manufacturers ran towards Indian Market which was still growing especially Military Aircraft manufacturers who wanted desperately to bag hundreds of Fighter Aircraft Order in their Kitty. We reached moon within just few years of the making of our Space organization (ISRO) and became 4^th Nation to do that. The cost of the mission was whooping 4 times less in comparison to NASA and was 95% successful. No Nation in world is able to hold such a diverse form of religions together under one roof. We stand alone to fight against terror, which America realized after 9/11 and came to support us that to just in words. The form of rituals, heritage and culture of this country attracts millions of tourist from Europe and America. This country is unfortunately surrounded by countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh which have actually never learnt to live in peace, they breed and preach Terror. China on the other side is fighting for nothing, just out of ruling the Asia and on some border disputes; it continues to make cross roads for India. India faces death of thousands of Army personnel and innocent people just because there are some extremist groups promoted by our neighbours fighting for a cause which even their Religion do not permit. The world appreciates this Fight against Terror but then never comes out in total support to curb this. With this situation as a small country we still stand far better than many others which make me Proud that I was fortunate to be born in this country.

But I think these attacks are not because of the situation around us but because even after 60 years of the Independence we never raised our standards. We still are the same. The Politicians that this country got were all greedy for the power that was a reason of the partition. Most of the country’s roads, parks and colleges are named after those politicians rather being named on our Martyrs or the Freedom fighters who are responsible for its existence. Foreigners who come to this country looks at the pathetic living standard at the lower - middle class level, people are living in slumps, fighting each other at the middle of the road for nothing, Railway lines around slump areas are smelling like rotten pigs. Marathi, Guajarati, Bengali, Bihari comes before INDIA. 90% of the ministers are corrupt with Criminal cases on their heads, people still don’t know their power of vote and 40% of Indians don’t turn up on the voting booths. But they all want change. The basic way of driving on roads and general awareness is missing in this country but still we want a change. Everyone wants their situation to improve but without changing themselves. Politician blames opposition, Minister Blame his staff, staff blames people and people again blame the Government. But none is ready to accept his fault. Still 50% of the population elects a person not because of his work but because of his caste or religion he belongs to. There are unnecessary reservations given at the higher education and for Jobs when the primary education system is a big failure but of the vote bank politics injustice is done to many. Most of the deserving candidates are left Jobless or they have to go abroad to find a Job and all these things make him either bear all the pain and hatred at the foreign land or he is made to return helpless.

The story stands straight till we ourselves do not improve how we can expect others to improve and to change their thinking about this country. We have never raised our standards; the country still fights for the basic things till we don’t offer our own people a better place and opportunities we can not expect same status like other countries. It does not in any way means India has not improved, it has shown substantial and remarkable changes but still with this competitive world we need to run twice the speed. We need to earn respect by ourselves, rather than to expect it. The improvements should start from our home; we need to relearn our basics, our culture, our script and history so that we don’t repeat the mistake which has brought us great losses. I still remember some quotes that the greatest thinkers in this world have written for us:

India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.     - Mark Twain.   

We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.     - Albert Einstein.

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Mukul Gupta

The media is the mirror of the youth of that country, but when the mirror is spoiling the young minds, I think then it needs to be either Replaced or Censored. When I say media it does not only relate to the News Channels (Print and Electronic) but also the daily soaps and reality TV which is hardly any reality. I feel really pained when these greatest influencing modes of Communications have just become a puppet dancing for Ads and TRPs.

First is the News Channels: Many a times after watching the news I realize that after some time they themselves backtrack there previous report saying it was from their sources and now they have got a different verified reports which is opposite of what they were crying on and then takes the full credit for this change. If some one does something it’s a matter for cry and if nothing is done then ofcorse it a matter to be reported. Does these dual stands of media making any sense? Is this what they call responsible Journalism?  A sensitive matter such a Kandhahar Hijack is pulled out of proportion even after so many years, does anyone report how the passengers and the cabinet ministers (who took decisions for them) felt at that point. I am sure they had sleepless nights. In Delhi at Batla House there was an encountered where we lost our very best encounter specialist, a politician came out saying it was fake and then out of generosity gave a cheque to his family but have those news channels reported that the same cheque bounced, as the figure mention in words were different to that mentioned in numerical. News channels try to defend a terrorist but they have never shown the cry of our armed forces who walk without proper shoes in the Siachin Glacier defending our borders. Sanjay Dutt was shown a relieved man but what about those who lost there life in the Mumbai Blast. He was shown wearing a lucky shirt but none showed the tears of those who got the shrapnel in their chests. They make Sachin, the God of cricket one day and the same man is asked for his retirement when he was bowled out for duck on the other day. They have got a magic wand which can change the life of people within hours. Today every month almost 80 farmers’ suicides do not make any sensible news but Priyanka Chopra goes for a blood sample check makes the highlight story.

These ridiculous behaviors of the media is been rather used by the anti groups to make their task easy. The terrorists are not being hanged just because HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION wants publicity so there is debate in media about banning death penalties. Most of the Channels I found are biased towards a certain community or a party because doing so gives them high TRPs. Some clever minds use the media as a tool to get their work done & it is surprising that news also state that it is done for the publicity. Due to this carelessness many important issues that deserved a proper media attraction are left untouched.

The reality TV has found a rather easy way to get popularity. It now uses show of skin to attract attention. The more vulgar the show is the better profit it makes. Most of the shows today aired are scripted so that they can either induce the acts of vulgarity or can promote the double meaning talks. The growing rapes, murders on pity things, robbery are the definite result of these. Most of our population is either unemployed or uneducated hence these things make an easy bad impression on their minds, they take reel as real. Thousands of families are ruined because of the pathetic, out of real world serials which are actually making the people confused about their lives. In this country when some FANs opt for suicides just because their favourite Actor or Leader died, it clearly shows that these channels really make a great impressions of their minds.

I don’t know what method can stop this, the one used by Hitler or the one by Stalin but for sure there need to be some rationalization and scrutiny on what is right and what is wrong. There need to be a law that can check on the reality of the news and shows aired. They should have a certain proof of what they show so that some rumor does not take the shape of fire, it should not create panic and hatred in the minds of people as at the end of the day it is the common man who has to face the consequences. It does not in any way mean that I am against Democracy but I stand for not fancying your rights on someone else’s expense. Our right ends the very moment when other person’s right begins. I also appreciate the work media does. The biggest power in the world today is of the pen. There have been great changes when people started penning down their thoughts. Media has the biggest responsibility of changing this world and to make it a better place to live in, hence, which they should understand and should not force their thoughts on the people. Their work should not be just confined to criticize everything that happens around; they have no right to downplay some one without knowing the truth, as there is always the OTHER SIDE.