Black Spot

Present: One of our prominent leaders is suggesting that we should introduce spiritual/religious values in our school education. Many people are counter arguing in the name on secularism. Do you believe it’s going to harm country’s secular image?

Past: I need a clarification. Are you concerned about country’s secular image or nation’s interest?

Present: Not sure, but aren’t both same?

Past: No, definitely not. Though you might see it same but in my view about your conduct, these are totally different.

Present: How do you come up with such notion?

Past: When you say secular image, it’s about external beautification or decoration. And when you talk about nation’s interest, then it’s about internal purification to maintain the unity, religious harmony, serenity from within. The former is the easiest and quite lucrative for your business prospect. And I have many encroaching “unfortunate events” in my lap which are product of that image making.

Present: No doubt, my first priority has always been maintaining the unity and religious harmony in this country. But an image is also important. It shows one’s identity.

Past: I am not future who will believe your promising words. I am just speaking your actions. Still I don’t want to blame you. Even some parts of mine had same attitude as of you; but now they are just black spot on my face. These are there with their horror that even you don’t want to recall them. But you should. And try to learn lesson from them. I know you will also come in my lap, no matter in which form.

Present: I admit it; and I want to be seen as a bright spot on your face. And for that I am just trying to ensure that my actions are just and well testified.

Past: You have always been overwhelmed in words but never in action. If you are really concerned about your own space in my lap then listen to me and learn from your dead brothers. You will find all your answers, but only if you see it in the right angle with unbiased view.

Present: I am! Now please answer my original question.

Past: It is a healthy practice to experiment with education; but not on the stake of exposing people’s weak nerve of sentiment which can easily be harassed by selfish few. This is quite evident from the counter arguments of your concern. Still the need of the hour is to incline toward a value based, just education. Spiritual/religious values can be introduced in other form also, which you’ll have to invent. But make sure in whatever way it goes in to the mind of new generation it goes with its essence.

Present: It seems even you don’t have the perfect mechanism to deal with such sensitive issue. But tell me one thing. Why aren’t you that skeptic this time as you always use to on the name of any change?

Past: It’s horror of another black spot.  I know with my rigidity, I have created many black spots which have now started haunting me. And I believe next black spot will not leave me to face you.

Mode of Media

Well, by the end of 2012 we have seen some real pictures of India, and it is sure in coming years we will be seeing such in large scale and on more zoom in format. As for middle class, the most vibrant one, India has become what media shows. They believe, think and act according to media. From a zoom out picture it is clear that media is manipulating the mass (the middle class only) on every step, whether it about sociopolitical hue and cry, social awareness, religious superstitions or even making personal choices. Media has something to offer to all (again for middle class only) on every walk of like. Some time it seems they have enslaved a major chunk of sensitive population and keep on harnessing their self from the misery of succumbed population.

It has been mentioned that the manipulable  population is middle class only because upper, rich wealthy people don’t give damn to what media says or shows as long as media does not infiltrate into their territory, on the other hand media doesn’t give damn about how poor, downtrodden, slavelike  population( though they are the largest chunk of population) survive. Neo-democracy slogan is now appearing in the form of “By the upper class for the middle class”. Though everyone knows be it upper or middle class that his survival depends on the continuous, rigorous and untired labor of poor class yet looking at the abundance of such population they don’t care or mind about substitute. 

 In this age of globalization the institutional success (though its meaning is exclusive, came with globalization and defined by very few) depends largely on how the sensitive population respond in different conditions. So the role of media is crucial for the institutional success as they are the manipulator of that population response. Now as many things are unraveling so fast in India, it seems this was sensed by the founding fathers of the constitution hence they had given media the status of fourth pillar of constitution along with Legislature,. Executive & Judiciary.  But unfortunately they had mistaken in sensing the selfish instinct of human beings. They never thought the country that has been freed after so much blood and sweat would be grilled again by their one selfish people. Some rich wealthy people have taken dais and addressing the nation through media about their little achievement done in the light but hiding the iniquitous deeds performed in the dark. As on routine process legislation and executives get reluctant in bothering about their duties; joining the league media too has accepted similar periodic process.

 Every news has different aspect and how one grasps it depends on the perspective of the viewer; but the perspective is never been left independent by media for the viewer because all the time news comes from media’s perspective.  So the very idea of news gets defeated by the media who are the medium of the news. One hand it seems media is working for big corporate houses in the form of molding a consumerist mindset for their business interest, on the other hand, it is evident that media keep sensitive population in delusion by sensitizing irrelevant stories to save some powerful politicians.

Being optimistic and searching in some corner we do find few sparkles to keep the ray of hope alive. But with these little sparkles the huge crying face of needy population can’t be seen. And in so much noise those muted plead can’t be made heard. I hope in coming years these few sparkles grow to form a flame that can illuminate the darkest corners of the nation.