A pair of jenes

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Quoting K.J.Yesudas would be unwise today because it is not the view of him alone that's affecting the society. Westernization, in general, is a topic of great debates in India since 20 years as far as I know it to be. Criticism is evident from either sides regarding the rapid change in fashion industry. Dressing up, especially the clothes one wears had been a focus of many such discussions. While the orthodox society points its finger to the west, blaming them for creating the unsociable, ill cultured adaptation of the fashion, the youth is taunting back for not setting with the global trend and the tremendous Internet revolution taking on.

First and foremost, it is not the dress that decides the appeal. It is the body language associated with a dress that does. Men, in India have long ago adopted to the western style of dressing. I don't see women complaining the vice-versa so often. Indeed, they never complain. The reason being that the dress is decent and, in general, not much different from the Indian counterpart of the ancient times. No worries. The dominant patriarch society that forms the roots of Indian civilization may also be a spotted as a reason for this. The former being more sensible, though.

Now, suppose a woman is dressed in the most formal dressing of the west, a complete English frock, or may be, full sleeves and American trousers, people shouldn't find it unconvincing. I seldom find it to be so. Even though the dress is elegant for a global society, Indians would like to complain it to be way more revealing than it is. Reason? Partly, the perverted mindset that, almost every man, had been introduced with during his schooling, and partly, the lack of layers of clothing as in Indian traditional clothing, mainly sarees and salwars. Yes, in this case, the truth needs to be acknowledged. However, the question should be why? Why do salwars and sarees have the extra layers of clothing? You are right, our ancestors were perverts too. This limits the reasons to one. Orthodox people don't find English frocks convincing because we were perverts.

Coming to the other dresses, jeans and tops, knee-length frocks and many others I can't name on my own, skin show is indispensable. Something different from our culture, quite contrasting, for we never got to see the bare skin of a lady, if not for her hands, feet and faces. I will leave this region undisturbed for the same as above applies here too.

Stop being so supportive to the youth, one would like to say. But, sir, I am one of them. Okay, let me talk about the very own Indian dresses. Sarees and salwars put together. Indians, have globalized, and took to designing new dresses. Women today, look hot in sarees too. Thanks to the fashion designers and fellows contributing to the designs with a transparent fabric and often more revealing designs. So, whether Indian or western is not a point of discussion. Remember the scooty pep ad featuring Anushka sharma as a college student? This one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6mb7r2lnG0

I think this explains it all. So one reason is the pervert mindset that leads to these controversies. The other is the mindset of an average Indian young girl, or may be young looking girl. Yes, this is the counterpart. The part that justifies the entire problem. Okay, guys are perverted to see some fair nakedness. But, why can't the weaker gender hide it off? Why should they westernize their fashion at all? Well, reasons again.

First in this category stands globalization and corporate lifestyle. Yes, it is. The dress code of any MNC is a part of their human resource manual. This is indispensable, and should be ignored with due concern. Except for that, in every other case, the reason is to look modern, to look a class apart from the average Indian girl from a town. A point supported by the general psyche that modern people and fashionably dressed ones are thoughtful and smart. A perfect misconception that rises in our society because of our rich colonial history, and directly influenced by the fact that literates are more employed as compared to others. This is also supported by various forms of media. Look around. The misconception that dressing western is being smart and modern can be concluded.

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Mumkin hai?

It had been 2 years since we have started witnessing the change. A huge portion of change, I had been a part of, as well witnessed, in the matters of good governance and effective management of a "savaa sau karod logo ka desh". It pleases me to having said that. It would please every Indian to know that we had not been as worse as 2 years ago. 

The country's economy had stopped declining by a considerable extent after the general elections in 2014. Corruption had been regressive, thanks to Satyamev Jayate and IT development in the government sector. Polio had been wiped off the map, science had progressed well in Mangalyaan, Arnab is also bored discussing daily what would Modi do? Most other heroes of the media are also calm, mostly on leave and tours after the election buzz had faded. Except for the soaring list of rape cases, everything had been towards the good in general, I would like to emphasize. But, really, mumkin hai??

2 seasons had been aired, the third is on the way, and the tv commercial starts playing. An incident of corruption, an incident of teasing, one on harassment, one on communal violence etc are still being portrayed. Yes, I do acknowledge the fact that they are still evident, and dominant. But, I do feel it's not right to advertise the way SMJ team did. Inciting the fear is the point of the commercial. The moment you incite fear into an individual, an anxiety, a tension ripples his mind, and finally, when the time comes, he would give in, to a more destructive way, to a worse world, may be smuggling, rape, racist murders etc.

What SMJ had been doing to the society was wonderful. Teaching them their rights and responsibilities, making people more aware socially, and that had been good for the undetermined ones, those who are genuinely riding a bike on work, without license, and corrupt the traffic police just to keep out of the proceedings. Yes, you and me, we were those people who had to adapt to the wrong system, evil wasn't inside us.

But, around 30 years ago, the odds were for the better. The criminal minds were small and divergent, and hence their wrong-doings. As we Indians watched them, took their methodologies into practice, we came to what we today are. But those criminal minds, the minority though are continually growing in numbers, and hence the crimes. The bad part about SMJ is that these minds are not getting ridden off. They need proper taming and education, to keep it up. May be, we are busy cutting the branches, forgetting that roots still live.

Summing it up, I would like to say that it's very good to have such shows working towards the betterment of the society, but also that this is not a complete solution and some things still need changes. SMJ had been a ray of hope on the darkest night from woods that had been set fire and kindled steadily for the past two years, but that would never be the sun, however bright may it burn. And before long, the thickets of smoke would drench the fire, and people might *might * return to being Indian.