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.
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.