Friday, 21 August 2015

WHO WANTS TO GIVE BACK ...

         FROM WHAT WE GET 
        WE  CAN MAKE A LIVING..
       WHAT WE GIVE, HOWEVER 
        MAKES A LIFE 
                                                                      - ARTHUR ASHE 

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile “
                                                                - Albert Einstein
This quote might seem a bit hackneyed for today’s world  in which the only things which really sum up our lives are : I , Me ,Myself and My selfie . Wish I could be nearer to truth describing what has become of our lives .
Right since Day Zero  of Human civilisation ,we have learnt to just grab and use everything we could lay hands on without thinking even for a sec about giving back .
Back then resources were infinite , we were a bunch .We grabbed ,we used.
As time flew by, we exploded in number, resources remained the same,  we grabbed , we used .
Today we are a whopping burden of 7 billion heads, resources are  scarce ,
And to admit shamefully ,We still grab and We use. Consequently,    one in nine is trapped in deceit of chronic  hunger ,and one in six  lives on a paltry sum of less than 1.25 $ per day .

So the billion dollar question is, in spite of flourishing technology ,enhanced skills ,strengthening production capabilities ,world shrinking to  a size of a smartphone and what not ,why are we still missing the big picture ? When we are capable of sending people to Moon , Mars and God knows where , why can’t we just ensure to send every person to bed without pangs of hunger.
When a company can earn annual profit in billion dollars , why can’t  a  person even have the affordability of 2 $  per day ?
The answer lies in our attitude   “Grab ,Use and forget about it ”.Who gives a damn about Giving Back to society and people .
If all customers of a bank will start withdrawing money from a bank with none depositing ,there are no brownie points for guessing what will happen to the bank .It goes bankrupt …
Same is the case of our socio-economic scenario .It lies in shambles owing to apathy of people about giving back . we are so  fastidiously centred on our goals ,ambitions ,aspirations and so hell bent on making something out of our own lives , the moral obligation to pay back to society occupies the backstage .

ENACTUS MNNIT
 is one   such   genuine  and noble 
Effort     to ask all these valid questions to apathetic money mongers .
It is a platform for those who  year
N to give back to society
A clarion call for people who have
Abandoned their moral obligations  to society
An Opportunity for people   with   
Courage  to change the lives of  others.
 An Org.   where compassion weds
Technology  for a better tomorrow
A Promise to empower & enable   
Underprivileged so that they grow unaided
With  an   aim     to     light    a tiny  
Spark because  “A MIGHTY FLAME FOLLOWETH A TINY SPARK”.
  
STOP THINKING AND START GIVING BACK
COME JOINS HANDS WITH ENACTUS MNNIT
ALONE WE CAN DO SO LITTLE
TOGETHER WE WILL CREATE A REVOLUTION .


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Wednesday, 18 March 2015

A Lamentable Ban on "INDIA'S DAUGHTER"

When I read about Mr. Arun Jaitley , our  Finance Minister and an eminent scholar ,defending the ban on documentary “India’s Daughter “ ,I was shell-shocked because I am damn sure his  personal views on the aforesaid topic are entirely different from the one he has been endorsing and being evangelic about .The realisation also dawned upon me that being a political figure leads to loss of freedom of expression as  an individual  and anything you say is a direct manifestation of intent of your political party .but having said  that, does not absolve Mr. Jaitley because  a man of his stature and eminence should understand that his comments as an individual do have a bearing on public mindset. Also the way Government has reacted to this documentary , puts every Indian in ignominy and gloom .The ban on “India’s Daughter “ is a vociferous attack on freedom of expression in so called “largest democracy “   of the world. It  antagonises  me how can the government be so blunt and obtuse to not understand that documentary  was an eye opener showing the extent to which our values  have eroded .Views of Mukesh (one of the convicts ) shows the moral depravity , lack of humanity and sensitivity in our society .

The reasons for the ban raises some serious question on inadequacy of our system .As put forth by govt. the video will have a  bearing on the case which is  under trial and also it might provoke further protests as was witnessed  during Nirbhaya case . Sorry to say but the reasons are preposterous ,baseless  and in a way offending .The lack of remorse in Mukesh’s opinions and the way he was still defending his heinous act was outrageous and repugnant. I am of the strong opinion that this lack of remorse and guilt should  and must have a bearing on the case . and as for the protests ,it is within democratic discretion.
Had the government appreciated the efforts of BBC in general and Leslee Udwin (film maker ) ,it should have sent a strong message to perpetrators of such vicious atrocities . Instead what ensued was a kind of “witch hunt “ against Leslee Udwin which was appalling and unfortunate .
BBC planned to broadcast  this documentary to commemorate International Women’s Day in 7 different countries simultaneously to elucidate the plight of women and gender inequality prevalent in the countries across the globe .The documentary did not show a problem just limited to our country ,but it apprised the women safety issue with Nirbhaya case being a symbol  of all forms of abominable and horrendous  sexual crimes being committed worldwide And this particular case was chosen to laud the momentous courage of Indian masses who took to streets and to show the world an example of  what  civilians are capable of . but  alas ! thanks to efforts of our government ,this noble cause was deflated and defeated .

Reaction of government  borders on fringes of categorical and abject ‘Denial’ ,one of the psychological defence mechanisms where you simply choose to deny eye glaring fact or truth . It was case of violation of liberty,the basic tenet of any thriving democracy .It was perceived as if BBC had purposefully chosen India to taint its image as a liberal country and we Indians  have a habit of taking it too personally .How could someone “insult” us  and tell us  how pathetic our social plight was ? How could someone raise a finger on us and show us  the true picture of “deplorable and pitiful “ conditions of  ‘better half’
of our population ? how could a rank outsider (read BBC) dare to expose the inherent gender bias in our mentality ? and more especially how a woman (read Leslee Udwin ) dared to challenge the ubiquitous ‘patriarchal clout’ of our Indian society where we decide for our women “what to wear “ and when to go out “.? Indeed we are offended and our government took a “ righteous “ course of action by banning the film . Our Govt made a brave decision of “hiding “ our shame rather than ‘Saving Our Women ‘(as quoted by Ms. Udwin).
 Kudos to government !!!!

thanks to our govt every ‘thinking Indian head’  today hangs in shame .
why are not we offended by panopticon of sexual predacity  in which our women are grilled everyday ??
why does not it  gall us to see our women objectified by our patriarchal mindset ?
 more even why does this Patriarchy itself doesn’t offend us ?
Why are we so opaque to male domination in all walks of life ?
why  this insolence towards women ?
why for a woman today  ‘going out’ equals to risk of getting raped ?
I wish our government could channelised its energy in searching answer to such quandaries rather than to ‘abuse’ a noble gesture as put forth by BBC’s documentary.