Our country is facing the yet another wave of poisonous communal-ism, that time and again visits us as unwanted guests. We have indeed devised an imperfect way of dealing and then living with it. The cost paid is rather high while the solution is very short lived.
The citizen of this vast and vivid nation are always susceptible to anything that is related to religion or community and hence the sources of any news or report relating to religion or community need to be very accurate and carefully displayed. With sentiments so fragile, any wrong or wrongly put news turns out to be fatal to the peace and harmony.
On the other hand, the political stage of our county has never been so trustworthy, we tend to deny and oppose what the govt officially communicates, in light of coveted intentions of politicians and their endeavour to hide their failure.
So here comes the dilemma, we have a rather insensitive media and an unreliable govt, for any news to be brought to people in a least disruptive manner. So we see the source shifting to SMS and Internet, which may be misused by anyone with malign intentions. Our willingness to know and act is so strong that we try to believe what brings us to action (Positive or Negative). And so the acts happen, more unwanted then wanted.
The need of the hour however is at three fronts, firstly getting more credible government for ourselves, elect leaders who are honest to their people. This can only be ensured by good use of our right to vote, we loose right to complain if we don't use our right to vote. Secondly, bringing sense of responsibility to media in publishing sensitive news and reports, which would be done, with us not responding to sensational news, but to sensible news. And third the rumours, we being part of the channel that is used to spread a rumour, can be cautious enough to pass on only credible news.
The Dilemma should go off, its more of a careless mistake then a big problem. And its we who suffer, so its we who should act.
The citizen of this vast and vivid nation are always susceptible to anything that is related to religion or community and hence the sources of any news or report relating to religion or community need to be very accurate and carefully displayed. With sentiments so fragile, any wrong or wrongly put news turns out to be fatal to the peace and harmony.
On the other hand, the political stage of our county has never been so trustworthy, we tend to deny and oppose what the govt officially communicates, in light of coveted intentions of politicians and their endeavour to hide their failure.
So here comes the dilemma, we have a rather insensitive media and an unreliable govt, for any news to be brought to people in a least disruptive manner. So we see the source shifting to SMS and Internet, which may be misused by anyone with malign intentions. Our willingness to know and act is so strong that we try to believe what brings us to action (Positive or Negative). And so the acts happen, more unwanted then wanted.
The need of the hour however is at three fronts, firstly getting more credible government for ourselves, elect leaders who are honest to their people. This can only be ensured by good use of our right to vote, we loose right to complain if we don't use our right to vote. Secondly, bringing sense of responsibility to media in publishing sensitive news and reports, which would be done, with us not responding to sensational news, but to sensible news. And third the rumours, we being part of the channel that is used to spread a rumour, can be cautious enough to pass on only credible news.
The Dilemma should go off, its more of a careless mistake then a big problem. And its we who suffer, so its we who should act.
Rakesh
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