Voices have a lot of power, especially in a democracy. I realised it while watching the movie 'No One Kiled Jessica'. One of the facts which was not shown in the movie is that there were hardly any changes in the evidences when the case was reopened and the convict was put to trial again. Still the verdict went against the convict. The case in not regarded as one of the victories of judiciary or the system in general but can surely be regarded as a victory of the masses, their voices and their union.
The question then is that why are we not able to bring more changes with this power and are limited to the few cases like the one mentioned above. Or rather why do we rarely see the voices being raised for the right reasons? On one hand we have issues and demands like Gurjar reservation or separate state of Telangana, which create such raucous as to disturb the life of common people. There are leaders and organizations backing these issues which can mobilize masses in no time and the next thing we see are public services getting disrupted. And on the other hand we see huge scams and scandals passing before public's eye without any more attention than a NDTV's 'Big Fight' could muster. Why can't a political party create a raucous against corruption?
I feel that what we are lacking are institutions or leaders who can mobilize the masses for these causes. It's not that people don't care but their anger and desire to do something does not go beyond the dining table conversations. What we lack is a process which could bring everyone together, a focal point where everyone could converge. We need leaders like J.P whose one voice inspired students to so much as quit their studies, their careers and join the struggle for a constructive change. Or may be an inspiring teacher walking through the corridors of Delhi University, someone who possesses the charisma to bring all the students together and start a revolution. I am sure if all the students of Delhi University would come out on the roads of Delhi and demand that we don't want a reservation or that something should be done about the suicides of farmers of Marathwada and Telangana, the government would be forced to take notice. What we need are leaders and visionaries who could channelize and shape the force of public voices and anger. It makes me sad to realize that I live in an age so perfect and conducive for a change but lacks that one Gandhi, or Martin Luther or Rousseau. Instead of an age where, cynicism pervades fungus life, where selflessness has been forgotten, where honesty and idealism are laughed at, and the worst of all, where we don't find any hope of bringing about drastic changes; I wish, I had lived in an age which carried the same fervour and dynamism as the French or the Russian revolution.
The question then is that why are we not able to bring more changes with this power and are limited to the few cases like the one mentioned above. Or rather why do we rarely see the voices being raised for the right reasons? On one hand we have issues and demands like Gurjar reservation or separate state of Telangana, which create such raucous as to disturb the life of common people. There are leaders and organizations backing these issues which can mobilize masses in no time and the next thing we see are public services getting disrupted. And on the other hand we see huge scams and scandals passing before public's eye without any more attention than a NDTV's 'Big Fight' could muster. Why can't a political party create a raucous against corruption?
I feel that what we are lacking are institutions or leaders who can mobilize the masses for these causes. It's not that people don't care but their anger and desire to do something does not go beyond the dining table conversations. What we lack is a process which could bring everyone together, a focal point where everyone could converge. We need leaders like J.P whose one voice inspired students to so much as quit their studies, their careers and join the struggle for a constructive change. Or may be an inspiring teacher walking through the corridors of Delhi University, someone who possesses the charisma to bring all the students together and start a revolution. I am sure if all the students of Delhi University would come out on the roads of Delhi and demand that we don't want a reservation or that something should be done about the suicides of farmers of Marathwada and Telangana, the government would be forced to take notice. What we need are leaders and visionaries who could channelize and shape the force of public voices and anger. It makes me sad to realize that I live in an age so perfect and conducive for a change but lacks that one Gandhi, or Martin Luther or Rousseau. Instead of an age where, cynicism pervades fungus life, where selflessness has been forgotten, where honesty and idealism are laughed at, and the worst of all, where we don't find any hope of bringing about drastic changes; I wish, I had lived in an age which carried the same fervour and dynamism as the French or the Russian revolution.
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i think in a consummerist world "voices" have given way to "desires".more over these desires often tend to be individualistic rather thatn societal.so, lets say , "i" am worried only about those issues which are of immeadiate concern to me..
as a consequence of this our present generation idolizes stars and celebs rather than leaders.youth wants to become a sachin or a ranbir or for that matter sabeer bhatia..bit no one wants to become a gandhi..cooruption has taken a new avatar in the form of "jugaad" ..its basically the psyche of we as a society will define .. what will be our future like ..
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