Interesting Article in the TImes

So, the headline read "Are we going to see just cartoons on TV?", and that was all I needed, I was elated to see someone finally saying something about the current state of affairs as far as the I&B Ministry is concerned.

The information & Broadcast Ministry, as Pritish Nandy says, has truly overstayed its welcome and requirement, I couldn't agree more with what he has to say. Censorship is no longer a beneficiary act, but more of an ego boosting mechanism for the bored politicians who have nothing better to do than deciding what I should watch on TV.... MY TV! The TV I paid for, the cable service I paid for! How sincere is this censorship anyways, and are we really considered that immature a nation who cannot decide what's best for our own family? Its one thing to suggest what may be better, but to actually go to the length of implementing the opinion of an ignorant few on a whole nation is nothing else but plain old naziism. Hitler would be nothing short of proud of how close to dictatorship our so called democracy actually runs.

The recent events in Bombay, which involved the death of more than a 1000 people because of the rains, was nothing less than ghastly and shocking. The fact that a "World City" such as Bombay should be mortal to mere rainfall, speaks volumes for the leaks and holes in our so called infrastructure. Not only was there a complete absence of concern and responsiblity on behalf of the government after these events, but now they are ensuring that all this sham of being a responsible government is never exposed to the people through news and media. In addition to this, its pitiful that as a nation and as a public we never seem to be raising our voice against any of these atrocities. We may have rid ourselves of the British, but we never managed to shed our subdued shell which compels us to just take things as they come. Remember, even freedom was possible only because a handful felt that whatever was happening wasn't right. Most were content with whatever came their way.

The problem seems to lie in our lack of foresight and the ability to prioritize. In the big picture we as a nation always seem to ignore whatever may be harder to accomplish, and always choose whatever may be easier....this is exactly how our government operates as well. And this, they seem to have accomplished with tremendous success, because of the sheer indifference that the people have towards the government. We are just too used to fending for ourselves in crisis, and the goverment is just too happy to let us do just that.

In the face of the rain crisis, the government that didnt lift a finger to help its people, a week later decides what is suitable and not suitable for us to see on TV....who the hell do they think they are???

It just seems as though, every step forward is followed by two steps backward for us. When the Naraimha Rao government made those changes which revolutionized trade and insustry, one could not help but ask how long all this "change" will last, well it all seems to be coming to a slow down......God help us!