In how much time, disillusionment can come in? In how much time, one can get from a high to a depression? In how much time, we can move from happiness to despair and vice versa? And how much of these fluctuations, good for the mental health of a citizen?
India, these days, tests the mental resilience of a normal and hapless citizen. The citizen is clueless about, whether to mourn or celebrate the display of various facets of life that the country offers its citizens on a daily basis. To say the least, the country is divided. The problem is not this fact. The problem is the confusion of the citizen, who does not even know, with whom they are standing in solidarity.
Every TV channel, every newspaper - is affiliated to some party or other, it is so obvious looking at them, that no one needs to guess with whom they are standing. Trip to Moon and Mars, Rape of girls by people in power, SC having time for all types of cases, except some that need to be avoided, it feels, PM appearing in a discovery channel episode, and almost all India marooned in floods, and ironically drought, as well. What do I celebrate and what do I mourn? Do I celebrate Hima Das or do I mourn the travails of Duttee Chand? Do I move to a liberal India or do I go back to my traditions? Do I take what was not being done 2000 years back as a yardstick for all acts that I don't do today or do I forget the religious colours of green and saffron?
I have no answer, and I feel there are people like me, who are equally at loss. The people, who want to be proud of their country, but bureaucrats and politicians make sure that we feel like a fish out of water. The people, whom we vote for, go and join parties that we are fully against. The people whom we vote for, do not deliver the promises, for which we voted for them. What is the solution?
India, these days, tests the mental resilience of a normal and hapless citizen. The citizen is clueless about, whether to mourn or celebrate the display of various facets of life that the country offers its citizens on a daily basis. To say the least, the country is divided. The problem is not this fact. The problem is the confusion of the citizen, who does not even know, with whom they are standing in solidarity.
Every TV channel, every newspaper - is affiliated to some party or other, it is so obvious looking at them, that no one needs to guess with whom they are standing. Trip to Moon and Mars, Rape of girls by people in power, SC having time for all types of cases, except some that need to be avoided, it feels, PM appearing in a discovery channel episode, and almost all India marooned in floods, and ironically drought, as well. What do I celebrate and what do I mourn? Do I celebrate Hima Das or do I mourn the travails of Duttee Chand? Do I move to a liberal India or do I go back to my traditions? Do I take what was not being done 2000 years back as a yardstick for all acts that I don't do today or do I forget the religious colours of green and saffron?
I have no answer, and I feel there are people like me, who are equally at loss. The people, who want to be proud of their country, but bureaucrats and politicians make sure that we feel like a fish out of water. The people, whom we vote for, go and join parties that we are fully against. The people whom we vote for, do not deliver the promises, for which we voted for them. What is the solution?
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