We all know India is failing. Oh, we have big bombs and planes and tanks and arms and new policies coming up everyday. But a heinous, unpardonable, disturbing and disgusting case showed India the mirror. The reflection today is dirty and bloodied. We also know the flaws. We all would have atleast one solution to the problems. But we all would have heard counter statements on how those solutions won't work because of some other flaw which we might have overlooked. Some say the mindsets and morals of 125 crore people can't change overnight. Some say the 35 lakh police people can't be taught the right way to deal with a crime anytime soon. Some say the foundation of the country's politics is so weak with corruption that any superficial change for the better would crash down. We are nation of people who are scared to help an accident victim fearing the police's rash investigation or rather lack of it. We are a democracy where the people in power promise but never deliver. So where do we start this change from? Us? Government? Police? Bribe takers? Bribe givers? Is a change ever possible when we know that those responsible to drive the change will either be corrupt or will be made helpless by the other corrupt people in power?
The girl's brutal rape case woke up the country's masses. She lit a flame. Which will invariably die soon. The story will shift from the front to the internal pages of the papers. Some sports tournament or celebrity controversy or the governing and opposition party's latest tiff will distract the electronic media. We'll have a friend's wedding or the weather or a new hobby to talk about on FaceBook and Twitter. And the corruption, which has infested our system to such an extent that there is absolutely no part of our lives untouched by it, will continue as always.
I'm sorry to the girl whose tragic case was riddled with corruption and scandals and politics and incapability of police, to the people who protested, to those who are still positive that change will happen; but the flame will die. And we won't be able to do much about it except express our anger and dissatisfaction, face the water cannons, lathi charge and tear gas.
I have given up hope. The golden sparrow is dead. Bharat mata is being raped everyday by her own people. I'm not a proud Indian.
The girl's brutal rape case woke up the country's masses. She lit a flame. Which will invariably die soon. The story will shift from the front to the internal pages of the papers. Some sports tournament or celebrity controversy or the governing and opposition party's latest tiff will distract the electronic media. We'll have a friend's wedding or the weather or a new hobby to talk about on FaceBook and Twitter. And the corruption, which has infested our system to such an extent that there is absolutely no part of our lives untouched by it, will continue as always.
I'm sorry to the girl whose tragic case was riddled with corruption and scandals and politics and incapability of police, to the people who protested, to those who are still positive that change will happen; but the flame will die. And we won't be able to do much about it except express our anger and dissatisfaction, face the water cannons, lathi charge and tear gas.
I have given up hope. The golden sparrow is dead. Bharat mata is being raped everyday by her own people. I'm not a proud Indian.
1 comment:
True...but we all are responsible..we are too consumed in our lives and do not care ..Rapist were bad but what about those who saw them and ignored them ..Inner awakening is very important and today's too material life is actually making us blind..Important question is security and every Girl should be trained self defense in school itself as mandatary curriculum..Govt. should permit them to carry weapons like stun guns...Depending on Indian Govt. for a change would be foolishness till the time generation X and Y take the lead instead of criminals..
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