The new way to spend the monotonous Sunday morning
(specially,in the recent urban Indian context which invariably includes the
morning as leisure sleeping hours) as actor Aamir Khan makes his TV debut
through Satyamev Jayate (the entire team pf SMJ -my first torch bearer,and the
special thanks to brainchild of the show ,Aamir “the ace” Khan, for sure) ; a
clear thumbs up from maximum populace.This weekly show show is actually an individual and well planned social
initiative, which represents the social issues and their possible solutions in
its own way… but could anybody other than Aamir Khan could dare to take such a
step, clearly not an easy choice for the
comfort loving elite,,,,,isn’t it? Right from its inception, it gathered some
imposed reactions also ,as aparticular cadre is continuously trying its best
that a few amendments could make the show impeccable. I think in these many
things,people generally ignore the time constraint, which is a crucial factor….
It is next to impossible to consider all the necessary issues to include in that
one hour show, with complete detail, therefore it must be treated as a well
researched overview, of any given
problem…which covers the careful case studies, national data, cause, ray of
hope and possible solution……
I specially liked the manifestation of different issues with
different levels of sensitivity, e.g. the very first female foeticide has made
almost every viewer cry, the second case of child abuse episode was
complimented with a sensible child counselling
,so that they could protect themselves and the latest dowry issue that contained
a super bold sting operation, which eventually made everybody laugh and filled
with spirit …
Music is proved as a cardinal tool, from the theme song (by romanticization
of the patriotic feelings, Prasoon Joshi
makes it truly incredible and
close to heart) to the latest “rupaiyya”(the feelings of a 21st century woman,
who seeks no sympathy from society and can tackle her issues ) songs helped
greatly to present the idea and the matter of fact that, they are very original
and Indian, both…
The next gentleman in my list,is Alex Paul Menon; collector
of Sukma (Naxalite affected area), who was recently abducted by Naxalites as he was visiting a nearby village on a motor
bike with a noble intention to help the villagers, without any formal security
(although, I am not supporting this casual move and he must take care from the
very next time)-represents the unique features of a dashing and audacious
administrative officer. His example reminds me of the very dialogue “IAS bankar desh ki sewa karna chahta/ chahti
hu .“ Every year the most talented
brains of this country cross the most
onerous hurdle to become the most powerful bureaucrats, but how many of them actually carry the
courage like Mr.Menon, who even after this mishappenning ,is committed to serve
Sukma as earlier and has better plans than before. Recently, when I read his
interview excrepts in The Hindu, I
was moved by is noble thoughts, that he taught them Naxalites to cook food and
realized the deficiencies at their place. I believe we need more officers like
him,which have such high standards of righteousness.
My idea is not to
degrade any particular profession, I strongly believe that these powerful
bureaucrats in considerable numbers can create the major difference,only intentions
are needed to serve-be it your country or be it your own pocket, the choice is
yours…………
My next pick is once again from the idiot box, but contrastingly creating some milestones which are not
so idiotic…. The TV serial which recently completed 1000 episodes(only few have
managed to attain this) the only serial which was never indulged into kitchen
politics and has retained it social motto still alive right from inception i.e.
“Balika Vadhu”. Makers have always tried to put some genuine issues in the
remote Rajasthan village, in front of the viewers (most of the real ones still
prevalent in village side) .The biggest USP of the show lies in the change of
mindset of the orthodox generation as the characters have witnessed some major transformations till
date . The most noticeable one is of dadi-sa, the once conservative lady with
her authoritative rule ,has changed herself by 180 degrees and now turned into an
adorable and open minded matriarch to family, who is equally caring to the
females. The point is no that whether the concept is quixotic or not, the
bottom line is that even if this is not a true story, we desperately need some
imaginative ideas like this.My best wishes to the makers, I wish that the
serial stick to is real purpose and end with the certain dignity.
The aforesaid are not the only examples but the common
thread is that they are the most recent ones. The message that I want to
deliver is that only intention matter or more precisely “jazba”, if you have
that spark to stand against the odds, you will derive your own idea, barring
all the social, economical or gender constraints ,just any common citizen can contribute his bit to
the society..
