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At the wake of the 67th year of so-called
independence, we Indians seem to be living in a falsified sense of freedom.
Freedom we for sure have from the British tyranny, nonetheless, in reality, we
are not free. Independence could be anything ranging from the right to
express/talk/information to another country’s rule over us. The latter has
superficially, or at least to a large extent has reduced, nevertheless, we as a
nation seem to have trouble with the right to express/talk/information.
It starts from
expressing our views openly, people live with fear to post/tweet their
thoughts/opinions online. Movies/Cinema have always been a great medium of
entertainment/reformation. There are numerous movies that have been raised to
cult status. It is sad to note that in a country so diverse in its culture as
ours, we still face issues with the right to expression! We have all the time
to dispute a filmmaker’s views and ban movies from being released, in stead,
we’d rather spend time productively by looking into issues that are concerning,
that are the need of the hour. Eg., rising onion/vegetable prices, downfall of
the Indian rupee, women’s safety which is a perrenial issu, et al!
Now that’s not all...Freedom of expression is a cause for concern even
in homes&work environment. Supression of thoughts is prevalent in most
families; regardless of any gender. The simplest example begins with that of
the stress and competition that students undergo. Peer and parental pressure
make them choose courses which are not of their interest; this is one of the
reasons we produce many aimless MBA and
engineering grads!
Work environment is a different ballgame altogether, whistleblowers are
a universal threat, more so in an Indian corporate house.The feudal system has
been eradicated, says who?! The so-called modern corporates/MNCs continue to
practise it quite subtly, in the dress of diplomacy! You would have a so-called
foreign client you would need to surrender to, completely, as they mean
business at the end of the day! Thus we end up dancing to their tunes...!
With all these concerns looming large, one cannot a 100% vouch the fact
that we are in free India now. It is time we wake up to the fact that there are
actually, “miles to go before we sleep...!”***
