Can we have something more meaningful than the totally commercialized “indian idol” 1,2,3…dancers, singers, laughter’s and to name a few more in the similar league…big boss, khatrone kae khiladi or in short the currently repeated versions of the REALITY SHOWS.
The reality shows have not been able to explore into other positive options which besides being commercially viable may give direction to the public and the new generation. Two of such socially meaningful and challenging possibilities which are still unexplored are as under:
I. Wouldn’t it be more productive to prune for the achievers highlighting their achievements in face of fighting the corrupt. The media could cover the achiever who have achieved by fighting out the system rather than comprising or achieving by fixing (taking shortcuts). Today the corporate hire the facilitators or fixers who help achieve the targets by towing the line of the corrupt politician/police/bureaucratic nexus. But we should look for those individual/corporate achievers who anticipate the holdups from this vested nexus and strategize/fight successfully overcoming them….i.e. to highlight the FIGHTERS rather than the FIXERS, thereby bringing forth the idols which the new generation could learn from and follow, thus weakening the corrupt system. In-fact, today’s responsible corporate should actively sponsor such “Jagoe rae” MOVES.
II. Similarly we can highlight the grass root level selfless workers who are serving the masses/individuals: the genuine efforts. Not talking about the organized NGO’s, though nothing to beat the work done by the volunteers at Missionaries of Charity- Kalighat, Kolkota.
Have seen Khatrone kae Khiladi jump into dirt bubbling pits. But would they have guts to clean and bandage an oozing ulcer of an infirm recluse or help shift an ugly leper to a care centre supported by some NGO, so as to set a live example to the public and young/new generation.
