Last week Doordarshan was celebrating its 50th anniversary. And they were showing the journey which they had undertook in last 5o years. Well I remember a little of those days when we had 1 channel in whole TV. Those were much better than today, when we have more than 100 channels in our TV sets. Still there are hardly any good serials or programmes on TV. But that time we used to be so happy watching ‘Shree Krishna’ on Sundays and ‘Aladdin’ on Fridays. Best of them were ‘Surabhi’ and ‘The Discovery of India’. Those were the best days of my life.
I mean not only in forms of TV best in every field. We had a good balanced life. But nowadays we have extra of everything. 24 hours knowledge channels, 24 hours news channels in all languages, even 24 hours cartoon channels. Today I must say must say this that those who are spending their childhood now are perhaps most unlucky. Every where there is tension and they are growing up in this kind of atmosphere. What kind of effect this is going to have on their young minds. They neither have the proper time nor the place to play. And I live in suburbs then what about the cities? I really pity them when I realise what we have got and what they are not. They are living totally in the virtual world of computers and not in the world of the real games and stuff. And all these are the result of the so called development happening in our country. I think it should be called Americanization of India. Not development. From foot to toe we are trying our best to copy Americans. When they struggled for change in their country we ran a meaninglessly same campaign for change which we never wanted. We are throwing our nutritious food which have been developed I our country for thousands of year and which suits our needs best. And bringing in those food which have made America obese. For example a well known fast food chain is offering a glass of coke, a burger and French fries for whopping Rs. 85. With that money we can buy four times more Indian food. Why are we giving up every thing that is Indian and taking in which are good for other countries and not for us. Because perhaps being Indian is a bit old and becoming an American in what today called modern. Our life, our country we are totally changing and not developing. We are giving up all those values, which are unique and whole world envies us for that. The values of self sacrifice, family, religious tolerance etc. Where are these today. Who will teach us that these are what world envies us Indians for and not just and degree from IIT or IIM. We must therefore try building a developed India and not just any other developed country.
I mean not only in forms of TV best in every field. We had a good balanced life. But nowadays we have extra of everything. 24 hours knowledge channels, 24 hours news channels in all languages, even 24 hours cartoon channels. Today I must say must say this that those who are spending their childhood now are perhaps most unlucky. Every where there is tension and they are growing up in this kind of atmosphere. What kind of effect this is going to have on their young minds. They neither have the proper time nor the place to play. And I live in suburbs then what about the cities? I really pity them when I realise what we have got and what they are not. They are living totally in the virtual world of computers and not in the world of the real games and stuff. And all these are the result of the so called development happening in our country. I think it should be called Americanization of India. Not development. From foot to toe we are trying our best to copy Americans. When they struggled for change in their country we ran a meaninglessly same campaign for change which we never wanted. We are throwing our nutritious food which have been developed I our country for thousands of year and which suits our needs best. And bringing in those food which have made America obese. For example a well known fast food chain is offering a glass of coke, a burger and French fries for whopping Rs. 85. With that money we can buy four times more Indian food. Why are we giving up every thing that is Indian and taking in which are good for other countries and not for us. Because perhaps being Indian is a bit old and becoming an American in what today called modern. Our life, our country we are totally changing and not developing. We are giving up all those values, which are unique and whole world envies us for that. The values of self sacrifice, family, religious tolerance etc. Where are these today. Who will teach us that these are what world envies us Indians for and not just and degree from IIT or IIM. We must therefore try building a developed India and not just any other developed country.
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