India In 2020 : Vision And Reality

Yogesh Parale:
Nations grow, shape their future, attain glory and wither away within the span of history. Thus, the golden hour comes and vanishes. Slowly but steadily, people of the respective nation transform to form another identity. The empires come and go as if a great game being played at the vast horizon of the human existence. But India or ‘Hindustan’ as being known to people from the first breath of civilisation is the only nation which finds its link to the ancient roots in a real sense.
The very word ‘India’ provides substantiality to the idea of civilisation. Since the birth of the first society or in present days , if we could think of the oldest civilisation – we could think of imagine nothing but Vedas , Puranas or the grand epics like Ramayana or Mahabharata . India appears as if an ancient saga blessed with immortality patiently waiting for his salvation through pathbreaking vibrations of history. From the oldest Harrappan Civilisation to the enchanting Vedic civilisation, or from the blood soaking invasions and the medieval monarchy to the modern democracy and value system, India has experienced the continuous progress of mankind through passages of different eras.
With the signs already started appearing, our holy motherland, India would definitely become a ‘Superpower’ upto 2020 to 2025. With the world’s largest chunk of youth power and ignited minds which have the desire to solve the mighty problems and courage to walk on new roads, the world is on its toes to imagine the brightness of India’s future. Yes, we face the complexity of problems and scarcity of solution; but the spirit of nationalism would help us to overcome the disasters, for it’s a tonic to chronic diseases like poverty, unemployment or disgrace of a nation in the international aerna.
India is a civilisation and the term civilisation shows the strange relationship with the concept of superpower. A nation is bound to fail in its attempt to become a superpower with mere developing its nuclear arsenal or enhancing its economic might. The terms civilisation and superpower are complimentary to each other in a sense that both these terms produce certain ideology, a definite value system, a unique culture and an untrodden perspective to humanity. The potential India possesses has to be converted into a full fledged and spirited nationalistic attitude. Once the fire is created in the furnace, no one dares to question the result. Thus, once an Indian mind and body is fuelled with the aim of the nation’s progress, the external results are bound to come. Then the diplomatic wins, economic substantiality, cultural influence, vibrant society, technological advancements are just a matter of time.
India would overtake China in the next decade to become largest growing economy in the world. Naturally, as the time goes, the world would not be able to absorb the Chinese goods with the present pace. This has to harm the Chinese economy which is pointed towards becoming a ‘manufacturing house’ of the world. China has already faced the consequence of the shaky nature of the economic structure of the globe. With U.S.A. trying to come out of the shock received after the global meltdown and China in a recovery period, the Indian economy finds a great chance to advance rapidly and compete with China- ‘neck to neck’.
India is a growing market; already the largest in the world which provides the ample scope for entrepreneurship and growth regarding any and every sector. The largest population in the world and 7th largest area in the world provides an opportunity to advance in every field, to influence the world with the Indian view point and travel to the ‘passage of eternity’ which rarely comes in nation’s life.
Where only the national interests are being entertained, and with no Indian living below poverty line, with no double standards in basic needs, no divide within the society, with no gender biases, with merit based education system and progressive, strong value system, India would soon find herself in a position, unchallenged and omnipresent.
The Indian mind can’t relate the term superpower to the concept of a military dictatorship or dominance over the countries. But as said by Mao, “My country would not tolerate any insult right from this moment”, India being a peaceful nation would like to remain so; but let us take a recall from the history – a superpower doesn’t sacrifice her own interests for peace! India as a nation growing in power must not play a second fiddle for any one in Asia or in the world. India now being fully aware of the art of balancing the power must not fall prey to any suicidal ideological blockages also !
As they say, there is a distance between a glass of water and lips. Thus, the problems are approaching fast and decisive in nature. The problems range from personal conflicts to international ones, from infrastructural lagging behind to technological backwardness. Besides, there are grave divides within the society with regionalism and fundamentalism at the doorstep. Acute poverty and growing unemployment already proving to be serious hurdles in the progressive path of the economy. Terrorism and Naxalism being dangerous threats internal security fabric, India faces the danger of being cornered at the global platform.
The issues which need to be overcome are multiplying in number and complexity and heron, India faces the greatest danger which has become the most serious obstacle in the progress of; that is nothing but the absence of political will. The danger comes not from any non state actor or internal unsatisfied person; it comes from the inert intelligentsia and ignorant masses. The level of politics needs to be uplifted whereas the national consensus regarding any major issue need to formed. The society has to become more cohesive and responsive. India will cross all the hurdles and come up against all the odds only if she raises herself to the need of the hour and act with the spirit.
The dream of becoming a superpower is not far away if showed ‘Indianness’ to find out the solution.

Jagar by Yamaji Malkar sir

Hey guys, Yamaji Malkar sir, former editor of Sakal, is writing on his own blog. He deals with many social issues and give us a much needed insight to see at the problems. Do follow his blog.

http://ymalkar.blogspot.com/

Ethics in social networks

Hi, everyone here is a must read link posted by Joseph Pinto sir on his facebook account. It deals with the 'Do's and Don'ts' while using social networks.
http://www.notrain-nogain.org/Train/Res/Multi/ethicnet.asp

IPL: Indian Premier League or Indian Paisa League?

Nirupam Banerji says:
Is IPL, Indian Premier League or Indian Paisa League? The answer is very simple. On the face value, IPL is Indian Premier League and in real terms it is Indian Paisa League. At a time when every aspect of human life is becoming highly commercialised, how can cricket be left untouched. So welcome IPL: the most commercialised cricket tournament in the world where money matters the most.
Started in the year 2008, within a very short span of time, IPL has reached the popularity level of the likes of National Basketball League of the US and English Premier League of UK. Based on a franchise system, where the franchises are put for auction and the highest bidder wins the rights to own the team, the simple fact that comes out of it is if you have money (of the likes of Birla’s and Ambani’s) then IPL is the perfect money-spinner for you. Invest in IPL and buy a team, and you have with you an array of national and international cricketing celebrities as your slaves who will have to work really hard in order to assure profit for you and recover your investment.
IPL is not about eight teams fighting to win the cup but it’s about eight businessmen (and actors too) fighting with each other to earn more and more profit out of the investment they have done. IPL is such a commercialised venture that everything associated with the tournament, be it the umpires, the players, the teams, media rights and even ad slots are sold at a hefty price of millions and billions of rupees. Perhaps for the first time, an Indianised global event has been talked about across the international cricketing circuits but only for the wrong reasons of the huge amount of money associated with it and its threat to cricket and cricketers in the long run.
The huge amount of money is also creating a lot of controversies as well. Take the example of Kolkata Knight Riders, where during the last IPL season there were conflicts between the players and the owner, Shahrukh Khan due to his intervention in the cricketing decisions of the team and over the issue of captainship. However, since he is the owner of the team, logically, the team has to abide by his decisions. And the result of such controversy was KKR stood last in the points table. Similar controversies emerged in Vijay Mallya’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (after their disastrous performance in the first season of IPL) and Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia’s Kings Eleven Punjab.
From the investors (team owners) point of view, IPL is just another business venture for them and since they buy the team and individual players by paying a huge price, the players are hundred percent liable for the profit or loss they make. So the simple consequence is that the players have to dance to the tunes of the owner. IPL’s motive is not to develop cricketing environment in India and set global standards but the only motive of IPL is earn and earn more profit. So profit comes before anything else.
IPL Commissioner, Lalit Modi has declared that from the next season onwards, each IPL team has to play four-five sponsored matches abroad so that the advertisers have the advantage of marketing their products in international markets. This also establishes that in IPL money is more important than cricket. Subrata Roy, of Sahara fame, has bought the new Pune franchise of IPL at Rs.1702 crore and Rendezvous Sports Limited, has bought the Kochi franchise at RS.1533 crore. So it is but natural that more pressure will be there on the players, who will play for Pune and Kochi, to earn profit and recover the investment of their respective owners.
IPL has evolved as an outstanding money-spinner with an estimated brand value of over Rs.18000 crores but BCCI’s greed for money is never-ending. It is the time we should seriously think of the hazards of a multi-billion cricket tournament that is slowly changing the very status of cricket as a gentlemen’s game; to cricket as a businessmen’s game.

Save Sparrows

I read the anchor news of Sakal's Pune Today (April 2, 2010), in the morning. It is about how farmers in the countryside are killing the sparrows (Chimanya- Chiutai), to save their crops. It is a must read story. Sparrows are not seen as frequently in urban area and this story had put question mark on their survival in countryside also.

What you feel about this unfortunate trend. What we can do as a person, as a group and as a society?

Sania marriage, a issue regarding wid nationality???

Hie frnds, Yogesh Borate here.
The issue regarding wid Sania Mirza- Shoyeb Malik merrage. Now a big question have arised that Will Sania play for Pakistan o for India after her marriage?
According to my knowledge, as per our Indian Traditions, after merriage the girls should follow the rules-regulations n traditions from her husbond's family. Now if we treat Sania wid the same criteria, then I think there should be no issue if Sania play for Pakistan.
As per my good memory, when Sania have started playing the tennis, a lot of limitations were infront of her from all the traditional muslims. She overcame that all as her professinalism for tennis. But now the issue is regarding wid the nationality. Now what will she do as a player is more important than what will she do as an Indian?

Regarding with the profesion, journalism

Hi friends, being the first time here,as per the common sense, Namaste. Yogesh Borate here.
While listening the seminar, 'Journalism as we practice it' , I found a lot of confusion in my mind about the question regarding wid the paid news n our profession. All the great speakers took supportive approach for the paid news issue. Sometimes when I compare our profession wid other professions, a question blinks in my mind, ' WHY JOURNALISM MAY NOT BE A GOVERNMENT SERVICE?' From the starting of the seminar I found that every media person tries to pretend that what they are doing, they are in a right way. But who decides that, thats the real question. On the other hand the professions like High Court Judge works for the government but they all enjoy the freedom that we are hoping to be so without any restriction. They also work for the public as we will work in future. If they can enjoy then why we cannot??? Is it possible for us being journalists to work for the public with government sector. It may help to restrict such issues like paid journalism. I m writing what I m thinking, i don't know whether it is right o wrong.