While driving back home from work today, I felt a shroud of depression engulfing me. Another routine day gone by amid depressing news of the Delhi victim of gang rape still battling for her life, more controversies emerging over Const Tomar's death during the demonstrations and people judging, passing sentences and convicting the govt, the police and the demonstrators over Twitter!
To make things worse, my inbox was full of Out of Office responses of people thanking me for my mail and telling me that they will be back in the New Year refreshed from their vacations. Those replies seem to mock my mails listing actions, recommendations, requests or proposals.
Unconsciously, I turned right from my parking lot on my usual route and realised that its after three days that I have finally managed to drive on this route towards India Gate. The thought brought a feeling of relief and I turned up the volume of the car radio.
A programme sponsored by Health and Welfare Ministry was playing on A.I.R FM. The programme dealt with problems of adolescent boys and girls and importance of health, hygiene and awareness in this age!
The presenters did a great job and had a great format!
As a mother of an eight-year old girl, I listened and did not flip the FM channel and was impressed!
We might still have to deal with a lot of corruption in our system and a lot of problems in our society, We might still feel jittery going out alone in the night and we might have lost to Pakistan on our home ground but life goes on....
And amid all this chaos and negativity, lets not forget we ARE living in the world's biggest democracy where at least everyone is able to speak up, shout their views, their preferences and tweet their criticisms.
And there are still people like the two students who tried to revive the constable even after the police was charging at the demonstrators.
And there are efforts such as a useful radio programme that can impact people's lives.
Lets encourage our children to be courageous like the two students and raise their voices yet be ready to help everyone in need. Let us sensitise them towards the society's problems so that such shameful incidents don't drag India's rich history, culture, civilisation and amazing progress down!
