The undercurrents today... - Page 3

Originally posted by: Bazinga

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Originally posted by: vids08

This was the first episode where a person in authority was actually confronted about his responsibility.

I agree, I think that is what made the episode very interesting. I hope Aamir is not dragged too much into the muck for being our voice today. I faintly remember reading a statement from some politician calling Aamir a businessman doing SMJ solely with the intent of making money. Well, he never denied the monetary aspect of it, however, he ALSO aims at making an impact. I am not a great fan of Aamir the actor, the forte of his movies is always the script than his acting but I have always been a fan of Aamir the Indian 😊.

As Dr. Samit said, its not difficult, we don't have to do much. Just implement what exists.

My faith still is in ...India will change for better. Satyamev Jayte is the baby steps towards the change.

I wholeheartedly agree with this. But the important thing is not to forget what SMJ has brought forth when the show goes off air after airing all the episodes.

Times have now changed. Now I talk to my nephews, neices - they want to chase their dreams, - the career options have definitely based on their own aspirations which is good. It will prevent corruption. The need to live materialistically will not be a priority if you get happiness in what you do.

While it is good this generation is chasing their dreams , I am afraid that they have this tendency to get overtly ambitious and impatient about success. And the most important thing is they should be strong enough to battle our system. However, for the sake of my wish to see a better India, I would like to be optimistic about them :).

Coming back to the healthcare:

Bad Doctors should be exposed and have their licenses revoked. There should be a message that is clear that they cannot get away...

Having said that, good doctors still exist and also feel they have their own network of like minded doctors.

I still talk to my GP in India when any of one of my family is unwell.I am one f those lucky ones, who has a brilliant doctor who believes in serving Humanity as his priority.

He has given me free consultancy during both my pregnancies and still gives me advice when the kids are unwell. Whenever my family in India have serious illness and need of hspitalisation, he refers to a good hospital with fantastic facilities and they too are simple and cost effective for us who run similar programs like Dr. Shetty. ( Narayan Hrudalaya) too is one of the hospital he refers to.

That is nice. Fortunately, we too have had the opportunity of meeting good doctors with a genuine intent of helping people and it is a good sign that models like NH seem to work.

Originally posted by: Chitrashi

We need to somewhere understand the nature of impact social networks and media can have on events.

Jessica Lal's case was reopened because of social media activism and candle light vigils. The point was that public eye was turned to the case and people were in no mood to keep quiet. The same kind of mass hysteria did not occur at the time of the '84 riots. In both cases the perpetrators of the crime were well known publicly but the difference was the public mood on what was acceptable and what was not.

Jessical Lal case was a one time wonder. How many of the candle light vigils have we seen work after that ? And was the culprit hanged to death in JL case? I don't remember that happening, I think he was sentenced and I am sure that he is out on bail now, killing others like Jessica out there.

Second point is the long term impact. In case of public hysteria - it can create a mood but not change events. We are asking for a Lokpal Bill from whom? Did anyone in the country pause to question that we are asking the thieves to hire the cops? We want politicians to pass a bill that would curb their rampant looting and we are hopeful that the bill would be passed. Isn't that naivete of the highest order.

No, I don't think it is naivete. Our naivete is that we voted them to power , now we have crowned the devils so we need to figure out the way to make them work as well. They will bow to public pressure if we someone is bent on pursuing it, they can continue to do what they are doing as long as WE allow them , the moment we show unity in fighting for the cause persistently, they will bow down to the pressure, they won't have any other option then. So once again it boils down to us and our attitude 😊

What exactly will the Lokpal Bill accomplish?

I have never understood that till date , honestly. And I do not know where do I turn to , to actually see it being objectively discussed with an honest and not a political intention, so that I can grasp the content. The media has an opinionated approach towards it and so I wouldn't dare to turn on a news channel to get an idea on that.

Like today's show it clubs all levels of corruption under the same heading. So if a peon takes 10Rs. bribe to bring a file to the top of the heap and a minister pockets 100 thousand crore - the quantum of punishment is the same, the process of inquiry and investigation is the same and the time it'll take to inquire is also the same. Isn't that laughable?

I don't think we are digressing here because like I was saying, today's topic had touched on a lot of other topics unassumingly, corruption being one of them. Well our law has to be thoroughly reviewed, discussed and revised as it is ridden with loopholes but that is another story altogether.