Good News

Communication technology has come a long way. Gone are the days when we got the news only through newspapers and Radio. Now there are innumerable ways by which one can communicate. the modern technology lets one to combine, bundle and what not . Take the print media, number of newspapers and magazines dish out columns and columns of news to satiate news-hungry readers. Same is the case with television network with plethora of news channels vying with each other to offer attractive content to the viewers. With so many options is one really happy with what he reads or views? The other day my younger son asked me ‘Amma why do we get to hear only about bad things like corruption, communal tensions, bomb blasts and so on. Can’t somebody report good things happening around us?” That set me thinking, what he said is true. The trend has set in with most of the news that qualify for reporting are either sensational or gory. Honestly, is’nt there a corruption free politician or an official who dispenses his duties with honesty and integrity. Agreed, only those who deviate and flout norms have to be reported and I also understand that there is no need to reward those who do their job, for after all they are duty-bound. But this sort of negative reporting has gone a little too far with every television channel worth its name waiting with bated breath to be the first one to be Breaking News. As for the print media the front page is devoutly dedicated to sensational news only.

Post Independence everyone wanting his share of good life in free India outsmarted each other while building his life. Corruption thrived at every level with the over ambitious nurturing it to get their things done. Now after nearly five decades we are hit by its malignancy and we have given up hope like a terminally ill. Those of us who were born after Independence have grown in an era of negativism and communal disharmony accepting all this without as much as a whimper. But today’s youth are different altogether. They are assertive, confident and want to be heard. They question, are cynical and practical and they want change. The tech-savvy youth of today cannot accept delay and are intolerant to religious extremities. With their global savviness their contribution to nation’s economy is impressive. We saw the power of youth during our struggle for Independence. The same youth power is arising today with resurgence demanding fairplay and a good environment to live in. We cannot deny them their right to good peaceful life and I dream of our India emerging as corruption free. I am waiting for the Golden era and I am sure our younger generation will bring in the Good News of that India.