Monday, 17 December 2012

"Paranoid Society"

The right to freedom of speech as one of the basic human rights is in  main international human rights documents. As the reach becomes greater so does the government's paranoia .
They have used section 66 (A) to turn online communication into a virtual minefeild. The government has chosen to stand by as a mute spectator.The users of social media have become cautious. It's not clear what is the purpose of section66 (A).
 It's like having a single provision covering murder, assualt and nuisance and prescribing the same penalty for all of them. Laws needs to be very clear about what they want.
As a country we look to imitate the west, and often copy it badly.
If someone out there speak his/her mind being a part of this country has a right to express.
The people who think that India is so fragile that it can collapse under the weight of  140 characters of a tweet are mistaken.
Speak out your mind so as not to be  called cowards by our coming generations and bring the change for  better India.




Sunday, 2 December 2012

T.E.M.P.E.R.

"A tart temper never mellows with age, amd a sharp tongue
is the only edged tool that grows keener with the
constant use"........... Washington Irving

    Lost  tempers lead to hot words.Hot words lead to violence.Violence has a vareity of forms. Apart from flying at one another's throats, people tent to use whatever implements are handy as weapon of offence and defence.
Disputes arise because of misunderstanding.The more understanding a man, the easier it is for him to  keep his temper in check.In a dispute,both sides are right and partly wrong.A dispute arises becauses both parties think they are absolutely right and the other is absolutely wrong.If that was true, there could be no disputes unless one or both parties were mentally unsound.
     There is a tendency to use abusive words even when there is no provocation.In these days  of frequent power cuts , shortage of basic necessities and the problems commuting to work in big cities in overcrowded public transport vehicles, provocations are very great indeed. But by losing temper, we are merely in a little worse state than before. Lastly I would like to add ____A sense of humour helps to counteract irritants in daily life and believe me, a SMILE  helps a lot.