K-Debates: and the missed points
By: Amit Bhushan Date: 27th Aug.2016
The K-debates seem to be heating up with various political people voicing their political opinions. We also have bros from across the ‘line’, raising up the decibel levelsin media as well as all across . All of them seem to be very concerned about the ‘mess’ and ‘violence’. But where their thought lines go, is only towards one socio-cultural aspect that is religion while ignoring others and the other aspect highlighted is political issues. That’s what the classical politics is about, i.e. raise and give leg up to issues that the political leaders want to raise and in order to remain in prominence while others issues are seldom talked about. And thou is an art in politics where political leaders can claim complete knowledge that it is their version of the ‘change’ is one that is being ‘seeked’ by people and only they know how to deliver it. Often this change is about a change in person holding power and little else.
Now, suddenly the intelligentsia in commercial news media would turnaround looking for the other issues as if they do not exist. The fact is issues exist but they have not been highlighted or given prominence or allowed some sort of political structure to stand up and gain credibility while raising of highlighting the same. And just because there is a lack of political or organization structure behind, it automatically is construed as lack of issues. Take the case of the state in question. There has been a total lack of its music, its multi-ethnic culture, gourmet food, sports (icons) or its literary figures or a lack of them- flourishing in the country. In fact the unmeasured expenditure on imports of these items from some friendly nations might be much more than say promoting out own culture. While not looking for blockage of any of these imports, the government would certainly need to look at policy options and structures that have led to stifling of these activities and what can or needs to be done in this regard. The political class of course doesn’t want to loosen up such pressure points, may be out of fear that such act will lead to loosening of controls or reduce dependency of people upon them. Also better deviding the pie to accomodate a larger people would hit the interest of people currently leading in these areas and have generally supported political leadership to retain their positions and they would not like to see this being eroded.
While our media would dutifully bring out reports of trouble, there have been zilch studies about cross-sections of people being co-opted in different socio-cultural streams like sports, cinema and other cultural activities or literary activities. Raising such issues may tantamount to demand for reservations on what is otherwise widely perceived as performing arts sans all ‘reservations’. However there is a lack of stories about ‘wide-spread nepotism’ in these fields. This nepotism backed by glass walls is a cause for many a less than flourishing careers is known to many, but ‘how far or not’ do they subjugate entire cultures is something not known/understood or reported. What is normal for media is to blame institutional structure for lack of supporting facilities for a fall in medals tally in Olympic. While this may be true, but how far have we gone to organize open competitions with domestic arena which are totally fair in selection of players- is something never attempted by anyone in commercial news media or probably not reported by them.
Now, fortunately we have politicians aplenty trying to ride the ‘waves of change’, which has almost become a necessity if one wants to be seen as a serious contender. However the same politicians would tend to behave clueless either about change itself or when they come to power would prefer to be clueless about planned execution for such a change and its multitude directions and affects. This often will continue to build pressures on the political system itself, unless politicians fast learn about the change they are seeking, underlying causes and impact and how such a change would be executed and delivered to followers. They also should become aware that dilly-dialing would only mean some other ‘leader’ may get the opportunity to deliver his/her version of that change being sought.
By: Amit Bhushan Date: 27th Aug.2016
The K-debates seem to be heating up with various political people voicing their political opinions. We also have bros from across the ‘line’, raising up the decibel levelsin media as well as all across . All of them seem to be very concerned about the ‘mess’ and ‘violence’. But where their thought lines go, is only towards one socio-cultural aspect that is religion while ignoring others and the other aspect highlighted is political issues. That’s what the classical politics is about, i.e. raise and give leg up to issues that the political leaders want to raise and in order to remain in prominence while others issues are seldom talked about. And thou is an art in politics where political leaders can claim complete knowledge that it is their version of the ‘change’ is one that is being ‘seeked’ by people and only they know how to deliver it. Often this change is about a change in person holding power and little else.
Now, suddenly the intelligentsia in commercial news media would turnaround looking for the other issues as if they do not exist. The fact is issues exist but they have not been highlighted or given prominence or allowed some sort of political structure to stand up and gain credibility while raising of highlighting the same. And just because there is a lack of political or organization structure behind, it automatically is construed as lack of issues. Take the case of the state in question. There has been a total lack of its music, its multi-ethnic culture, gourmet food, sports (icons) or its literary figures or a lack of them- flourishing in the country. In fact the unmeasured expenditure on imports of these items from some friendly nations might be much more than say promoting out own culture. While not looking for blockage of any of these imports, the government would certainly need to look at policy options and structures that have led to stifling of these activities and what can or needs to be done in this regard. The political class of course doesn’t want to loosen up such pressure points, may be out of fear that such act will lead to loosening of controls or reduce dependency of people upon them. Also better deviding the pie to accomodate a larger people would hit the interest of people currently leading in these areas and have generally supported political leadership to retain their positions and they would not like to see this being eroded.
While our media would dutifully bring out reports of trouble, there have been zilch studies about cross-sections of people being co-opted in different socio-cultural streams like sports, cinema and other cultural activities or literary activities. Raising such issues may tantamount to demand for reservations on what is otherwise widely perceived as performing arts sans all ‘reservations’. However there is a lack of stories about ‘wide-spread nepotism’ in these fields. This nepotism backed by glass walls is a cause for many a less than flourishing careers is known to many, but ‘how far or not’ do they subjugate entire cultures is something not known/understood or reported. What is normal for media is to blame institutional structure for lack of supporting facilities for a fall in medals tally in Olympic. While this may be true, but how far have we gone to organize open competitions with domestic arena which are totally fair in selection of players- is something never attempted by anyone in commercial news media or probably not reported by them.
Now, fortunately we have politicians aplenty trying to ride the ‘waves of change’, which has almost become a necessity if one wants to be seen as a serious contender. However the same politicians would tend to behave clueless either about change itself or when they come to power would prefer to be clueless about planned execution for such a change and its multitude directions and affects. This often will continue to build pressures on the political system itself, unless politicians fast learn about the change they are seeking, underlying causes and impact and how such a change would be executed and delivered to followers. They also should become aware that dilly-dialing would only mean some other ‘leader’ may get the opportunity to deliver his/her version of that change being sought.