DEVIL INSIDE


It's not always that you come across a statement that sounds incredibly hilarious the first time it's spoken, then stays somewhere in the back of your mind and suddenly begins to make a hell amount of sense, and ultimately goes on to become a classic of a statement. One of such statements which I had the privilege of hearing said: "Everybody has a damper".
So what's that supposed to mean? Does that mean every human has a damper that gradually reduces the amplitude of his oscillations? That can be one funny interpretation. Well whatever it be, one thing is certain, to completely understand the message of the statement one has to interpret the term "Damper" appropriately. What's a Damper? It's something which is inherent in the system of the body, living or nonliving, and begins to show action when the energy of the body rises above normal. It acts as a dissipative force and works to squander the additional energy the body has acquired.
So how does a damper work in the case of a human being?
Ambition is one thing every human possesses in some proportion. Though it's not always easy to convert your ambitions into actions and actions into results, most of us do chase our dreams to certain extent. And this process of chasing dreams not only heightens our energy level, it gives us a countenance of self belief and courage. Defying all laws of gravity we start flying and the horizon looks too minuscule a barrier to surmount. Every obstacle becomes a pebble we just kick off our way.
All through this when our energy level keeps multiplying, the negative energy too keeps increasing. And when we are at the peak of your confidence level and our goal is half attained, suddenly this "Damper" comes into play and starts sabotaging our castle of dreams. Arrogance takes the place of modest confidence we used to exude. Perseverance is slowly and inexplicably converted into lethargy which surreptitiously insinuates itself into our brain and begins to devastate our plans. For no good reason we start evaluating the feasibility of our plans and begin to doubt our own capability to convert them into results. Feeling the absence of courage to audaciously face failure, we prepare to give up. Suddenly the guilt of not trying looks irrepressibly alluring as compared to the disappointment of failing. And the "Damper" has succeeded yet another time in dissipating our energy and bringing it down to an all time low.
Though this theory sounds shamelessly pessimistic, it can work as a warning signal and always help us in overcoming the villainous intentions of the "Damper" within us. As the laws of Mechanics say, no matter how strong the damper is, if the initial energy is high enough, the body can always reach its destination. So if our initial energy, which are a function of our self belief and determination, are high enough, the damper will surely surrender to us and we will emerge successful in realizing our dreams.

KIRAN

National...what does this term refer to?? Something which belongs to the whole nation, Something which is recognised and appreciated nationwide, something which when disturbed or destabilized, can be seen to have an impact across the whole nation. Not just that, it also refers to something which is sentient enough to manage not to condone the pain and woes of the people nationwide, something which fulfills its responsibility towards the nation and something which does the whole nation proud through its sincerity and diligence.
And that’s why its no surprise our very own DOORDARSHAN MAIN CHANNEL has been honored with the adjective "NATIONAL". Over the years , it has stood the test of time and has done excellent to stay the most watched television channel in India even today. But the success of NATIONAL CHANNEL is not coincidental. The fact that its viewer ship even in metros still remains the highest among all the television channels is partly attributed to its free availability and partly to its sincere and responsible efforts to completely conform to needs and demands of the nation and people of the nation. In an era when the private channels are constantly augmenting their profits by advertising western culture, the NATIONAL channel keeps on trying immensely hard to save the Indian traditions and culture and propagate it to the coming generations.
While these fashionable channels are infested with sops showing females of multimillionaire families colluding to devastate the lives of their in-laws, the National channel still manages to telecast serials based on strength and integrity of middle-class combined families. Though these serials have not been able to win the same degree of popularity and accolades as serials like "HUMLOG" and "BUNIYAD" did in late 80s, they dont turn the society cynic by portraying woman as a creature whose primary of motive existence is to ensure someone else's trauma. Again, while all these VTVs AND MTVs unceasingly keep on showing lewd song videos with horribly dressed women, the NATIONAL channel invests considerable time in telecasting Indian Classical music and dances. At the same time, the NATIONAL channel's outstanding ability to pick up the news which are relevant to the interest of the nation and give it appropriate attention cannot be overseen or denied. When a private news channel is busy covering the story of a provocatively clad Hindi film item girl getting forcibly but expectedly kissed by a singer and blowing it off to inordinate proportions, the NEWS on the NATIONAL channel still manages to stick to relevant news related to Indian economy, external affairs and Sports. Sports itself is another section where the NATIONAL channel has shown tremendous responsible behavior towards everyone. While these private Sports channels are prepared to bid anything for the telecast rights of International Cricket and Football tournaments, NATIONAL channel or DOORDARSHAN sports channels are the first to serve when it comes to telecasting ASIAN GAMES or state level swimming championships or for that matter KABADDI. Moreover the opinion of India's youth can be heard clear and loud in programs like Gen Next where young people form different strata of the society come together to discuss burning topics. Not only they are given enough opportunity to express their views, with experts around these views get properly heard, appreciated and modified. All these facts not only prove NATIONAL channel's competence to serve the average Indian, they also prove its ability to stand out.
One series which certainly helps the NATIONAL channel to stand out is KIRAN. Its a 5 min series which comes all weekdays on the NATIONAL channel at 1:30 in the afternoon and deals with the small stories of those efforts which are constantly being made to make this country a better place to live. Everyday it comes up with a different story of some average person in some obscure part of the country who's doing his part to remove poverty, eradicate illiteracy, provide proper irrigation facility to farmers and ensure the fulfillment of basic needs of our people.
The story of CHHOTA BHAGAT, brought forward by KIRAN, who in spite of being a poor farmer has been feeding Rotis to hundreds of people everyday is heartwarming. CHHOTA BHAGAT happens to be a farmer in some small village of Gujarat and happened to find some hungry visitor on his door ten years back. That day he fed his Roti to the visitor and himself slept hungry. Since then everyday he has been welcoming hungry visitors with Rotis and has made sure nobody ever went back disappointed and hungry. Though he's never asked anybody for financial assistance, rich people often make donations for this noble cause and he accepts gratefully. In a country where people are constantly looking for opportunities to snatch food from others, such people help maintain the equilibrium between good and evil.
Another KIRAN story which makes us feel proud is of Prof. K Ramesh Rao who belongs to some part of Andhra Pradesh. The way Shahrukh Khan taught people in "SWADES" how to produce hydroelectricity on the village level, this guy did it in his native village. After retiring, he moved to his village and found the rampant problem of Irrigation water and electricity. After evaluating the feasibility of the idea of building a dam for the village, he convinced people by walking on foot hundreds of miles across adjoining villages and finally got more than three hundred people to work for him. And as is said "Dreams never die waiting", his dream of seeing his village independent in terms of Irrigation water and electricity was realised.
These are only two stories of people who symbolise the section of the society which's always prepared to serve its people. From the story of DPS RK PURAM teachers prepared to teach slum children in the after-hours of the school to the story of a old Dalit women propagating awareness about AIDS in the villages, KIRAN has been phenomenal in acknowledging these little efforts to serve our country. In a society where people are increasingly becoming cynic about altruism, such programs convince you about the fact that good people still exist and goodness can still be seen and heard and experienced. KIRAN as it literally means is a ray, a ray of hope for those who want to see a happy, peaceful and prosperous India.
This is where the NATIONAL channel fulfills its responsibility of acknowledging the selfless services of people.
The Media has an indisputable ability of portraying a country's prosperous picture. While NATIONAL channel is doing its part, private channels are expected to come up. It’s high time these private channels stop being terribly money driven and try to become "NATIONAL" channels.