Cultural Degradation
Recently, I watched one episode of the popular programme
‘ Neengalum vellalaam oru kodi’ which
featured the so called ‘ulaga Nayagan’. It was shocking to see one middle aged
lady saying that she told her daughter ‘Ask your father to go somewhere. I want
to be with Kamal hassan’ And in the open hall and watched by millions of
viewers she hugged him tightly and received a kiss from him. In the same
episode the famous compere Divya Darshini(DD) openly demanded and received a
hug and akiss from the actor? How low
the ladies can stoop?
In an episode of the popular programme ‘Neeya Naana’ in
Vijay TV years back, the topic was whether ‘Thaali’ was
sacred or not. To the shock and surprise of all, one Maami removed her Thaali
in the middle of the show and proudly declared that she had the permission of
her hus band to do so. First of all, it was really sacrilegious to have
telecast such a programme at all. Such debates should be on current topics of
relevance to the public. There is no dearth of such topics in the regime of
this corrupt and non functioning Government. Instead, these debates are always
on inane topics which corrupt the youth like Love Marriage VS Arranged
Marriage, marrying outside one’s caste, whether North Indian or South Indian
girls are more beautiful. In one of the episodes, agirl had the gumption to
say’ That boy is sema Kattai’. In such topics, individual problems which should
be solved within four walls are discussed rather than matters of general
interest.
Another disgusting feature is that almost all channels
have one dancing concert in which scantily dressed men and women gyrate to the
tune of vulgar film songs. These are nothing but the ‘record dances’ which used
to happen in the past.
Indian women, especially Brahmin women are known for th e qualities of
‘அச்சம், மடம்,நாணம்,பயிர்ப்பு’. It is not known whether the present generation
knows even the meaning of these qualities.
While it is accepted that that TV Channels are doing
business, should they not be compatible with social responsibility?
