This is no offensive title to derogate India. I am neither blogging to dart India with criticisms nor aiming to puncture it with sarcastic comments. It's purely an alarm to the heaps of capable human brains resting either under the comforts of a six-digit salary or over the government laid benches in the recreation parks.
I am proud to be part of this great nation, India. The country has millions of individuals who have the culture, rooted deep inside their soul. But, I was shocked to see the search results powered by Google, when I typed 'statistics about Indians'. It took me to 'India HIV and AIDS statistics'. Is the Google's PageRank algorithm weak enough to identify AIDS as the Key Performance Indicator for India's statistics or is it really one of those statistics that India should look into with a layer of "castor oil" poured into its' eyes ?
According to a popular British Television Channel, India accounts for more than two-thirds of the total number of HIV cases in Asia. And researching the reasons for it leads to the most obvious answer; the word that makes a youngster wrap his mouth with his palm; the word that is the most sought in the internet arena; "unprotected sex". Recently I had a heated argument with one of my friends regarding the cultural shift that India has been experiencing of late, and he asked me to stop talking about the beautifully woven "Indian culture" garment that camouflages the sexual orientation prevalent. I am often contemptuous when I narrate the Indian culture saga to my fellow British colleagues. But, more than often, my vocal chords have been tied as soon as they ask me back about the HIV statistics.
Of course, there are many cases where infected blood transmissions have been the reason. But the odds are always against the higher ranked reasons. I can't accept the excuse that sex education wasn't imbibed into the grey atoms of the human body, when it's a universal truth that seeking carnal pleasures apart from your life partner (pre-marital or post-marital) is a kernel error. And when we are the prime advocates of such philisophies, do we need tutorial sessions to teach us how contraceptives should be used when indulging in "external" sexual activities ? Who gave us the right to cheat ? Who gave us the incongruous boldness ? Who administers such thoughts ? Are we Indians ?
The right punishment to those involved in such immoral sexual acts is to erase their citizenship and deny them the right to live in India. Will the newer generation awaken to a holy sunrise and fight against the unchaste hormones and not blame the books ? Will Google display "India with the least no of HIV cases" as its top ranked search result ? I would then consider India as a super power when such a state dawns.....
Friday, October 20, 2006
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I regard education as the key to solving the problem.awareness of the HIV and its harmful effects is not enough,I admit.There must be a concerted effort to minimise the transmission of the virus.
Ye but to see the effective change in India, I wonder when the day will dawn!!
True... I guess we should do what we can, because the big picture overwhelms you with helplessness.. When you look at India as a whole, you feel totally incapable of contributing anything to make the situation better.. There is just one workd - HOPELESS.. but that surely isnt the case..
I think AIDS is just the result.. Its just the outcome... not the root of hte problem.. unless we attack it at the root, it will keep manifesting itself in different forms... And what is at the root? That will differ acc to each one's perspective and calling, dont ya think?
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I agree with what you feel.. but A Search Engine's algorithm is only as good as its input. You cannot derive a country's state from the results of a machine.
Agreed that we as the next generation are moving away from the true blue Indian culture... but that is not the downfall of the nation. The coin has two sides... our economical growth has reached its state today by embracing the internationalism. I would see the future of the world as the blend of cultures. Dont forget that the nation also tops in world population. Perhaps its Nature's survival of the fittest taking effect.
Education will help move away from 'unprotected sex', but will it bring us towards monogamy? I doubt it. Its the individual's own choice. As long as we accept cheating in the broader scale... corruption being just one of the evils, cheating will always prevail.
As for your question on the 'culturally super power?' .. I am not sure the different cultures are even at the same level that they can be compared. I see it as a question akin to 'Are mangoes a better fruit than oranges?'.
I choose to believe in this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MiItWDN2Cs8
The author completely agrees to the views of "Bubbles". Thanks for the video. It was truly inspirational.
Good Posts ... Why don't you keep writing at least once a month...
In comment to this post I would say its peoples choices that matter. Its a mentality created by influence of other cultures.. Especially hollywood movies... So things that weren't right back when hollywood movies didn't premiere in India is perfectly all right now... A perfect example of when in rome do as the romans do..
people who even know about HIV are careless enough not to heed advices... Its a true state of pleasure gaining importance than passion and duty...
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