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||Does truth ever really triumph?



I recently finished watching all the four episodes of the extensively hyped show Satyamev Jayate up until now. Apparently, in our country, the truth is only appreciated if it comes from a well known celebrity. I do not intend to demean what Mr. Khan is doing because despite all the criticism from the sick sections that he has outed the truth about, the show continues to be what it is - an honest effort at revealing the truth of this nation we are very proud of, and in every way possible, trying to curb all the unforgivable evil that has been going on around here.

What our beloved "Idiot" is doing here is definitely appreciable but at the same time, it also brings out one sad truth unintentionally. In this country of ours, even if every citizen is aware of what they should and shouldn't do, what they should and shouldn't tolerate, it takes us a famous person to realise it. Be it Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare, who tried taking a stand against corruption or be it the "actual king in the industry" Khan, who is now trying to use his popular support for a greater good. The contributions to the NGO's with every episode, as well as the "hum chitthi likhenge Bharat Sarkar ko" sounds really hopeful. But at the same time, how can we choose to forget that our Government indeed, has been, is, and will continue to be shameless?

Is revealing the truth that everyone is already aware of, and making the government realise it too, really going to heal our country? In my opinion, its a cent percent no. Because however much awareness this show creates, at the end of the day, its upto us to either do good or bad, to be Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde. Because even if there can be movements and rallies and freedom of speech, the government will always be ready to support a bad cause if it benefits the Swiss Bank accounts of the people running it. Because our country which we are proud of for its culture and heritage, is money oriented now.

The only way to change India would be to change ourselves, to be better citizens, to be better individuals, to be better humans. And no amount of reality shows can do that if you choose to ignore your conscience.

Peace.

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