For those who really care - Jinhe Desh ki fikr hai!

The new season of the Satyamev Jayate started with much fanfare this weekend much to the build-up that was created in the last few weeks. And the kind of innovative and rather emotional flavour that was associated with its re-launch ensured in striking the right chord with the masses. No doubt people have been a tad more cautious in not breaking the traffic signals these days just to ensure that they ‘care for the country’, pretty much on the ‘jinhe desh ki fikr hai’ tag lineJ.

One of the key factors that lends a lot of credibility to Satyamev Jayate is Aamir Khan’s association and close involvement in each of these critical issues. He makes the overall effort look so credible and believable, that you tend to envy him for his ever so impeccable and perfect ways. Some may argue that at times certain portions of the show do appear overly dramatic but that doesn’t  take anything away from the overall noble intentions of the show. This show has succeeded in bringing very tough and awkward issues into our drawing rooms that we have so far evaded discussing or contemplating upon, together with our family members. And that surely is the first and the most important step in working towards these serious issues and the new tag line ‘jinhe desh ki fikr hai’ rightly emphasizes on it.

So assuming that ‘those who care for the country’ implies to every citizen of this nation and urges them to be responsible and vocal against anything that is unjust, makes everyone accountable of anything untoward happening around us. It rightly gives a sense of direction on how we can bravely tackle these situations without being thwarted by them. Also,it clearly outlines about the state machineries whom we should rightfully reach out to register our grievances and call for an immediate action against the culprits involved. But is this enough? Not to undermine what Satyamev Jayate is trying to achieve through its manifold initiatives, not to sound too cynical about the ask from every citizen to care for the country. This is certainly not enough.

Not enough, because even if a considerable no. of people start caring for the country by becoming proactive and alert even on the issues that are not impacting them directly, it won’t totally solve the larger problem in our country. And the reason is simple, unless the office bearers, decision/policy makers and government officials start to care for our country, a common man’s care won’t make much of a difference. Imagine a situation, a set of caring, responsible and aware citizens going to a police station to report an anti-social incident but the officer  in charge refuses to cooperate, what good can that new found awareness and care do? It would rather demotivate the common man further to believe that nothing productive can be done in the present day context. So, as much is the need to make the common man aware and equipped with their roles and responsibilities towards our nation, which Satyamev Jayate is rightly doing, there is a larger need for a mass conscience awakening of our bureaucrats and politicians towards their role in making our nation a better place to live, for the generations to come.

Without doubt Aamir Khan and his team deserve lot of credit for what they are trying to achieve through their television show. But only if our office bearers can also join the ‘jinhe desh ki fikr hai’ bandwagon, our nation would be much better place to live far sooner. And to start with they can do their bit by proactively adhering and enforcing the accountability measures like Jan Lokpal Bill and RTI across departments and thereby showcasing their intent and care for the country. Alas, a day will then come when we don’t have to worry for our country!

Satyamev Jayate!

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