India is going through a new phase of transformation - for better or worse. Media is owned by business and has become their mouthpiece.
Sensationalism and TRP drive the media to extent that stories are invented, facts fabricated, ideologies spiced up to deliver delicious mouthwatering facts bordering on imagination, fiction and wishful thinking.
Most business houses are aligned to one or the other political parties. The heady combo of politics and business has tightened its hold on the economy and policies are framed to suit the business interests of the business houses and stability of the political class.
The reality which stares at the ordinary citizen of this country is far from the cacaphony of the media. Spiralling price rise across the economic spectrum, unprecedented cost of fuel, decline of the manufacturing sector, wipe out of the employment sector are some of the glaring realities today one is faced with.
Youngsters face an uncertain future post their studies. Major political parties have failed to deliver their promises and have lost the trust of the people.
Agriculture and agricultural land has been gobbled by the business houses. Farmers are left in the lurch with no support from any quarters. While the loans of the business houses are written off and waived off every five or six years, the plea of the farmer for loan waiver has fallen on deaf ears.
Migration to cities from villages for employment opportunities has turned the cities into a nightmare while commuting. While a flight from Trivandrum to Delhi can be carried out in 3 hours, commuting from Bangalore airport to Koramangala could take longer. Traffic congestion gives rise to pollution.
Unbridled construction of houses, apartment complexes, business centres have played havoc on the environment. A realignment of priorities with regard to infrastructure, road planning, vehicle deployment, housing is the need of the hour. Today people have vehicles in cities while they prefer to travel by taxis. Driving in a city is no longer safe and comfortable. ....
