Our responsibility
Sir,
After passing
through so many emotional upheavels and thought
processes over last 60 days for whatever is
happening in the State, this is for the first
time that I am jotting down my mind on paper.
To begin with I
strongly believe most of humans are born as good
being, who want to live in peace and happiness
and will like to work towards prosperity and
harmony, both individual and social (as both are
interrelated). And if what I think is right then
why this much of turbulence and strong
polarisation of societies. Are all people who
live at either side of Peer Panchal tunnel are
violent and think coherently with violent
agitations going on either side, or people are
made to believe what this protesters are saying
is actually correct and rest all thought process
happening in any body's mind is not worth talking
about. Are there not many people in the State who
have friends or knowns on other side who have the
same thought processes. When one is not allowed
to air his views in hostile and how could they
vouch for democracy? The fact is that democratic
authenticity does not accrue to mobs and crowds.
Then whose responsibility is to educate our own
people about what, how and why these things are
happening ?
Any civilised
society will not approve violence and depredation
for its voice to be heard. First and foremost for
all likeminded people is to start discussing
among themselves is exactly what they want and
how do you want to acheive, also is what we are
desiring is in large interest of humanity and
natio we proudly relate ourselves to.
What values do we
want our children to inculcate and to be brought
up with. Are not we all responsible for this
mayhem ? Those who talk about ''Jammu psyche''
and ''Kashmir aspirations' are essentially
parroting the divide in the society.
In the context of
all above I very honestly and sicnerely feel that
all the confusion and chaos this internal
confusion in the first place escalated b minor
political and social problem has blown into major
national crisis. All leaders true to their salt
need to realise that as they are the persons
looked up to, have to decide what is right for
country or should I say humanity irrespective of
its political, electoral and monetary
consequences.
All said and done
the young and energetic lot of both the regions
should rise up and give a ray of hope for the
humanity by being more interacive and am very sur
with their extreme limits of talent and global
outlook they will surely make a difference and
find peace and confidence for the revival of age
old humanism and regional affinity.
Yours
etc...
Ashu Goel
Jammu
Let us focus on Olympics 2012
Sir,
We the people of
India are immensely proud of the achievements of
Abhinav Bindra shooter, Sushil Kumar wrestler and
Vijender Kumar boxer in winning individual
Olympic medals respectively. We are indebted to
them, their family members and their coaches
whose collective efforts and endeavours have
culminated into this wonderful achievement.
We should realise
that we have to provide all facility to the
sports persons. But the situation is not good at
all. Not to talk of any daily refreshment and
other financial support to attract the players in
sports field, even the basic playing equipments,
gears and other paraphernalia are not provided to
the players to carry on their sport activities,
due to which the players and their parents are
always double minded and in a fix to take the
risk of survival of their wards in sports field
in absence of all basic requirements,
encouragements and future survival security. For
example if a child wants to become badminton
player, skater or Table Tennis player etc ,
he/she is supposed to purchase his/her own
racquet/shuttles/T.T. bats/balls, skates and
other kits, otherwise one has to remain empty
handed idle in the stadium. For instance, the
cost of badminton racquet to play even at least
at State level, starts from Rs.1200/- upto
Rs.8000/-, whereas the cost of a good shuttle
starts from Rs.50/- and that too just for one
game. Likewise skates start from Rs.500/- to
5000/-. So when our sports authorities or
associations are unable to provide all these
basic requirements, how can one expect good
players in our society. Resultantly in the
alternative many budding badminton players are
forced to play just with the spoiled/used
shuttles left by the veteran players in the
stadium.
In such a
situation, only the rich background players can
survive to overcome all these financial hurdles,
whereas rest of players, even very talented
players, being poor and not in a position to
purchase all this from their parents’
pockets, remain out of race.
In this backdrop,
let our sports authorities ensure each and every
player in our society with all basic requisite
equipments, gears and other paraphernalia coupled
with good coaching, besides full financial
security of survival right from the start of
career of a player and even after his/her sports
career is over. Then the day is not far when
there shall be numerous "Bindras",
"Sushils" and "Vajinders" in
our country to fetch medals to top the tally of
medals at national and international level.
Yours
etc…
D.S.Shubham,
Badminton Player,
M.A.Stadium.
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