After careful introspection and retrospection i have realized that our's is a very funny country and we can probably be awarded for apathy to our fellow countrymen.On the one hand a social messiah brings up contentious issues of national importance on a sunday morning at the tap of a button and on the other hand we have a billion people watching the IPL final and cheering for their respective franchises assuming that supporting which implies patriotism to your state.But there is a deeper meaning to the word patriotism and unfortunately we here in india just dont seem to get it as of yet.There is one thing which most of us dont understand,whether a team wins or loses, the owners make their money anyways ,but, all of us have wasted a few hours of our time and yet, most of us say we dont have time for people.I dont see any reason to blame our politicians,we need to blame ourselves for what our country has become.As aamir khan put it in his show we need niyaat.
Having said that,satyameva jayate truly needs to be lauded for its crisp presentation covering issues such as dowry,female infanticide and the more recent topic on doctor's corruption though i believe it is more of an autocratic belief.(more on that)within a miniscule period of one hour(excluding the ad parade)It definitely brought out the grievances of the aam aadmi to a stratospheric record viewership of indian telivision audience(statistics suggest that the viewership has exceeded the times of the ramayana and mahabharat series of the 1990's by B.R Chopra).But the questions that need to be asked are how has it changed society??Have the victims of the atrocities afflicted on them been given any justice??Have the viewers(including myself) been affected by this??(It certainly makes your follicles stand during the show and emotions run high,Aamir khan works like a ringmaster and takes total control of your head.)The answer is sadly a big NO.
Satyameva jayate should become a case study in all the IIM'S and b schools across the world.There is a simple explanation to this(some of the die hard fans will object to this),if we dissect it as a pure marketing exercise,aamir khan has explored a niche market of viewership and has exploited it to the hilt.The show lacks glamour(except for himself)and it covers nothing but the harsh truth but yet has become one of the most viewed shows of the country(TRP'S have touched the roof).So once again he has differentiated from the herd and explored a market which was ventured earlier but never fully exploited.He needs to be applauded for that too(who cares if he charges 3.5 crores,airtel and a parade of fmcg ads are making sure star plus is laughing away to the bank).But again,this is pure pessimism talking.He deserves all the credit for being the voice of the show.
Although,i am a little perturbed by the way the last episode was handled.The message that went out was misguided and totally biased targeted against one section of the society.The medical profession(out of personal experience by interacting with doctors and no offense to anyone)is itself a very sensitive case and definitely needs to be handled with care.I have no problem with the issue of bulk drugs being brought up,as he said more governments should open up bulk drug stores like rajasthan but insulting doctors for being crooks is a very serious allegation.A doctor unlike engineers,mba's and other professions is not made in a day.He doesn't get paid as soon as he gets out of a med school(the salary after a mbbs is a princely sum of 15000 pm)Do most of us know that doctors have to serve 3 year bond with the government services after their pg (when they have already gone bald studying)or end up paying something ranging from 20 lakhs to a crore depending on the state.Do the engineers or mba;s need to visit rural areas after their pg??If so why is the government allowing brain drain from IIT'S and IIM's??Why should the doctors of this country be noble and charitable?If that is the case then why is aamir khan charging at all?It would have been nice if the private colleges which were charging huge capitation fees were brought into the limelight.There is a major nexus between private colleges,politicians and the medical council of india.It is unfortunate that only those issues were highlighted which suited the convenience of the research in question.Friends,these opinions are not only of my own but many medical students and doctors who had reacted after the show.There is no doubt that some doctors need to be penalized but not all.All said and done this show has the potential to change things(like many such exercises in india) if ,as aamir khan said niyaat(intention) ki jaroorat hai and not just a pure marketing exercise.Satyameva Jayate.Jai hind.
PS:The opinions mentioned here are purely on observation.You are more than welcome to object.
Having said that,satyameva jayate truly needs to be lauded for its crisp presentation covering issues such as dowry,female infanticide and the more recent topic on doctor's corruption though i believe it is more of an autocratic belief.(more on that)within a miniscule period of one hour(excluding the ad parade)It definitely brought out the grievances of the aam aadmi to a stratospheric record viewership of indian telivision audience(statistics suggest that the viewership has exceeded the times of the ramayana and mahabharat series of the 1990's by B.R Chopra).But the questions that need to be asked are how has it changed society??Have the victims of the atrocities afflicted on them been given any justice??Have the viewers(including myself) been affected by this??(It certainly makes your follicles stand during the show and emotions run high,Aamir khan works like a ringmaster and takes total control of your head.)The answer is sadly a big NO.
Satyameva jayate should become a case study in all the IIM'S and b schools across the world.There is a simple explanation to this(some of the die hard fans will object to this),if we dissect it as a pure marketing exercise,aamir khan has explored a niche market of viewership and has exploited it to the hilt.The show lacks glamour(except for himself)and it covers nothing but the harsh truth but yet has become one of the most viewed shows of the country(TRP'S have touched the roof).So once again he has differentiated from the herd and explored a market which was ventured earlier but never fully exploited.He needs to be applauded for that too(who cares if he charges 3.5 crores,airtel and a parade of fmcg ads are making sure star plus is laughing away to the bank).But again,this is pure pessimism talking.He deserves all the credit for being the voice of the show.
Although,i am a little perturbed by the way the last episode was handled.The message that went out was misguided and totally biased targeted against one section of the society.The medical profession(out of personal experience by interacting with doctors and no offense to anyone)is itself a very sensitive case and definitely needs to be handled with care.I have no problem with the issue of bulk drugs being brought up,as he said more governments should open up bulk drug stores like rajasthan but insulting doctors for being crooks is a very serious allegation.A doctor unlike engineers,mba's and other professions is not made in a day.He doesn't get paid as soon as he gets out of a med school(the salary after a mbbs is a princely sum of 15000 pm)Do most of us know that doctors have to serve 3 year bond with the government services after their pg (when they have already gone bald studying)or end up paying something ranging from 20 lakhs to a crore depending on the state.Do the engineers or mba;s need to visit rural areas after their pg??If so why is the government allowing brain drain from IIT'S and IIM's??Why should the doctors of this country be noble and charitable?If that is the case then why is aamir khan charging at all?It would have been nice if the private colleges which were charging huge capitation fees were brought into the limelight.There is a major nexus between private colleges,politicians and the medical council of india.It is unfortunate that only those issues were highlighted which suited the convenience of the research in question.Friends,these opinions are not only of my own but many medical students and doctors who had reacted after the show.There is no doubt that some doctors need to be penalized but not all.All said and done this show has the potential to change things(like many such exercises in india) if ,as aamir khan said niyaat(intention) ki jaroorat hai and not just a pure marketing exercise.Satyameva Jayate.Jai hind.
PS:The opinions mentioned here are purely on observation.You are more than welcome to object.
must give due credit to the impeccable and soulful tracks of ram sampath and all the other musicians performing at the end of the show,does move you to tears.
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