My blog, My freedom

Little was i aware til a few days bak, that blogging epitomises the absolute 'freedom' of a individual. We, Indians brought up in a nation that celebrates freedom as a birth right have often failed to define 'absolute freedom'. Yes, we are a indepenedent country where we are allowed to practice any religion, speak any language, subscribe to any ideology, campaign for any political outfit and not to forget excercise the right to vote from the age of 18. The various points mentioned are some of the key ingrdients of freedom. No doubt India ranks high across the world when compared on a democratic scale even against some of the biggest super powers of the world ( e.g. Russia, China). But is this really absolute freedom... have to rethink about it.



If the above mentioned factors were enough to consider ourselves as absolutely free society than what would one say about the millions of ppl suffering due to poverty and wit no one to hear them, or the innocent youngsters who r sufferin for being alleged to be involved in terrorist activities without any proof, or the millions ragging a clamour in east India but all falling on deaf years with the media also not paying much heed, or thousands of domestic workers suffering without making a single noise, or the thousands of helpless gals been sexually molested across the country with no idea who to turn for help as most of the culprits r within the families, or the thousands who get slaughtered in riots which have taken place after regular intervals of time, or the Men in khakhi the so called protectors of the society- the police who themselves commit the most horrendous crimes which has appalled the country...The list can just go on...One thing common in the above mentioned list is that none of these ppl have a medium to fall upon and express themselves. For them the only way to express is through police, family, society etc unfortunately all these are a part and parcel of the whole crime cycle that runs in full circle...Media which is considered the fourth estate or referred as the watch dog of the society also has some blood on its hand.Its selective reporting and sensational driven brand of journalism has further distanced the actual victims to be heard Not only has it distanced from them but even vitimized ppl ( Khurana case- victim of a sting operation).

Blogging is one such medium which restricts no individual from expressing anything...The space is completely yrs with no one to censor or curb you from writing yr thoughts, pain, happiness, sufferings etc...there is no family, police, media, court, etc to scritunized as to wat one wants to say....I know the idea of blogging as the ideal form of absolute freedom is highly remote as hardly a few millions have access to the internet and a fraction of them actively blogs...but atleast a beginning has been made....it might take time...but one day hopefully every individual irrespective of his/ her religion,caste, gender, sexual orientation, financial status wil be able to excercise absolute freedom and be heard genuinely thro blogging...

I have realized that freedom was a notion for me till now , but blogging might just break that.
My blog is my freedom, my blog is me...