The India Social Forum [NEW DELHI , 9-13 NOVEMBER 2006]

Action or Reaction?

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If we look for another world then to discuss the how part is really very important. I feel that our political leaders were blind folded while fighting for our rights during freedom movement. What we now see around us is more corruption and unorganized law & order than the British Era. Why freedom then? I would like to think about the injustices which took place every now n then in Ethiopia or Afghanistan … but it really do not make any sense to me to ignore the issues right underneath my nose … so let us priorities problems and our ways to fix them … if we agree to the fact that action speaks more than words than let us discuss what can be those actions …

We can write volumes on issues … and talk on length … does it going to help those who have no education? Does it going to feed hungry people? Does it going to bring subsiding farmers out of their debt trap? Does it going to help Jessica Lal to get her share of justice? Does it going to help unborn girls for whom world is getting unsafe everyday? Does it going to alarm those corrupt politicians and bureaucrats who are making fortune through fooling around? Does it going to establish peace among Maoist or insurgents? Does it going to keep Pepsi & Coca Cola out of market?

The list of issues will keep on growing , so the volumes. I myself have seen how effectively we used to discuss issues in our university campus … so many friends and teachers used to turn out in such meetings. And I’ve also seen people who make no sense and are real good in eating free pettish or bread pakoda along with chai. Still the same will keep on happening, unless until we seriously think of action against odd situations. Believe me, by talking we can’t make the world green.

So, I feel that it’s too much that I’ve written …so I may myself land up writing volumes like many of my able friends … I must get back to action with the hope that in future, we, thorough this community will discuss more on actions than the obvious reactions…

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