Or is it your philosophy that what you don’t see doesn’t exist, so crime is easily eliminated by eliminating serials? Secondly, if it is your conviction that there should be no serials on topics that have been banned by law, just what is Doordarshan showing these days? Does Doordarshan showcase some sanitised, fantasy land where there are no murders, no rapes, no dacoities, no scams, no atrocities, no exploitation, no evil at all? Firstly, how about eliminating child marriages before shooting down a serial on child marriages? Have you not heard about Akshaya Trithiya and what happens on that day to many young girls and boys in many parts of the country? Or do you think we have shooed away child marriages with a legislative wand: “Here’s the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, vanish you evil, whoosh!”
Hence, we will discuss only the substance of your objection, not the motive.īut how could you come to the debate without fleshing out your argument? You say the serial is against the law of the land because it glorifies child marriage and hence, should be yanked off. I mean, come on, nobody asked Rip Van Winkle that question, why you?Īs far as I am concerned, it all comes down to what you are objecting to, more than why you are objecting and why now. So, nobody should grill you on your sleeping habits.
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You are entitled to your right to not see TV soaps. That’s how you came to know of its existence. You do not watch the soaps and you were surfing for Doordarshan when your eyes fell on a ‘Balika Vadhu’ promo. Why is he waking up now?” That is countered easily. So, let’s abandon that road after this one legitimate question: “‘Balika Vadhu’ has been on air for one year. I for one belong to a third group, which thinks corruption in Parliament died with the cash-for-query sting in 2005 and that members of Parliament are not just privileged, but are also honourable. Implicit in either group’s belief is the assumption that either one of the channels leaned on you to sauce up Parliament’s dour debates. Some others will say that if this controversy rages on, it will benefit Colors. For example, some people will say that if the serial is indeed banned, it will help Star Plus. I will not take you there, because there is no end to the argument and nobody knows the truth.