Our duties as citizens are not over with the vote and the over-hyped black mark selfie. Jaagte Raho, all is not well....
We can't expect any push for the much needed electoral and judicial reforms from the leading opposition party in the 16th Lok Sabha, most likely Congress. Soon the election fever will cool off. The media's priorities may change. TV viewers are likely to go back to their daily soap, as a cure to election fatigue. Restaurants, marketers and radio channels will look for greener pastures. Till such time as another andolan by Anna & Co. is launched and attracts any sizeable TRPs, the 810 Mio voters have to continue exercising their right - the right to question. Speak up. That's called Democracy.
As per one survey, http://www.slideshare.net/iibea/digital-statistics-2014-india
while there are 200 Mio internet users in India in 2013, there were 73 Mio who browsed the net and 33 Mio Indians who searched blogs. A large portion (86%) of internet users used social media in 2013. These seem like small numbers compared to the 814 Mio eligible voters in 2014 but consider the growing influence of social media on the mainstream media and even on Indian politics! Speak up. That's called Democracy.
We can't expect any push for the much needed electoral and judicial reforms from the leading opposition party in the 16th Lok Sabha, most likely Congress. Soon the election fever will cool off. The media's priorities may change. TV viewers are likely to go back to their daily soap, as a cure to election fatigue. Restaurants, marketers and radio channels will look for greener pastures. Till such time as another andolan by Anna & Co. is launched and attracts any sizeable TRPs, the 810 Mio voters have to continue exercising their right - the right to question. Speak up. That's called Democracy.
As per one survey, http://www.slideshare.net/iibea/digital-statistics-2014-india
while there are 200 Mio internet users in India in 2013, there were 73 Mio who browsed the net and 33 Mio Indians who searched blogs. A large portion (86%) of internet users used social media in 2013. These seem like small numbers compared to the 814 Mio eligible voters in 2014 but consider the growing influence of social media on the mainstream media and even on Indian politics! Speak up. That's called Democracy.
No comments:
Post a Comment