SOLILOUQY A MEDIA PERSON

OF

DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

If I were introspect honestly; then would make the following statements. The media has to be realistic. Reality transcends what merely appears. Reality is the unseen undercurrents of blossoming future; amidst what is apparent, confusing, depressing or maddening! Media has to express explicitly and convincingly; the realization of the sublime aspirations of the people of the world. But this is not easy. We the media people; like all others; are usually dragged by our instincts, passions, temptations, vested interests, pressures and so on. We are more likely to get enamored by the glamour and glitter; as we are always exposed to it! We are influenced by the people, their weaknesses, their fallibility and their values based on superficiality and pettiness. We may also; influence them with our values! In turn; we spread the weaknesses and values through powerful media to rest of the society, the readers, listeners and the viewers. , o and are likely to be affected by the daily petty politics of power and its frenzy. In fact we media people seem to be caught in the unending pressures of the glamour, glitter, petty politics;

opportunism and power, nuisance value, cynicism, personal temptations and so on. We seem to lose the vision of blossoming of our own and that of the mankind, in the course of our job! We seem to get degenerated in that sense! But it is important to note that everyone including us, the media people who are shrouded by the forces of degeneration; have a definite and realistic hope! This realistic hope comes from NAMASMARAN, which is remembering your true self. NAMASMARAN can protect us; the media persons just as everyone else; from the disturbing and stupefying illusions and delusions created by rapidly changing environment inside and outside!