Violence in Society
Mahatma Gandhi's notion of Non-Violence hardly finds its shades in today's society. Non-Violence took the backseat and Violence treads on lives of myriad people abysmally. Violence is described by horrendous deeds of attacking, destroying, sabotaging, assaulting, molesting, killing and so forth. Every corner of our society is virtually being tainted by Violence. Violence has made its presence felt all over the world affecting the multitudes. Be it clashes, conflicts, communal riots or whatever form the violence takes, it is affecting the bourgeois people in terms of lives and property. It has been existing since many centuries and yet extant unaltered in the era of millenium.
Violence can be imputed to many factors. Disagreement over an issue with others may whip a person into resentment developing a sense of grudge in him. Religious obsessions and racism chip in to suppress humanity. People preoccupied with wicked thoughts resort to terrorist deeds. As money makes a man anything, avarice makes a human being resort to any criminal activity. Unemployed, dejected over life, tread on the path of self-employment through abductions and murders. Greed, revenge, avenge, retaliation, racism, disparities, inharmony, unemployment contribute to this terrible violence.
People cutting across religions, castes and nationalities indulge in violence. World wars almost shook the world leaving a burial ground before it. Babri masjid demolition in 1992 gave rise to Hindu-Muslim conflicts which is grossly dismal. In 2002, Gujarat riots encompassing burning of Godhra train led to communal riots. Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal have been adverse in the recent past. Year 2008 witnessed the indiscriminate killing of people by terrorists. Top-brass commandos and policemen were slain in the odious attacks. 26/11 attacks woke up the nation to set up NIA National Investigation Agency and NIA bill was moved in the parliament in 2008. And even today, Thailand clashes persist victimizing innocent people. Violence seems to be eternal which would spell doom to the citizens.
Violence, however, has its pros. Its only through violence that India has achieved its independence after having struggled for several decades. It resulted in loss of many freedom fighters and economic people. Had violence been extant in Nepal, Democracy would not have been attained. Peoples' protests, demonstrations and insurgent activities made their King to bow down to them abolishing Monarchy and pave way for Democratic regime. Its by the odious violence that USA put an end to Saddam Hussain.
Violence, on its flipside, has its adverse effects too. The innocent people are becoming victims for the no-way-related crimes. Violence that results in loss of myriad people's lives sheerly violates the humanitarian aspects. It simply leaves behind a trail of destruction and adversity. Loss of property leaves the public in lurch. It gets people into a bad fix. Ubiquitous violence sparks a bloodbath killing away umpteen people. Bloodshed is what one can typically be down in the mouth about. It carries everything else except woes, yell, cries and doleful moments of the bereaved.
Though the governments keep changing, people are not moulding themselves to take the gauntlet. They are blowing their gaskets. Tempers which usually run high during riots or clashes have to be confronted sensibly by the government as well as the people. Weighing the pros and cons of wild activities could be conducive in curbing the misdeeds. Stringent steps are needed to be initiated by every human being to bring the circumstances under control. The Nation must ensure effective implementation of laws apropos of violence. Sense of humanity has to be instilled in every citizen's mind. The adage "United we fall, divided we fall" aptly is in sync with the above measures to eradicate violence from the society.
-Dinesh Reddy Sarasani
