Abid Gowhar
Srinagar/ May 2005/
Srinagar/ May 2005/
The moral values of Kashmiri society have impressed all across the world and every body knows this land enjoys the privilege of being traversed by the great Sufis. Sensitive to their religious values Kashmiri Muslims in particular are known for all nobility, simplicity and hospitality, but who knows the modern generation might put it all buried down to the earth, turning their age-old values, the stainless customs and the rich cultural ethos upside down. The pious land of this heaven could turn in to hell because this abode of saints is just going beyond the western race and people who have an eye on the history are sitting with their shoulders down and fingers crossed.
Least bothering about their culture and religious values, valley’s present generation is rapidly dipping in to extravagancy and vulgarity. Day to day reports of sex and flesh trading, copying western fashion and style and loosing the chaste of respecting their elders is hitting the headlines. Is it like immodesty ripping and catching momentum in a very high speed among the youth who barter their conscience and character for the reasons they best know ?. Here is an alarm, the bright envious past lulling us into being complacent with the present world. The people of the vale, known for culture, moral integrity and conscious purity haplessly facing another war of immorality after the diplomatic hung between India and Pakistan.
A philosophers view could be that when you pressurize and hold something tight forcefully, you will feel the red patches as soon as you loosen the grip. The change, one does not accept by heart and mind gets flattered and more worsened than good . There cannot be a single reason behind but the amalgamation of various hick-ups, those uncounted little little smelling things that are overlooked by the people of materialistic thought. Kashmiri teenage girls feeling the impact of westernization by ruthlessly watching cable channels. A deep conspiracy of different Govt. agencies cannot be ignored plus the parents not realizing the responsibility of educating their children about moral and religious lessons. If we talk of the generation that grew in the turmoil period, there can be many and different reasons also but the fact remains that modern day parents have forgotten to teach moral lessons to their children, totally getting derailed from the duties, they were bound to . Parents do not find time to be with their children for sharing experience, moral sayings and ideas.
“Mummy, don’t mask your face and head, as it has become an old fashion” says a fourteen year old Nuzhat ( name changed) to her mother. She will not accompany her mother to a shopping Bazzar if she (mother) wears Abaya or Burka because Nuzhat feels embarrassed before her hi-fi friends. 22 year old Tawfeeq Ahmad (name changed) is telling everybody to call him Taffi. He is a hard fan of Salman Khan, his hair style unique like ‘Radhe’, ooh-fast running his motorbike since he has seen the film “Tere Namm”. Doing all vulgar actions, teasing college girls is his new style and even feel proud of getting injured twice on a motorbike as his Radhe did. Taffi like boys always have a roadside discussion on HBO, an English cable TV channel. The disgusting TV programmes, the vulgar fashion shows, the highly erotic shows that the idiot box is beaming in to our secure bedrooms are bound to yield such a recalcitrant crop. The beginning is shameful and God forbid, the end could be disastrous and heaven will turn into hell.
Many people believe that there is a strong lobby working behind this immoral and illegal involvement of the Kashmiri youth and it seems a deliberate attempt from influential sections of the government with the patronage of police and some security agencies.
It is high time for intellectuals, sociologists, academicians, and religious scholars to join their hands and do a critical study of the case to come up with their suggestions to curb and eradicate this rotten menace. For any negligence on their part, they cannot escape from the blame tomorrow. Our society is slowly drifting towards moral corruption. Materialistic life with luxurious style has changed the complexion of our lives. While fighting a war we have unfortunately forgotten the small battle we need to fight with several menaces flourishing within the society. ##################
Least bothering about their culture and religious values, valley’s present generation is rapidly dipping in to extravagancy and vulgarity. Day to day reports of sex and flesh trading, copying western fashion and style and loosing the chaste of respecting their elders is hitting the headlines. Is it like immodesty ripping and catching momentum in a very high speed among the youth who barter their conscience and character for the reasons they best know ?. Here is an alarm, the bright envious past lulling us into being complacent with the present world. The people of the vale, known for culture, moral integrity and conscious purity haplessly facing another war of immorality after the diplomatic hung between India and Pakistan.
A philosophers view could be that when you pressurize and hold something tight forcefully, you will feel the red patches as soon as you loosen the grip. The change, one does not accept by heart and mind gets flattered and more worsened than good . There cannot be a single reason behind but the amalgamation of various hick-ups, those uncounted little little smelling things that are overlooked by the people of materialistic thought. Kashmiri teenage girls feeling the impact of westernization by ruthlessly watching cable channels. A deep conspiracy of different Govt. agencies cannot be ignored plus the parents not realizing the responsibility of educating their children about moral and religious lessons. If we talk of the generation that grew in the turmoil period, there can be many and different reasons also but the fact remains that modern day parents have forgotten to teach moral lessons to their children, totally getting derailed from the duties, they were bound to . Parents do not find time to be with their children for sharing experience, moral sayings and ideas.
“Mummy, don’t mask your face and head, as it has become an old fashion” says a fourteen year old Nuzhat ( name changed) to her mother. She will not accompany her mother to a shopping Bazzar if she (mother) wears Abaya or Burka because Nuzhat feels embarrassed before her hi-fi friends. 22 year old Tawfeeq Ahmad (name changed) is telling everybody to call him Taffi. He is a hard fan of Salman Khan, his hair style unique like ‘Radhe’, ooh-fast running his motorbike since he has seen the film “Tere Namm”. Doing all vulgar actions, teasing college girls is his new style and even feel proud of getting injured twice on a motorbike as his Radhe did. Taffi like boys always have a roadside discussion on HBO, an English cable TV channel. The disgusting TV programmes, the vulgar fashion shows, the highly erotic shows that the idiot box is beaming in to our secure bedrooms are bound to yield such a recalcitrant crop. The beginning is shameful and God forbid, the end could be disastrous and heaven will turn into hell.
Many people believe that there is a strong lobby working behind this immoral and illegal involvement of the Kashmiri youth and it seems a deliberate attempt from influential sections of the government with the patronage of police and some security agencies.
It is high time for intellectuals, sociologists, academicians, and religious scholars to join their hands and do a critical study of the case to come up with their suggestions to curb and eradicate this rotten menace. For any negligence on their part, they cannot escape from the blame tomorrow. Our society is slowly drifting towards moral corruption. Materialistic life with luxurious style has changed the complexion of our lives. While fighting a war we have unfortunately forgotten the small battle we need to fight with several menaces flourishing within the society. ##################
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