India Today Conclave 2010, Day 2 (3rd session, Venue – Taj Palace, New Delhi) – topic debated ‘Idealism Vs Reality’; I was the privileged and fortunate one to be a part of the audience for the debate session.
Being a Software Engineer, I was supposed to attend a debate session for Science and Technology. However, being an idealistic youth I was more excited and interested for this session.
For debate: Mr. Deependra Hooda (MP), Miss Assin (Bollywood actress), Mr. Ranbir Kapoor (Bollywood actor), Ms. Tanya Dubash (Ex. Director & President, Godrej Industries), Miss Roopa Purushotoman (Head of Research), Mr. Adrian D’souza (Goalkeeper, Indian National Hockey Team) were invited by the India Today group.
In the session, some great thoughts were put through by all these people (especially from Deependra Hooda, Aasin and Adrian) quite elaborately and candidly with which I agreed to the most of it and had difference in opinion from the few of it.
Obviously, as all the sessions were shown on television itself, thus I would not be detailing the speeches of all these people (but definitely would list the excerpts) instead would like to write my opinion for the topic and would request all the readers to write their comment whatever they feel like.
What I personally think, in today’s work system/dynamics/infrastructure, an idealism and it’s reality has become two separate entities, opposite in nature and with no connection to each other. Simply for the matter of fact, for an ideal situation/condition, its reality is completely different. Here I would like to list few examples of it:
i) In terms of idealism, in all the fields – opportunities/treatment for all the people of India should be same irrespective of their caste/creed/colour/family/region but the reality is that still in 20th century these factors play an important role.
ii) In terms of idealism, the basic amenities/facilities should be provided to all the people and region of India but the reality is today still there are considerate (not negligible) amount of places and it’s people who are deprived of these.
iii) In terms of idealism, our politicians should be our true representatives but the reality is today still (what I think) more than 60% politician has registered criminal/civil cases in court against them or they have criminal records.
iv) In terms of idealism, our education system/it’s fee structure should be accessible to each and every person of India but the reality is today even a middle class person thinks twice to get his son/daughter admitted in a preparatory school, forget about the higher studies.
v) Ideally, today’s youth should carry some idealism that they should follow but the reality is for being successful in this competitive world they don’t have or carry any, they are willing to do whatever it comes on their way for getting successful.
vi) Things get even worse, when few who carry some idealism in their life when they practically enter into their work system, under the pressure of the merciless dynamics of the work system they tend to compromise (this also iterated by Aasin in her speech).
This is the truth of Idealism and Reality. There was one point that I anticipated for this debate to conclude which it did that I’ll share later.
In the debate, Deependra Hooda who was questioned over politics mentioned about his idealism and what he would like to see the face of Indian politics to be.
According to him, his preference would be over the progressive politics rather than divisive politics, politics that talk about the equal right for each individual irrespective of the caste/region and family. In the politics he would rather like to discuss about the Electricity/Water/Infrastructure rather than reservation/vote bank/communalism.
He also said though these are not so easy and it would not be reflected straightaway instead it would take time but what we should not give up is hope.
Aasin on the other hand showed the real picture of the Indian film industry where each actor/actresses is considered as a commodity and almost all is replaceable with the next and how in this scenario a person does have to compromise with his/her ideal.
Adrian D’souza however showed another picture. As per him if we’ve conviction in our idealism, we’ve the unity and if we stand together then Idealism does turn into reality. Example he gave about the strike that hockey team initiated just before the world cup. But what the most important thing he mentioned is the “hope” and “conviction” of whatever we are doing is correct.
This was only the point that I anticipated this debate to conclude.
Friends, there is never 100% ideal situation/condition in reality but what is required is that with this matter of fact we should never give up on idealism. Rather we should have conviction in ourselves, we should have a hope and we should have guts to fight.
That’s all !!!!
With Love
Upendra.
Being a Software Engineer, I was supposed to attend a debate session for Science and Technology. However, being an idealistic youth I was more excited and interested for this session.
For debate: Mr. Deependra Hooda (MP), Miss Assin (Bollywood actress), Mr. Ranbir Kapoor (Bollywood actor), Ms. Tanya Dubash (Ex. Director & President, Godrej Industries), Miss Roopa Purushotoman (Head of Research), Mr. Adrian D’souza (Goalkeeper, Indian National Hockey Team) were invited by the India Today group.
In the session, some great thoughts were put through by all these people (especially from Deependra Hooda, Aasin and Adrian) quite elaborately and candidly with which I agreed to the most of it and had difference in opinion from the few of it.
Obviously, as all the sessions were shown on television itself, thus I would not be detailing the speeches of all these people (but definitely would list the excerpts) instead would like to write my opinion for the topic and would request all the readers to write their comment whatever they feel like.
What I personally think, in today’s work system/dynamics/infrastructure, an idealism and it’s reality has become two separate entities, opposite in nature and with no connection to each other. Simply for the matter of fact, for an ideal situation/condition, its reality is completely different. Here I would like to list few examples of it:
i) In terms of idealism, in all the fields – opportunities/treatment for all the people of India should be same irrespective of their caste/creed/colour/family/region but the reality is that still in 20th century these factors play an important role.
ii) In terms of idealism, the basic amenities/facilities should be provided to all the people and region of India but the reality is today still there are considerate (not negligible) amount of places and it’s people who are deprived of these.
iii) In terms of idealism, our politicians should be our true representatives but the reality is today still (what I think) more than 60% politician has registered criminal/civil cases in court against them or they have criminal records.
iv) In terms of idealism, our education system/it’s fee structure should be accessible to each and every person of India but the reality is today even a middle class person thinks twice to get his son/daughter admitted in a preparatory school, forget about the higher studies.
v) Ideally, today’s youth should carry some idealism that they should follow but the reality is for being successful in this competitive world they don’t have or carry any, they are willing to do whatever it comes on their way for getting successful.
vi) Things get even worse, when few who carry some idealism in their life when they practically enter into their work system, under the pressure of the merciless dynamics of the work system they tend to compromise (this also iterated by Aasin in her speech).
This is the truth of Idealism and Reality. There was one point that I anticipated for this debate to conclude which it did that I’ll share later.
In the debate, Deependra Hooda who was questioned over politics mentioned about his idealism and what he would like to see the face of Indian politics to be.
According to him, his preference would be over the progressive politics rather than divisive politics, politics that talk about the equal right for each individual irrespective of the caste/region and family. In the politics he would rather like to discuss about the Electricity/Water/Infrastructure rather than reservation/vote bank/communalism.
He also said though these are not so easy and it would not be reflected straightaway instead it would take time but what we should not give up is hope.
Aasin on the other hand showed the real picture of the Indian film industry where each actor/actresses is considered as a commodity and almost all is replaceable with the next and how in this scenario a person does have to compromise with his/her ideal.
Adrian D’souza however showed another picture. As per him if we’ve conviction in our idealism, we’ve the unity and if we stand together then Idealism does turn into reality. Example he gave about the strike that hockey team initiated just before the world cup. But what the most important thing he mentioned is the “hope” and “conviction” of whatever we are doing is correct.
This was only the point that I anticipated this debate to conclude.
Friends, there is never 100% ideal situation/condition in reality but what is required is that with this matter of fact we should never give up on idealism. Rather we should have conviction in ourselves, we should have a hope and we should have guts to fight.
That’s all !!!!
With Love
Upendra.
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Hi Upendra,
Good thought put up by you, remember me - we met in the conclave session itself.
There I wanted to meet and congratulate you from the amazing question that you put up before the speakers but you were so busy among the people that I couldn't get a chance.
However, now that I've found you, please reply me back.
Reena.
After a long time you publised your article, any ways again good job done.
sam.
Whatever you say but the reality would always be different than with idealism!!!