Last week, a prominent magazine published a supplement on our city. The issue was about some of the social causes spearheaded by some individuals: a plethora of causes ranging from children to women, from rag pickers to legal rights, from environment and to animal welfare. project why also featured in it…
Out of all the causes, the one that made the cover was the sole animal welfare organisation…
People often wonder why I spend time surfing TV channels, particularly those viewed by the genral public.. infradig say my peers, but to me it is a way of gaging the reality around me, of comprehending what influences the people I work with and what ails society at that time..
An upmarket magazine will select as its cover picture one that moves its readers and so for a Delhi issue it chose a picture where the poor animal would bring the now very popular – cho chweet – that one hears in page 3 gatherings..
It is not the malnutritioned child that one would wish away if one could, or the garbage pile that will choke the environment, but the stray animal being bottle fed by a fellow citizen that will stir sympathy.
Wonder why? Maybe because the other images are too close to us or is it because they makes us aware of our responsibilities in a disturbing way…
A sad reflection of the reality we live in..
I agree with you madam, I used to read news on all possible indian websites for general knowledge, but now, I read the same to kind of understand the reasons for the vulnerability of the so called “educated” minds….including mine…an exercise to know my own mind too. I’ve seen a video about Mother Teresa, she says….if I start questioning ,who will do, so to say…if I keep asking why, Who will do! U ask and U also do , she did not ask, but she only did! some similarities u see!
it’s all of those things, isn’t it? “The poor are always with us,” and so they are just background shades…
perhaps, though, more thoughtful people will be moved by the report on pwhy…
that is the cutest photo đŸ™‚
hope ‘someone’ hears you..
and i love mr popples keeping his distance to mr dog!
both are as curious, wary and intrigued as the other!