A chewing gum for eyes
Whenever going to college, many of my friends used to ask me, “do you watch serials? I said no. They looked at me, a literally differently. Then the only question in my mind was that is “there any crime is not watching TV serials. ?
A TV serial where women in India, more than their health and their work. I am not kidding. Did do not watch TV serials to pass the time only, they watch TV serials while avoiding important tasks. This is a prime example of killing for remotes ever seen in the newspaper. Isn’t it a big thing that this happened out of hundred people? Should a man die a small TV remote? Why so connected to TV serial? what is in the TV serial? When and how did the TV serial trend start?
If we go back 30 years, there were not many type of channels on TV as there are now. Doordarshan is the only channel for cartoons, sports, movies, news everything. Watching a one movie a week, and half an hour of news a day is not a big deal. For the first time on Doordarshan, epix like Ramayana and Mahabharata were shown as serials on weekends. Rudramadevi, Jhansi Rani, Ambedkar biopic were also made as serials on TV. Once the popularity of this increases, the weekly serials are turned into daily serials. Small family stories, and occasionally children’s ethical stories also started appearing as a serials.
Why are women connecting?
Because the number of women working at that time was less. Moreover, watching is the biggest loss caused by this, before the advent of TV serials, women at home used to do all the house work, reading novels and books or tailoring was as hobby. After the TV serials came, they started watching serials by keeping them all aside. TV serials are for all women, which means that women are connecting more because their problems, suffering, hardships are highlighted and shown.
Are all losses caused by TV serials?
No. Not at all. Taking serials are not wrong. I am saying that the thing shown in the serials are wrong. Troubles, sufferings, problems between mother-in-law and daughter in domestic violence. Do not happen in every house. Why are these topics really taken? Is this the only problem for women in the country? Is it necessary to repeat a bad thing that happen somewhere? When the number of viewers of TV serial is high.. if you show is a good thing, a good one is more likely to spread. Many little technicians, writers and actors have made big name through these serials.
I am not saying that every serial is bad. Some serials are good. The first thing that comes to mind is Balika Vadhu. This serial is against child marriages in India. Even after 10 years of this serial, still loved by many. Of course this is my favourite serial too. The fault life with those who make serials but also with those who watch them. If you feel bored at home, may be think that there are better things to do than watching TV. For joy in other activities like reading books, designing garden, craft etc. It is not wrong what serials. Don’t stay in the same work on the day. Also one more important thing…any serial or movie is just an entertainment. Don’t take it personally. Just remember what I don’t say when childrens are watching cartoons “you should not follow what you see, this are not true” they said this the same rule applies to adults too.
