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JAIPUR l SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 323 Promoted by Shree Cement Limited PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021 02 IN-DEPTH RAP AGAINST SOCIAL DISSOLVING INTO MEDIA CLAMPDOWN n a warning to governments issuing diktats against those seeking help through social media sites in these troubled times, the Supreme Court of THE SOUNDLESS I India said that “there should be no SADHGURU, ISHA FOUNDATION clampdown on information, people can voice grievances on social media.” Justice DY Chandra- Ranked amongst the fifty most influential chud warned, “We will treat it as contempt of people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, court if such grievances are considered for ac- visionary and a New York Times bestselling tion. Let a strong message go to all the states and author Sadhguru has been conferred the Padma DGP of states that clampdown of info is contrary Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017, to basic precepts,” and went on to add, “We want the highest annual civilian award, accorded for to make it very clear that if citizens communicate exceptional and distinguished service their grievance on social media and internet it cannot be said it’s wrong information.” Uttar Pradesh was among the states where the admin- peech is of the society, words istration displayed the insensitivity to arrest are of the mind, sounds are of those using social media platforms to seek help nature, the soundless is of the for oxygen and hospital beds. Seemingly, it was beyond. Thus, if one gets iden- unacceptable to bureaucrats that people were cir- tified with one’s own speech, he culating messages about shortages in a dire at- will belong to society. If he gets tempt to save their loved ones. What mattered identified with his words, he more to them was the image. A rap from the Su- S will belong to the mind. If he preme Court will chastise the insensitive bureau- gets identified with the sounds, crats and bring respite to those voicing their he will belong to nature. If one grievances on social media. dissolves in the soundless si- The Bench headed by Justice Chandrachud also lence, to him alone the realms posed a few questions to the Central government of the beyond will yield. on preparations to manage Covid-19. The Supreme What we call “society” is es- Court called the situation in the country grim as sentially a conversation. It is hospital beds were not available even to doctors only because of constant con- and healthcare workers. “Hostels, temples, church- versation – some kind of com- es, and other places should be… converted into munication, expression of Covid care centres.” thoughts, emotions, and ideas – that there is something you can refer to as a society. If there no conversation or communica- WILL RESULTS DROWN tion, or essentially, if there is no guages and dialects in close a doorway is to enter. To experi- speech, there would be no soci- proximity, it happens quite of- ence that which is beyond this OUT CRIES OF MISERY? ety. For most people, it is so dif- ten that one word in one lan- IF YOU RIDE THE WORDS, doorway, the practice of silence ust a day to go before the country will ficult to be silent because si- guage means some sacred ob- YOU WILL BE FULL OF is referred to as maun. be lulled into forgetting the daily trau- lence is a way of shifting from ject, but in another language, it BULL. IF YOU RIDE THE The English word “silence” SOUNDS, YOU COULD ma of rising Covid-19 cases and fatali- being a social being into an in- means a filthy thing. A word is doesn’t really say much. In the EXPLORE DIFFERENT ties while states voice their inability to dividual being. The term “so- a made-up thing. A sound is not Sanskrit language, there are ASPECTS OF NATURE. J start vaccination drive from May 1 due cial being” is just a polite ex- a made-up thing. Sound is a cer- many words for silence. BEING FILLED WITH to unavailability of vaccines. Amidst the Dance pression for calling you a crowd. tain reality. Sound can be a ve- “Maun” and “nishabdh” are FORMS IS NOT hicle to penetrate the nature of two significant ones. “Maun” of Death what we’ll be glued to is the Dance of It is only the individual who can EVERYTHING, BUT IT IS Democracy as results of five Assembly elections perceive, transcend and be en- nature itself, but words do not ONE STEP CLOSER THAN means silence as we generally will start pouring in from the morning of May 2. lightened because society is not get you anywhere because they BEING LOST IN WORDS know it – you don’t speak; it is All eyes will be fixed on television sets to see if a reality, it is just a conversa- are just made up in your mind. an attempt to create nishabdh. Mamata Banerjee will be able to pull it off one tion, a cacophony of speech. Sound is a reality in which “Nishabdh” means soundless- more time or will West Bengal fall into BJP’s lap. Conversation, speech and so- you are constantly enveloped. ness or beyond sound. That Much of the vicious criticism of Prime Minister cial systems formed only be- What you call “form” is just an- If you ride the words, you which is beyond sound is that Narendra Modi for mismanaging the Covid=19 cause the human mind could other level of sound. Because of will be full of bull. If you ride which is beyond the play of situation while giving his Bengal campaign the invent a word. A word is not a the constant usage of words and the sounds, you could explore forms and the five elements. highest priority will get silenced. The prime min- reality. Neither is the mind. more complex formations of different aspects of nature. Be- That which is beyond sound is ister is facing flak for not following the Covid-19 Sound is a reality. There are all words, which we call sentences, ing filled with forms is not eve- the final passage to that which protocol while addressing mammoth rallies which kinds of sounds in nature. But language, conversation, and lit- rything, but it is one step closer is the very source of creation. allegedly led to a spike in Covid-19 cases in Kolk- a word is not a reality. In India, erature, the mind has become than being lost in words. Sound is essentially in your ata and other areas of Bengal. because we have over 1300 lan- so full of words that the very The existence that one is able mind. Whatever sound may be Exit polls are predicting the DMK alliance’s existential reality is obscured. to see, hear, smell, taste, and happening, if you are asleep, it clear win in Tamil Nadu, LDF’s return to power Patanjali’s definition of yoga touch through the five senses is does not matter. The entire in Kerala, and BJP in Assam. But barring As- What we call “society” is essentially a is “Chitta vritti nirodha.” This essentially a product of rever- murky mind is simply because sam these are not what the BJP is much con- conversation. It is only because of means, “When all the modifica- berations, a play of sound or of the sounds that you generate, cerned about. It has to have Bengal in its kitty. constant conversation – some kind of tions of your mind are gone, nada. The body and mind of a which take the shape of words, Although Exit polls are cautious about calling communication, expression of thoughts, that is yoga.” When the fluctua- human being are also reverber- and you attach meanings to Bengal outcome, some have given the TMC the emotions, and ideas – that there is something you can tions of your mind are gone, ations. But body and mind are meaningless sounds. If all the edge. Both the TMC and the BJP are on tenter- that is yoga. The fluctuations not an end in themselves – they sounds die down if you stop at- hooks. In any case, Exit polls have often gone refer to as a society. If there no conversation or of your mind are essentially are just the outer peel of a pos- taching meanings to the words, awfully wrong. The two key players, especially communication, or essentially, if there is no speech, caused by the words that you sibility. Most people do not go if everything falls down, then it Prashant Kishore, will be hoping that pollsters there would be no society. For most people, it is so generate. Generating words beyond the peel; they sit on the will be crystal clear, soundless. go wrong in their favour. He predicted below 100 difficult to be silent because silence is a way of shifting means you make up meanings threshold of the doorway their THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY seats for the BJP. from being a social being into an individual being. for meaningless sounds. whole lives. But the purpose of THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL Top Why some people don’t experience vaccine side-effects TWEET ost vaccines advice on the Moderna vac- ticeable side-effects. Either Dharmendra Pradhan have side-ef- cine says that common way, immunity against the @dpradhanbjp fects and COV- side-effects may be experi- virus is established.