School banning girl-boy touch.Man woman relationships.

One of the postings in a reputed news daily read"Do you think our moral values are undergoing a change when it comes to man woman relationship." and next day came the news that two of mumbai schools have banned girl boy touch.A very thought provoking scenario,isn't it.It makes one pause and ponder that the India we were born and brought up in and the India we live in today;are they congruent?
First and foremost in this day and age when students have mass media and the net at their disposal, does a ruling like this make sense.Secondly in today's modern India the definitions of morality,values,good conduct and self discipline have undergone a drastic change.Gone are the days when marriage was considered as one and only social institution under which a man and woman could establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc. Adultery by any sex was condemned and seen as very disgraceful .But today the scenario has totally changed.Thanks to live in relationships,gay marriages ,lesbian weddings and even contract marriages.No responsibilities, no commitment and no strings attached.Stay out of the wedlock and still have the companionship of the opposite or the same sex and you can even walk out of the arrangement according to your convenience.Gradually our statement of family is broadening and modernising.even Indians talk about same sex marriages and in fact the legalization of it.ans the people who oppose it are branded as orthodox,backward ans dumb.
Well India has witnessed many changes in the recent past.Be it political ,economical or social.The media(electronic or print),advertisements ,Internet have become an integral part of an Indian's life.They play a major role in mouldings his thoughts ,his outlook and his individuality.Today teens by 13 are aware and well informed about topics like sex,AIDS,HIV,lesbians and gays.
So the normal outlook of society is undergoing reform.its very difficult to justify the changes as good or bad for it depends and varies from person to person .
the Indian society can be roughly categorized into 3 sections.First the liberal minded people who take the liberty of calling themselves modern and outgoing secondly conservative thinkers and third section is of people who hardly have time to think about all this.For them the trinity of roti kapda and makan still matters the most.
Summarising the bitter truth ;yes the moral values are undergoing a sea of change and mind you change should not be resisted.For gradual change is the founding stone of evolution.A man and woman not only marry and make a family but in the process they build the society too.A person cannot turn his back to the society and say I don't care about it .We all are responsible to the society. A good society is one which makes its own norms not to create barriers between people but for their betterment and happiness.
In my opinion good changes should be advocated so that Indian society can break free from its age old baseless, stinking taboos.A man and woman should not be forced to live in a marriage just because its socially accepted.Remember fractured marriage don't make happy homes.A divorced woman or a spinster should not be considered as available.Bring a change which encourages widow remarriage ,inter caste marriage and even helps prostitutes to settle into wedlock.
Believe me if we remove few wrong aspects from our culture we have a rich legacy to preserve and hand it over to the next generation.Lets not ape the west and corrupt the golden culture our ancestors bestowed on us.So don't be sponges absorbing every thing from the west but be like a sieve picking the best and leaving the rest.

Pal

Samay reth ki tarah jindagi ki muthise fisalta jata hai;
Ek ek jarra ek ansuni ,ankahi kahani darshata hai;
Mein apne majhi se milne ki koshish bhi puri nahi kar pati;
Aur mera aaj har bete pal ke sath mere majhi mein kho jata hai.

Ankhon mein hazaro sapne sajaye, Mein sunder bhavisye dhundne nikli thi ,
Kal, aaj aur kal se dur ek kone mein bhavisye khada muskura raha tha,
Maine pucha,'mera kal kaisa hoga?'bhavisye ne turanth jawab diya,
"tera aane wala kal ,tere aaj ka aaina hoga."


Yahi jindagi ki sacchai hai,
Aane wala har pal bete hue har pal ki kamai hai;
Har guzrta pal yahi sikhla jata hai,aane wale pal ko ji bhar ke ji le,
Kyunki ankh mechte hi yeh pal bhi kal mein sama jayega.