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Interactive: Exchanging Ideas


The HRDF views Human Resource Development (HRD) in its broadest sense. It views HRD not merely in its narrow sense of people being literate, but in the much broader sense of people being empowered to live life on their own terms with dignity. In this section, therefore, we shall discuss a whole range of issues that impact on our lives-evils of blind faith and superstition; onslaught of religious beliefs and other ideologies on the freedom of thought; dangers posed by flawed mindsets like casteism, communalism, and fascism; injustices posed to vulnerable sections of society like children and women; and the right approaches to tackling these problems. Specifically, We can discuss the following:

  1. The true nature of and scientific facts behind various kinds of blind faith and superstitions currently prevalent in human society, boldly asserted.
  2. The various kinds of miracle, magic, and witchcraft being practiced and their scientific explanations to warn the gullible to beware of such acts.
  3. Ways and means of correcting flawed mindsets that lead to various kinds of injustices in human society.
  4. Ways of empowering children and women against the predatory onslaughts of people with criminal intent.
  5. The various resources (like books) available to combat such evils in human society.
  6. Matters of mutual interest between like-minded individuals and organizations.

There could be many other such aspects of human life that could be discussed in this section. To give an example, let us take the case of rape of women and girls. With disintegration of religious and moral values, this problem is on the increase.

Criminal laws and various techniques like sprays and chili powders have not proved very effective. Here is perhaps a bizarre but provocative idea: Let someone invent a beautiful bracelet which girls should be trained to wear on their wrists right from the age of five. It should be so designed that the moment the buttons on it are touched it would become a dangerous weapon, with sharp pins projecting all around it. During the struggle to subdue the girl's body she could readily hit the parts of the assailant that hurt the most-like his groins, the penis itself, the face and the eyes. Obviously, 'raping' the girl would be the last thought on the mind of the assailant so injured, giving enough time to the victim to escape or to seek help. We can call this bracelet the Ultimate, but the idea itself may not be the ultimate solution of this menace.

I do hope some of our readers would respond to the above suggestions. Let us make this Interactive Section of our website interesting and useful to human society.

Badiuddin Khan

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