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Increasing symptoms of depression in Chitral
We see a paradigm shift in political, economic, social and cultural
order of the world. Many problems and diseases occur particularly
in developing world due to lack of resources to counter them and
developed world in general.
Media plays an important role in dealing with many problems and
diseases with the help of health department of the country.
Indian print and electronic media is more active
by engaging different experts in different TV and other programs to
deal with the problems of pubic concern. Indian film industry is
more active for healing of such kinds of victims as well. Few
examples of Bollywood here I would rather to mention. TV legend
Amitabh Bachchan in the movie “Paa” is really playing a commendable
role to deal with new phenomenon of Progeria. This film has been
picturized on twelve years baby of the suffering of Progeria, a
rare diseases that causing aging.
Another Indian Film ,”My name is Khan” wherein the role of actor
Shah Rukh Khan being autistic is mesmerizing and interesting to
build the image of Islam by a positive answer to a mullah ,
supporting people at the time of extreme need and meeting with the
president of American only to endorse “My name is Khan. I am not
terrorist”. In this film the mother’s look after and nourishment of
an autistic child is an inspiration for the parents of such special
children. There hidden lesson is that when the autistic children’
are nourished and groomed with care they can etch in stone. A Drama
“App Ki Antra” depicts also an autistic children’ are being treated
in a centre under the aegis of high caliber of experts and doctors
who are treating them psychologically, mentally and physically in a
systematic way and in this Drama the role of parents glaring
reflects as well. Autism and Progeria both are new diseases which
film industry and media bring into the notice of the public in a
very interesting way as an awareness program with prescriptions and
suggestions for the parents and other people how to deal with them
when they meet such kind of people at home and public places.
What I am writing all this is to show only the positive role of
Indian electronic and print media and film industry to highlight
problems with positive practical suggestions and prescriptions not
the negative aspect which is another topic of debate.
Our media whether it’s print or electronic and film industry is not
as active as necessary in this hour of the day. Our film industry
is based on vernaculars i.e. Panjabi, Sindhi, Baluchi and Pashto
which is oriented in these people not of national and international
nature. If there are such programs and stories has been designed
which certainly remain unnoticed due to their limited nature of
focus.
Chitral is a truncated province of Pakistan, herein depression is
developing with more speed. Our social milieu is undergoing through
a critical stage which has resulted to frustration and depression
in young generation. Depression is a new phenomenon for the third
world countries particularly for Chitrali people. Health department
of Pakistan also shows lip service with regard to depression. It
needs to be redressed abruptly. If our electronic media is not able
to do such kind of job then through the esteemed paper of Chitral I
would rather to request and liable to demand from government ,
provincial government and health department of Chitral to make a
cell equipped with doctors and psychologist to treat depressed
people within Chitral. Those people, who become victim of this
diseases in Chitral, are put behind the bar or in house seclusion
which adversely affects their health further rather than treating
them by the doctors and psychologist. Here I would also request to
concern NGOs to launch awareness program in Chitral especially for
these special people and to public.
I am going to conclude with these words of Mother Teresa “If we can
not love the person whom we see, how can we love God, whom we can’t
see”?
Alhaj Muhammad Khan
Charun. |
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