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Created by : Himanshu Pathak, Sr/Principal Coresspondent, Coresspondent  | 09 15 2009 07:34:44 +0000
Industry : Radio, TV & FilmsFunctional Area : Strategy Execution(Strategy & Execution)
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In India we have always seen a strict regulation towards the content that one sees on the television, and in a bid to strengthen its 'content code', the Information and Broadcasting Ministry is introducing a parental lock system and fixing 'watershed hours' for showing adult content on television through discussions with broadcasters.

Top sources in the ministry today said the proposal for introducing a parental lock system and watershed hours came up during Minister Ambika Soni's recent meetings with representatives of Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) and News Broadcasters Association (NBA), as she is keen that these norms which are followed globally, should also be implemented in India.  The ministry is said to have suggested broadcasters that under the system, parents would be able to lock certain channels, which they think should not be viewed by children belonging to a certain age group.


So what do you say guys about the decision from I&B ministry? Should I&B follow the global norms in this regard?

 
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I totally agree with the new proposal and it is good to have  a parental lock system and the 'watershed hours' to air the adult content which is not suitable to kids which will be having either extreme violence or sexual content in them. It is good that they have come to a decision in this regard, they had completely banned for a very long time and according to me they should follow global norms in this regard.  What are your views people.


By Himanshu Pathak, Sr/Principal Coresspondent, Coresspondent  09 15 2009 07:39:48 +0000
 
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Wow!!! what a logic...I'll not allow my children to watch adult scenes but myself will watch and once they celebrate their 18th B'day,I'll give them the licence to watch those things. That will be their best B'day gift. Right ???

I ask a simple question.First of all,what is the necessity of watching those things even for parents also ? We teach out children not to watch bad things but we ourselves do.And in the name of 18yrs,they,on the verge of adult age, destroy their mind by watching those bad things and this is the reason for all adulteration in our society even among children. If our own mind is not clean, what can we expect from our children ? If parents and children both become honest with themselves and "BOTH" don't watch any bad things, every wrong thing will go out of the society...


By Sarika Singh, Assistant Professor, BIT  09 15 2009 12:49:50 +0000
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any measure to control is good


By Nagpal Singh, Sales and Business Development, Babel Group of companies  | 10 25 2009 10:36:36 +0000
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How thick some of you are really its not what childrens want to watch. this topic is about child lock and adult programmes. what we want to watch and its not cartoon network.


By Kpt , B.A student, Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore  | 09 20 2009 14:47:20 +0000
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hi Himanshu,

to some extent this is a right step. but, it all depends on how parents care for their childrens growth i.e. the amount of learning children gets from their elders in these kind of sensitive issues.

 


By jairaj shyam prasad, Production Manager, BOSCH Ltd  | 09 16 2009 14:39:33 +0000
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Amazing in these age people take a high morale ground on what to see and what not. keep up with the times you dont dictate what is morally right or wrong.

Gotta laugh at satwinder about changing the society. bet he wanks off 5 times a day.


By Kpt , B.A student, Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore  | 09 16 2009 13:52:54 +0000
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Yes, it will work.


By Venkata Varadarajan, Head of Media, Impact and Echo  | 09 15 2009 08:51:53 +0000
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I am fully supported the argument given by Mr. " Sarabjeet singh saluja ". Nothing rest to say.....
By Anupam Anand, Back Office Executive, Jyothy Laboratories limited  | 05 19 2011 08:50:50 +0000
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Wow!!! what a logic...I'll not allow my children to watch adult scenes but myself will watch and once they celebrate their 18th B'day,I'll give them the licence to watch those things. That will be their best B'day gift. Right ???
By SARABJEET SINGH SALUJA, Head/VP/GM-Business Alliances, CE Info Systems PVT LTD  | 11 03 2009 17:33:51 +0000
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I agree with Roop!!

I am not being pious or saintly, but once your children turn teens, they will find their own way to look at the birds and the bees!! However, trying to tell them whats in store after they turn 18 and right in the house in front of you is a bit too much. The argument about culture etc is humbug, its more of respect that matters here. Discretioanry measures are very important to instill some discipline. Thats the reason why we have DOORS and WINDOWS with locks!!

imagine a world where parents are going at it and the son/daughter comes trotting in saying"Will you please hurry up, my and my guy/girl are raring to go!"... That would be the day I would personally whip my ward and myself for allowing such profanity to enter my home. and destroy the respect of being parents and guides to our children!!

Thanks for the referral Himanshu!


By Makrand Bhave, Marketing & MICE, WIZCRAFT International  | 09 18 2009 04:23:53 +0000
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make your kid watch tube for 28 minutes in 24 hours ::( no relaxation please )

hook the kid to cartoons , discovery , nat geo,fox history, BBC ::( cultivate this habit :: child is not the father of man :: father is the father :: mind you )

matter resolved ::


By Ajay Ziz, Dy. Registrar,, University of Jammu  | 09 17 2009 07:55:03 +0000
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I do not think it will work. Because the internet is easily available , and on internet all that stuff is also easily available to all the children in the world !

And with the latest mobile techologies in the market, the so-called prohibited / banned information is being shared by the children, straight in their bed !

The internet sex and mobile sex is no more something new to talk and discuss about !

Recently, the USA Government was worried about "Sexting"/"sextexting", in which children/teenagers were sending the pictures of their private parts to their friends to excite their sexual feelings so that no further time should be wasted to have sex ! 

In this case , don't you think the entire drama of locking the TVs is a futile, time, resources,money and energy wasting exercise.

If people want to befool themselves, it is another thing, but Children of this generation around the World know about Sex, and practise sexual activities, much more than our expectations.

The number of child and teenage-pregnancy may be shocking in most of the countries, including India, already, the demand of the time should lead to sex-education among the children, and give them a proper direction to manage and regulate their sexual behavioural patterns,norms, and habbits, rather than whiling away time on such impractical ideas.

The minds of children should be ignited with more fruitful,positive, meaningful creative ideas, and better options than Internet, and their time and energy should be channelled into right direction.

  And Studies, Science, Literature, and  Sports could possibly be so some of the available options...

Thanks & Regards. 

 


By ROOP JALUTHARIA, Head/VP/GM-Corporate Planning/Strategy, Recycling Business Power Processes Pvt. Ltd.  | 09 15 2009 17:44:25 +0000
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I second Sarika on same.. Very well said.. :)

We always wanted to have ppl like you to change this society!! ..
We must stop ourselves from watching such things first..

Childrens are our reflection, and they learn more of What we do, rather What we teach..!!


By Satwinder Singh, Program Manager, Confidential  | 09 15 2009 14:42:58 +0000
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The government seems to be lagging behind the industry in these matters. Already there are TVs which have parental locks. What more can the government want? If it tries to overcomplicate matters and come up with its own version of parental controls then such a move will only cause confusion and not improve anything.


By Shahnawaz Islam, PR & Media Relations Manager, National Institute of Smart Governance  | 09 15 2009 09:49:53 +0000
 
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