Individual Freedom and Civil Society

People must have complete freedom to choose the way they enjoy their personal life. But at the same time they must perform their responsibilities towards society, so that they can make themselves responsible citizen. Both the things must go with each other.

In Indian society there has always been conflict between individual freedom and social responsibility. Discussing this topic in Indian scenario we can not take India as a whole because scenario of urban society is very different from that of rural society. In urban society where individual freedom dominates social responsibility, in rural India social responsibility dominates personal freedom.

In urban India most people have become selfish they are indifferent towards their neighbors and other members of their society, even in metros people do not know names of their neighbors. They do not want to help one another at the time of need. They think they are living their life peacefully and have nothing to do other families. They forget their duties towards society and nation. This has exploited by terrorists in the past. Terrorists came and lived in highly populated areas without fear and get away after performing their task. This happens because of our indifference towards people. It is good that people in metros do not meddle in personal affairs of one another but they must try to prevent illegal activities that is happening in their ambiance.

Seeing towards rural India people perform their social responsibilities very well but at the same time they often meddle unnecessarily in peoples personal affairs. Girls are most affected. They are often prevented from enjoying their life in a way they want by illiterate older members of society. Just take the example of khap panchayats. They ostracized young men and women and even sometimes murdered them only because they want to marry with their self-chosen partner in the name of culture. This is complete negation of Indian Constitution. They say they are protector of Indian culture, but they forget in a democratic country Constitution always comes first.

So at last I want to say people must help one another at the time of need and they should not interfere in other person's personal life unless one is doing anything illegal or against Indian constitution. They must contribute towards the development of India.

In this way we can enjoy our personal life and perform our responsibilities towards society at the same time, that is necessary for an ideal society.

One might say that freedom might be misused by people in wrong ways, but I firmly believe that with a corrupt government that follows unethical policies like bribery and nepotism at every level, nobody can really blame the citizens for the way they've turned out.

When the sole ruling power of a country/state which is the government, is completely misusing its power, how can one expect ethics and values from ordinary citizens who will only emulate the kind of example set to them? Hasn't anyone considered the fact that the government itself is a clear case of freedom gone awry?

The best solution to this problem is to:

1. First rid India's government of corruption - to root out all the crap that had been overshadowing our potential all these years - and put in its place, a new government filled with people who will set a worthy example for the rest of the country.

2. Give every individual the freedom that is his birthright and eliminate all traces of bias and discrimination in giving only certain sections of society some privileges and concessions, and establishing equality among all.

3. And most important of all, TEACH the people to USE the freedom in a befitting manner (i.e) to not take undue advantage of it and exploit it shamelessly, but to use it in a responsibly and maturely, for since a great person once said "With great power, comes great responsibility".

The entire crux of the plan depends on the ability of the government to make the people realize that freedom has to be used in a socially acceptable way and when that stage has been successfully achieved, we can hope to build an India that is every bit as glorious and filled with splendor as it was before those white-skinned bastards came and looted the whole lot away.

Individual freedom is necessary in a democracy with a right mixture of rights and duties. Every individual has the right of speech and expression as long as he maintains the duty of not going aganist the values upon which the civil society is built, like culture, religion e. T. C.

Also it is necessary for the civil society to understand and accept the freedom of speech and expression of individuals.

We have seen the case of Salman Rushdie, the late M. F. Hussain, Taslima Nasrin who have been denied the right to travel in their homeland due to threats posed by religious fundamentalist groups who refuse to give any consideration to their rights.

It was a sad fact that India has lost a great international artist, M. F. Hussain, who passed away while he was on an exile in the Middle East for painting scantily dressed Hindu mythological figures which angered Hindu fundamentalists.

Earlier during the Rushdie visit controversy, several Muslim leaders had gone on record saying that they would pay 1 LAkh to people who hurled a stone at Rushdie.

Taslima NAsrin was attacked on several ocassions by Muslim supporters and many threats are still posed on her life.

THese uncivil acts should be put to an end and we must be encouraged to live in an environment of mutual respect and tolerance between the individual and society.

It is the individual's duty to uphold the values of his diversified, multi-cultural society and the society's duty to support its individuals and educate him to do the above.

Everyone has a freedom but it's upto the person that how he takes it or how he utilises it.If we give freedom to a small boy and let him do what he wants then he can't be a good citizen for sure and we can't expect that also, because if we don't teach him something he won't get anything and do what ever he likes.

freedom should be given to a person who will utilise it in proper way and won't cross the limits.freedom must be given to choose the correct way to perform the responsibility towarts society.

Girls must be given freedom to live their life how they want to live it but all the above conditions are also for girls to be followed.

In case of choosing lift partner all have the power to choose that and that shouldn't be restricted by any one if both don't have any problem.

As a conclusion i want to say that we all have the freedom but we shood choose the write right way to proceed in the development of our society and it should be in limit!!!!

Hello everyone!

As it seems to be, today's topic is quite important to be discussed about that whether someone is free to do anything whatever they want to, without regarding it's imapct on society or they have some accountability towards the society of which they are part.

In my opinion, the freedom should be in such a way that society can't interfere in someone's privacy directly, but in some cases where the impact of individual's decision seems to have impact on sensitive matters which will have serious affect on not only that individual but to whole society like as ;some new traditions and laws that can't be affordable to everyone) there the interfere of civil society is needed.

So that they manage to change the individual's mindset but all this should not be done forcefully.

And finally, in my opinion, there should be a link between individual and society, so that both of these factors are connected to each other in positive way.

Thank you!

Hi,

Individual freedom is a necessity of every Human being and yes animals too! It gives every individual to make choices on their own and helps them to widen their thinking and imagination, which are two significant keys to one's success and the development brought by them in the civil society! But as we know that how a coin possesses two sides, just like that this has too! Good side and bad side. Now, this depends on the proportion that to what extend an individual uses his/her freedom. If one doesn't make any use of this individual freedom provided to them means they miss the opportunity to explore new things in life, and if one goes beyond boundaries of this very rightful freedom, the person might tend to hamper lives, sentiments of people/society, damage property etc. And eventually, face consequences.

This means, Individual freedom is something very precious and one must use it wisely to enjoy a happy life.

Freedom that is individual freedom is the birth right of all citizens what ever be the cast, race, sex, religion or anything. Every citizen has given equal freedom in constitution under article 12 to 35 of Indian constitution. But it has certain limitation. If we take an example of article 19 (1) a freedom of speech an expression in this an individual can express his thought what ever may be the medium oral or writing but it should not effect the public feeling.

This kind of restrictions is necessary in the present world or society because in a society all class of people are living so each citizens has to give equal respect. Its the duty of the society to restrict certain right. Society is formed by people of that country so indirectly it is the duty of the individuals to protect the right of the society.

Hello everyone, A very good evening to all of you.

This is Ajay kumar, today my topic is individual freedom and civil society.

First of all, I want to tell about individual freedom, it mean that liberty of speech, expression and right to life and education, as we all know that it is a constitutional rights which is given by our government and it is clearly mentioned in the article no 19 and 21. And we all have to follow the rights with keeps regarding of social responsibility and accountability. And we as a citizen of a country has a moral duties of giving individual rights by keeping in mind of certain limit.

At last,I want to say that we all have to assist each other when they need.

And do not interfere in their personal liberty or freedom unless they violates Indian constitution.

Individual freedom is the birth right of every citizen & it is also very important for self development, because we have some natural talents which would only be nourished when we are free to express and practice them without any restriction.

On the other hand we have civil society where we live irrespective of caste, creed and colour and with love and prosperity among neighbors. But sometimes our individual freedom can hamper the atmosphere of our society. Our bad habits can create problems among the society members.

In order to avoid this we should have individual freedom to express our views and ideas but under the supervision of our parents. Because if we are wrong at some point they can correct us so that we can escape from inheriting bad habits.

Let me define Individual freedom first: Individual freedom means the rights given to to us to speak, to express, to live the way we want etc provided that we follow certain rules and regulations of the society. When we talk of Individual freedom, we must not forget our responsibilities towards society. We have to agree with the fact that Individual freedom and Civil society are dependent as man is a social animal. If one dominates, the balance is not retained. For ex:their are certain countries where women don't have the freedom to wear the dress they want to wear. Here civil society is dominating and hence the balance is lost. Hence I conclude here by saying that Individual freedom and Civil society should be in a balance with respect to each other.