Individual Freedom and Civil Society

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.

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.

Individual freedom is good for all since it crossing the limit. If it crosses the limit,it may be spoil our obediency and dignity.

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!!!!

Individual freedom means right to apeak,express feelings,etc &these are the things that a constitution provides to us.Civil society is a body in which an individual exists & society has some rules which a person has to follow but society must also take care about an individual.This is b'coz both have to live together & go together as 2 lines which meet at same point.

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.

In a democracy every has a right to freedom, right to state his mind but we should not forget that as we live in a society, we do have a duty towards society (as it is famously said "with power comes responsibility". I think it is necessary to maintain that balance for smooth running of a country.

Like the recent National Counter terrorism Center (NCTC) it has been given a right to raid any place on its will.

Lastly, I feel a individual is given necessary freedom in a democracy but we also have a responsibility towards society, which in long run is going to help us.

Individual freedom is a matter of choice. It is up to the individuals how he or she wants to live his life. But the moments too much of leeway is provided it might become detrimental to the interests of society. Similarly if the society is too rigid on things like what people should do and what not the individual freedom can help the society amend such impositions. In the end what matters is how much balance is struck between individual freedom and civil society.

Individual freedom and Civil Society share a symbiotic relationship. They are very much interconnected. We have freedom of expression, freedomof speech but that doesnt mean an individual can do anything which can jeopardize the society. Same goes with the society, too many restrictions tend to burden a person which may lead him to become a rebel in the near future.

How far are we able to use our right to freedom? I agree that government has given us the right but its only up to a certain extent. We are being harassed by the social barriers. Every thing we do is interlinked with the society. If we start doing anything new, the society is not ready to accept it.

For example if a widow is trying to get remarried, the society starts poking her as if she has done some harm to them. Man is just a social animal but can never enjoy the real power of right to freedom and speech.