Moral Policing

Moral policing seems to have become the order of the day, be it the hue and cry about Sania Mirza's short skirts on the court (who cares about her achievements!) or Khushboo's comment. Recently a TV channel put the spotlight on the decision to segregate girls and boys in educational institutions in Karnataka. Separate blocks for boys and girls.
Is there a need for such segregation? What does it seek to achieve? Blinkered repressive individuals who will not be able to carry out healthy interaction at home or in the workplace. Imagine call centres with such segregation or IT hubs in this situation. One can only foresee how the snowballing effect of this decision can have a deletrious effect on the psyche.
While this rankled in my mind, a 'Girls this way' and a 'Boys this way' direction board in a school in the capital struck hard. So, Kerala is not far behind. The malaise has spread. One wonders if this is really the appropriate manner to control adoloscents and the youth. Are'nt administrators and elders trying to put in too much danger into an otherwise natural way of growing up. An occasional aberration can be spotted but that should not be taken as the norm and policies formulated to repress the young ones. Tolerance and freedom with responsibility is something that has to be cultivated in homes and schools to bring out the best in our youth.

Kerala's campuses lack the life and energy that is visible in the othe campuses. It is a more common sight to find small groups shuffling along like the sheep being led to the slaughterhouse. There may be a small percentage that moves around unmindful of the subtle methods of control exercised here. Surely they need to grow and feel the freedom in the air to attain their peaks. Let us give them a chance and not stymie their physical, emotional and social growth.