Its the bitter tonic that you drink, but its the knowledge which sinks in.

     History is replete with the examples of kingdoms and lords who learned their lessons by experiencing those themselves. Importance of an impregnable door for a fort wasn't realized until the enemy easily won the battle by entering through the entrance. Importance of decentralization of power in politics wasn't realized until a kingdom failed under the hands of an incompetent king. The kingdoms neither learned through education nor through tales of neighboring kingdoms. They learned solely through experience.

  For getting rid of a disease, one needs to gulp a spoonful of a bitter tonic. It is this bitter tonic that gives them the knowledge of living a healthy life, to avoid the disease.  

   To talk about present times, there are many events which provide examples for the topic in concern. Take for example the case of Aruna Shanbaug- the center of attention in a court case on euthanasia; after spending 42 years in a coma as a result of a sexual assault. It was only after her plight, that the legislation for passive euthanasia gained momentum. Legislation for a new act, whereby a person can state in one's will that if he ever happens to enter a vegetative state (coma) and that no medications works on him whatsoever, he is to be ridden of the ventilator after the specified period of time. Both the legislations if passed will be instrumental in trapping the criminals booked under euthanasia and freeing   the victims of coma. 

   It took the martyrdom of 3 senior fire-brigade officials for the government to realize that safety measures, medical insurances, pensions, etc are a dire need for the fire-brigades who risk their lives.

It took one Zeeshan Khan's bold stand against the corporate officials (who rejected his application because he was a Muslim) to bring to the fore the discrimination faced by the disadvantaged communities.

     As you might notice, the arguments mentioned in the above cases like the right to die, right to safety, and the rights to oppose discrimination aren’t new. They have been argued upon since many years. People's tragedy, experience and voice, was all it took for them to be finally acted upon.

      Talking about that in a national context, surely, India is facing many problems. But they are those problems which will build up India into an experienced one. An experienced India, prone to achieving growth and development. 

                                    

                                          Thank You.