Turbulence of Jealousy

I am an ordinary man, troubled and disturbed by the extent of vilification against someone who has been doing something for the state and for the people of the society.  Thousands like me could have reacted much earlier but we all preferred to remain silent.  But when our silence was taken for granted we decided to call a spade a spade.  My voice represents thousands of others who consider, a section of jealous individuals to be suffering from an incurable disease.  It is not me but great philosopher Socrates said, “Envy is the ulcer of the soul”, so did famous poet John Dryden say, ‘Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul’.  Having said this, I would put forward some facts for your consideration and I would like to appeal to pass on this message to everyone you know.

Should I say it the ‘Tribulation of a jealous mind’ or should it be ‘Turbulence of Jealousy’.  In whichever way it is said, it would mean the same.  Before elaborating my point, I would rather ask something.

Have you ever come across a boy born in a non-descript village amidst abject poverty, waiting for days to have a meal just to fill his empty stomach.  You must have come across thousands but have you ever heard that the  same village boy losing his father at the age of 4, struggling to find his own space in the society and then working relentlessly to create space for the children of lesser gods.

You must have heard rags to riches stories about people but have you found a man who had nothing in hand but dared to set up an institute with just a paltry amount of Rs. 5000 and to borrow almost 500 crores of Rupees in the process of making the institute one of the finest multi-disciplinary Universities of the world.  Is it not hard to believe that this University because of its excellence and world class infrastructure could be chosen to host the 99^th Indian Science Congress in January 2012, which it could accomplish with aplomb?     

Have you ever met a person who opted for opening an institution for the poorest of the poor tribal children without any financial backing.  Anybody after establishing a successful University would definitely not opt for feeding fifteen thousand indigenous (tribal) children free, to pursue education from KG to PG absolutely free.

Unbelievable but true that such a person still exists amongst us.  He has never said no to anybody who came to him for any help.  It is perhaps his wrong doings that he has been trying to empower the poor tribals through education and providing a sustainable livelihood.  The person who has been living in a two-room rented premise with only some plastic chairs as his belongings can be no other than Achyuta Samanta who of-late, has become an eyesore of some unscrupulous jealous individuals.  It is definitely the Turbulence of Jealously, for, Rather than working hard, these people get negative.Is it not true that great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from mediocre?

It is the shameful display of Turbulence of Jealousy that people envy of Samanta does not even think that by their action they are causing irreparable damage to the state.  Going to the extent of influencing the PMO to cancel Prime Minister’s visit to KIIT to inaugurate the 99^th Indian Science Congress and going to the extent of filing a PIL to scuttle the growth of KIIT and preventing the 15000 hapless tribal children to dream for their future, show how deep they are inside the mud of jealousy.

It is indeed very pathetic that only one microscopic group of people comprising of the promoters of six to seven Professional Colleges, four to five journalists who believe in yellow journalism and character assassination, one or two dirty politician who believe in sacrificing ethics for some immediate games, forming an unholy nexus have been trying to malign KIIT & KISS, which have come up so well despite their negative propaganda.

The unbelievable speed through which this nexus is working can put any locomotive far behind. The rise of KIIT and KISS could not be accepted by this nexus and ever since the 99^th Indian Science congress was declared to be held in KIIT, this group tried its best to stall it. At that point of time, they were moving in a moderate speed which got accelerated from the month of September 2011. Like the speed of a high speed locomotive this unholy nexus driven by the turbulence of jealousy stepped up their vilification at a speed of 200Kms per hour to stall the visit of the Hon’ble Prime Minister to KIIT to inaugurate the 99^th Indian Science Congress on 3^rd January, 2012. Being unsuccessful, this group swept by the tempest of jealousy has been approaching every one, knocking every door even with more speed, of say 300 Kms with the sole objective of defaming Achyuta Samanta by thus destroying KIIT & KISS.

It is, however, strange that despite all their attempts, these handful of people carried away by Turbulence of Jealousy have not been able to convince anyone as to what has been the fault of Achyuta Samanta and what wrong did he do in establishing world class institution in a state like Odisha. These institutions are now pride of the State and the World. Is it the fault of Samanta that he has been appreciated and honoured by the people all over the world? If at all there is any fault with the founder of KIIT & KISS, character assassination and causing damage to the institution, jeopardizing the future of children are not the way to deal with.

It is an accepted fact that successful people face jealousy.  ‘Pythagoras was misunderstood and Socrates and Jesus and Luther and Copernicus and Galileo and Newton and every pure and wise spirit that ever took pain to be great are to be misunderstood’.   But each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against social injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope despite the combined forces of jealousy and those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest wall of suspicion, arrogance created by Tribulation of Jealous minds.  The heat makes the gold shine and KIIT, KISS & Samanta will shine with all the heat created by the foes around.