Musical compositions and games against corruption are becoming a rage over the net
Musical compositions and games against corruption are becoming a rage over the netThe support for fight against corruption in the cyberworld has now gone beyond mere updates on social networking sites. Songs and online games are emerging as new tools for the netizens to express their anger against corruption.
Tuned in: A grab from the YouTube video of hip-hop singer Voofa's song.Twenty-two-year-oldu00a0 freelance music composer Dhirendra Mulkalwar has composed a song "Mera neta chor hai (my leader is a thief)" after reading noted-author Chetan Bhagat's blog on corruption . "I was following India Against Corruption movement for quite sometime and used to read various blogs and news article regularly.
A webshot of the game Yes Prime Minister which boasts of an Adalat.When I read Chetan Bhagat's blog, there was a spontaneous outburst of anger and I decided to compose a song with lyrics "Mera neta chor hai". It took me hardly 20 minutes to compose the lyrics and music of the song as everything came spontaneously," said Mulkalwar who has given his voice to most of the Walt Disney India promotions and title track for TV serial Roll no 21 on Cartoon Network.
The song has become rage on the internet, having seen 4500 hits on YouTube in just two days of it being put there and more than 2500 people sharing its link on Facebook. The song was also featured on Rediff website where it has got more than 12,000 views.
Even Indians living abroad are supporting this fight against corruption through music. Hip-hop singer VOOFA's song highlights the corrupt practices in the politics, religion and human behaviour. VOOFA started producing music in the year 2001 and released the first physical and digital copies of his debut album KORRUPT under the label VOOFA MUZIK. His song "India Against Corruption" was a rage across social networking websites and was considered by many of his fans as an 'anthem against corruption'. Korrupt included 6 hip-hop/rap, classical and instrumental numbers focusing on the problems which a common man faces almost every day when dealing with the establishment.
Not only songs, even online games have come up based on fight against scams and scandals. Online gaming site ibibo.com's 'Yes Prime Minister' was played by more than a lakh gamers in just one day.
The game lets the player become the Prime Minister of India and take decisions accordingly.u00a0 The theme is to 'Build Your India' by taking control of various ministries like Education, Infrastructure, National Security, Railways, Sports, Urban Development etc. Like in the real world, each Ministry has various departments under it. Players can contribute to the development of India by assigning development projects to these departments.u00a0
However, if these development projects are left unguarded, then corruption creeps in and takes over the system. This is where your online friends, come to your rescue through role-playing or volunteering as Vigilance Commissioners for your India.u00a0
The most interesting part of the game is that you have your own 'Adalat'(court), where you can even pass a judgment to punish or reward 'news-making' public figures. These include names like Kalmaddy, Lalit Moody, Rajah, Radiya, Yedduappa and LaLou. The more pro-active a player is in his/her Adalat, the more goodwill he/she earns for his/her India, and proceeds to higher levels in the game.
