Indian Version of Big Brother, Big Boss, Derived from...

The popular television ‘reality’ show, Big Boss has really caught up with the Indian audience, with the winners enjoying their 15 minutes of fame, producers making their money and viewers enjoying their dose of entertainment. Few are aware that Big Boss is in fact the Indian cousin of ‘Big Brother’, the internationally popular original show where contestants are closely monitored by cameras in the house and personal microphones. The term ‘Big Brother’ and the basic idea behind it originate from George Orwell’s novel 1984(NineteenEighty-Four) published first in 1949. Written in 1949 and set in 1984, the book is a futuristic view of a totalitarian society of Oceania that is present day Great Britian. The Queen is no longer the ruler of†¦show more content†¦The book is surely not meant for the weak hearted. The idea shown in Big Boss or Big Brother of having a few people locked up inside a house and each and every of their movement being caught on camera and beamed on television across the world may seem to be a source of our entertainment, but have you ever tried to relate it to our lives? How would our lives be if even our bedrooms are installed with telescreens and we are constantly told what to do what not to? When history is erased and what remains after all is just fantasy or fiction instead. Where there is no luxury of choice and not the slightest possibility of love or affection. A generation where the government propaganda is so strong that it turns your children against you. It is indeed a matter of debate whether this is a piece of classical literature or is in fact a prophecy trying to warn us of future times. The people of Oceania are monitored round the clock by Big Brother. Where you go, what you do, when you do, it cannot go unnoticed. No, I am not talking about how is the present world under scrutiny all the time. How we are surrounded by CCTV in the name of security or how we are monitored on the internet. But it does sound a little similar to Oceania, doesn’t it? The book does talk about endless wars being fought without winning or losing because winning or losing doesn’t matter. What matters isShow MoreRelatedOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pagesdilemmas. The book engages in an imaginative way with a wealth of organizational concepts and theories as well as provides insightful examples from the practical world of organizations. The authors’ sound scholarship and transparent style of writing set the book apart , making it an ingenious read which invites reflexivity, criticalness and plurality of opinion from the audience. This is a book that will become a classic in organization studies. Mihaela L. Kelemen, Professor of Management Studies, Keele