Television
Television is one of the greatest wonders of modern science. It is a popular mean of communication by which the people can easily see the pictures and listen to the news in a short time from any corner of the world. By television we can now know what is happening in another part of the world even we can see the scene and incident of another planet suppose the mars or moon.
The term ‘tele’ means distance and ‘vision’ means sight. Thus television means sight from a distance. It is a system which employs mechanical photo and electrical process for reproducing scenes, objects, talks, songs etc. at a distance. Once television was only a mean of entertainment. But now it has become a great source of information too.
Now a day it has become very easy for us to enjoy TV even in kitchen. But it was not invented over night. It took years to come before us. Many scientists thought about a device like this. But it was John Logy Beyard, the Scottish scientist, first bring it into light. He invented TV in 1926. This was not an improved one then. Day by day many scientists and expert worked for years to bring it at today’s stage. And for this, it has become very cheap and easy for us to use television.
Television is a very necessary device in modern civilization. We can get various news throughout the world sitting at home. It is a great source of recreation. We enjoy drama, dance, Music and songs. Nowadays we need not go to stadium to enjoy a game like football, cricket, tennis etc. We can enjoy a live telecast of them. It also plays an important role in education. It is being used to teach the students and illiterate people through distance education. It is a great source of entertainment.
Television is not only useful, it has some disadvantages too. Some programmes telecast in television are very vulgar and controversial to our culture which mar our own culture and mislead the young generation. Watching TV much is harmful for students for their studies.
Every thing has two sides namely advantage and disadvantage. Television is the charm of the age. It has brought a remarkable change in human life. In a developing country like ours, importance of television cannot be ignored. So government should try to make it available among all section of people. Proper use television should also be ensured.
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