News is spread and its being read by all the stakeholders, “widespread mismanagement and corruption in preparation for the esteemed Common Wealth Games”. Though most of us Indians are not actually surprised by the news, because corruption and mismanagement is something we have grown up with. Starting from taking birth (when our parents pay under table commission to get our birth certificates) to getting admission in to a school, to booking railway tickets for the summer holidays, to getting ration from the so called ‘efficient’ PDS system, to getting a job, applying for & getting pension, ending with our dependents claiming insurance after we head towards heaven (not all), we Indians live with and are used to corruption.
So, what is new here and why the same old thing corruption again is occupying front pages of all news papers. The new thing here is the magnitude and the ease with which an event which is so important for our country is seemingly getting defeated even before it has started, this because of the exercise of their birth right ‘corruption’ by the parties involved. New thing is the image of India as a ‘Sporting country’ is at stake.
Alarming fact is that all the stakeholders of the event (central government, sports ministry, organising committee, and the people of India) despite being aware of the importance the event holds are letting it to be shackled by corruption.
The very first mistake our government made was to believe that it can organise this event own its own, without help and assistance from other countries that have experience of organising similar events. The government should have appointed foreign agencies in the task of planning, implementing, and executing the work of CWG.
Secondly, the role of CVC (central vigilance commission) too is suspicious and inadequate. No doubt that it is investigating the cases of corruption related to CWG fairly. But why did it enter so late? It should have coordinated with the organizing committee from the very beginning to keep a check on corruption.
Thirdly, even if we agree the CWG organizing committee did the task of planning very well but no doubt it failed on the task of coordination. Coordination here holds immense importance from the fact that whole work was divided in to sub-tasks and was outsourced to various contractors. It was supposed to coordinate entire assigned work in terms of time, place, quality and delivery.
Now with only fifty odd days left to the start of the event, government needs to tighten its belts, assume the situation to be a warlike emergency and complete the work by standing on head.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Life......
Life!!!!
What is it? Can anybody answer.......?
Well at least I cannot even if I try. It sometimes is in our hands and sometimes it is not, We are born in a family not chosen by us, grow up in surroundings not chosen by us, meet people we confront and again at some level not chosen by us. But we do choose how to treat or behave with the family we get, we choose how to react on the surroundings we get, and choose to absorb what we want to from the people we confront.
Often surges the dilemma that who is to be blamed or held responsible in case something goes wrong or some change occurs, but is it the right question to ask?
Shouldn’t we ask that why at all someone has to be blamed or held responsible? Why somebody has to take the responsibility? Why can’t we just take the situation as a learning experience and come out as wise beings evolving with each passing moment, each passing experience, each passing mistake, each passing success or each passing defeat. Why at all is this blame game................?
Is this Life? Still not answered...............
Some say life is about doing whatever your heart says, for some it’s all about competing & winning, for some it’s about spreading love, for some it’s about just passing time, for some it’s about exploring the world in whatever limited time we have, for some it’s about spirituality, for some it’s about serving others, for some it’s about achieving what they want, for some it’s about staying calm and accepting whatever comes along and for others it’s about keep complaining.
For some, life is about ‘this happened to me’ and for others it’s about ‘making this happen’.
Intellectuals with wisdom say that it’s about striking a balance in all these aspects. But is it actually the case? No, because hardly anybody stops and gives it a thought that what life is, where is it heading to. And if they do not even think, how can they strike a balance at all.
:) Life, what is it? Stillllll not answered.
I recently met an old friend of mine after a long time. He is working with a good company and is earning good for his livelihood. I asked him how is life and the reply was quite different from what I expected. He was not happy and all complaining about life. I was dazzled by his response, because for me he was living a life which many aspire to. Then while we chatting, a waiter was listening to us. He probably listened to all we were discussing and all my friend has to complain about.
The waiter came to us and asked for permission to say something, he signalled towards a huge mirror finished building in front of the restaurant. It was a hot afternoon with temperature at around 45 degrees, he signalled towards a man who was cleaning the exterior mirrors of some 20th floor of the building and was hanging just by a rope tied to a hook on the top floor. His body was bare and under full impact of the crouching sun. And the waiter said only one sentence “sir, I guess it will give you enough reason to love the life you are living and stop complaining”. Here we were, perplexed by the sheer simplicity with which the waiter answered the question I was seeking answer for.
LIFE IS ALL ABOUT HOW WE TAKE IT, MOULD IT, AND MAKE AN EFFORT TO LIVE IT :)
What is it? Can anybody answer.......?
Well at least I cannot even if I try. It sometimes is in our hands and sometimes it is not, We are born in a family not chosen by us, grow up in surroundings not chosen by us, meet people we confront and again at some level not chosen by us. But we do choose how to treat or behave with the family we get, we choose how to react on the surroundings we get, and choose to absorb what we want to from the people we confront.
Often surges the dilemma that who is to be blamed or held responsible in case something goes wrong or some change occurs, but is it the right question to ask?
Shouldn’t we ask that why at all someone has to be blamed or held responsible? Why somebody has to take the responsibility? Why can’t we just take the situation as a learning experience and come out as wise beings evolving with each passing moment, each passing experience, each passing mistake, each passing success or each passing defeat. Why at all is this blame game................?
Is this Life? Still not answered...............
Some say life is about doing whatever your heart says, for some it’s all about competing & winning, for some it’s about spreading love, for some it’s about just passing time, for some it’s about exploring the world in whatever limited time we have, for some it’s about spirituality, for some it’s about serving others, for some it’s about achieving what they want, for some it’s about staying calm and accepting whatever comes along and for others it’s about keep complaining.
For some, life is about ‘this happened to me’ and for others it’s about ‘making this happen’.
Intellectuals with wisdom say that it’s about striking a balance in all these aspects. But is it actually the case? No, because hardly anybody stops and gives it a thought that what life is, where is it heading to. And if they do not even think, how can they strike a balance at all.
:) Life, what is it? Stillllll not answered.
I recently met an old friend of mine after a long time. He is working with a good company and is earning good for his livelihood. I asked him how is life and the reply was quite different from what I expected. He was not happy and all complaining about life. I was dazzled by his response, because for me he was living a life which many aspire to. Then while we chatting, a waiter was listening to us. He probably listened to all we were discussing and all my friend has to complain about.
The waiter came to us and asked for permission to say something, he signalled towards a huge mirror finished building in front of the restaurant. It was a hot afternoon with temperature at around 45 degrees, he signalled towards a man who was cleaning the exterior mirrors of some 20th floor of the building and was hanging just by a rope tied to a hook on the top floor. His body was bare and under full impact of the crouching sun. And the waiter said only one sentence “sir, I guess it will give you enough reason to love the life you are living and stop complaining”. Here we were, perplexed by the sheer simplicity with which the waiter answered the question I was seeking answer for.
LIFE IS ALL ABOUT HOW WE TAKE IT, MOULD IT, AND MAKE AN EFFORT TO LIVE IT :)
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