Nature endows its resources equally to all who take birth on this planet, like a mother it feeds all its children with unbiased love and care.
But despite of its efforts, there are many who are still deprived of a safe, healthy and fulfilling life. Some got hit by a natural disaster leaving them wanting for the basic necessities of a happy life, some are unfortunate to take birth in tribal or poor areas of the civilization, some got stranded by their family members forced to stay in orphanages & old age homes, those who are living a destitute life because they belong to the so called lower sections of society, not to forget the victims of national wars & communal terrorism, and many more of our brothers & sisters seized from living a prosperous life.
To some sort of satisfaction there are organizations, who undertake activities to aggrandize the interests of poor, safeguard the natural environment, endeavour community development, contribute towards basic social services and alleviate suffering of the lamented lot of the society. These are the Non Governmental Organization’s (NGO) who undertake the task of recuperating the lives of people.
They work untiringly towards this noble cause, but depend upon society i.e. you and me for the basic resources required to serve it. But as the present scenario puts it, the present resource requirement (monetary funding, human resource, public support) overrules the available pool. Can we let this resource crunch become a reason of the NGO’s failure in accomplishing this distinguished undertaking? Certainly Not! Here is where, we the youth of our nation can step in, it calls for us to voluntarily assume responsibility and start making efforts to help such organizations in building a fair camaraderie.
Let’s not just take one or few initiatives but start a movement, a wave where we all join hands and make it happen. Let us not make it a habit but our culture to do well for our fellow beings. And let us come out of ‘why me, there are others who will do it’ attitude.
We need to imbibe the culture of societal contribution in our daily lives to such an extent, that being humble & generous become our very nature and character itself. There are lot many simple yet effective ways in which we the youth can contribute, I would like to mention some:
• First would be the easiest one(trust me with that) of making monetary contributions to the reliable NGO’s working for societal causes, be it hospitals, schools, orphanages, old age homes, wild life conservation, social peace & harmony, environmental protection, or any one you find relevant. Just make it a habit to donate a small proportion of your monthly earning towards them.
• Start devoting time to the service of these organizations. offer free consultancy to orphanages & old age homes on weekends if you are a doctor, teach in community schools if you are a teacher or an educated professional, help manage NGO’s funds if you are a practising CA or an accountant, help them getting clearances for various projects from govt. If you are a legal advisor, guide them in structuring & becoming self sufficient in terms of fund raising if you are a financial consultant. Whoever you are, whatsoever your profession is, no doubt you can contribute.
• We can always contribute our management skills and help these organizations organize various fund raising events like marathons, fairs, donation camps, awareness programs, various art shows and any innovative way which could be helpful. All it will take is a little effort & time of ours.
• We need to join hands and start collectively lobbying against the government to get various acts & regulations passed, make essential timely alterations in them to safeguard the interest of environment and society(hope that our tapes won’t get leaked in media).
• Let us use internet, social media to create awareness for various issues & causes, make it a fab to discuss them in routine talks, create forums to debate & discuss them, create social games around them, convert them in to case studies & organize competitions to seek creative solutions, and what not!!(Sky is the limit on internet).
• Big corporate and MNC’s have well structured CSR(Corporate social responsibility) departments in line, but what about small & medium scale enterprises who are still untouched(or partly touched). Make groups, plan and meet these small businesses to educate them about benefits of and ways of undertaking CSR, entice them to take initiatives, offer them help, encourage them to make monetary contributions to NGO’s. No doubt this will work.
• There are so many temples and other religious trusts sitting over piles of unused money(don’t know why) in our country, imagine how much additional earnings can be generated if these funds are parked in interest bearing securities, and how much of help it will be of if this money is made available to the disposal of NGO’s.
We can meet the trustees of these associations and educate them of how their money can be invested & the interest there of can be used for societal benefit (while their invest remains safe).
• There is a very well justified fear in minds of donors while donating money, of whether their money will reach the real needy or not. And why not when so many cases of fraudulent fund raising or loots keep on flashing, the donor will fear.
We need a unique solution to this issue; many of us are IT professionals so we can start an E-Portal which acts as an intermediary between the donors and genuine needy people, NGO’s. While a team or dedicated staff tracks down and ensures that each NGO listed on the portal is a genuine one. We can also make it mandatory for the recipients to provide summary of the usage of received funds, this will generate confidence in donors as they can see where their money got used.
Let’s crack down with these and many many more ways and make this world a happy place for the underprivileged too, for then only we could hold the courage look into their eyes.......
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Need for Groundwork..
Lalit Modi (IPL), Suresh Kalmadi (Common Wealth Games), Ashok Chavan (Real Estate Politics & Military establishment), Ramchandran Nair(Housing finance), A Raja (2G spectrum allocation-Telecom), these are the names pervading all corners of the media. No wonder why India stands pathetically low on rankings when it comes to righteousness and relative ease of doing business.
Revelations like these shows on what scale, and how badly governance in India is circumvented by the wires of corruption and lack of surveillance. Had our policies and procedures been stringent and comprehensive, these scams wouldn’t have been unearthed by media but the respective monitoring authorities.
Media has done a very commendable job by investigating and exposing these sporadic mighty misdoings taking place in various organizations. But can we rely only on media to keep an eye over matters relating to corporate governance and others? No! We cannot! Media lacks the required power and authority and as a matter of fact, it is not the job of media to do so. Its job starts when the concerned authorities catch such clandestine illegal activities and bring it to the knowledge of media, so that media can further showcase it to the stakeholders (public).
The scams which reach the eye of media are the ones substantial in scale, but what about those small ones permeating all public, private departments? The ones which keep harassing you and me on quotidian basis.
All said but nothing done. Call for better governance has kept voicing from time to time but only to die in newspaper articles, media reports and government files.
It is the time to take newer initiatives towards better governance on the grass root level, the ones which reach out, which are result oriented, which turns around the way we and our resources are managed. As reference and with my understanding, these are some of the ways in which these initiatives can be taken:
· Whenever some scam gets exposed, the very first outburst of public is towards the elite political leaders. And this is all right because they are responsible for the delivery of justice to people. But before blaming any one we should ask ourselves a question, did we made a thoughtful and well considered decision while choosing our local representatives who further go on to collectively choose the elite ones for the top of hierarchy? We blame MPs for non-performance but forget that the real person concerned with execution of public works in our area is the MLA, whom we never give careful thought while electing.
So it calls for the public to choose the right person for the chair at the bottom of the pyramid, because it is the base only which supports the top.
· You must have noticed big holes on the altogether newly constructed roads in your area, which left you wondering that why didn’t they complete the piping works before constructing the new road itself? Small issue like this and many others make a strong mark on the already starving exchequer.
It calls for a very simple solution, let us create a state level ‘coordination authority’ having offices and operations in all districts, whose sole task will be to consult all concerned departments before any infrastructure development project is initiated. This will not only lead to removal of wastage from the system but will fasten the pace of infrastructure development.
· Have you ever thought, why the people who are concerned with cleaning of roads (the sweepers), the people responsible for the upkeep of street lights, never turn up to show their faces? You will be surprised to know that in many instances there exist no recruited person for the same, they exist only on papers. This is where subcontracting turns to be a menace. Public authorities subcontract these tasks to private contractors who put fake numbers (financials, human resource) to bid and take away the contracts.
This call for a revamp in policies and procedures, there should be cap on the type & amount of work which can be subcontracted (work involving small investments should be handled by authorities themselves while only the big ones involving sizeable investments should be considered for subcontracting).
· Why is the case that for a single work, public is supposed to move to various different departments to get numerous different kinds of documents. A procedure of work based on ‘all departments-single document’ should be religiously followed. This will put the burden of documentation on the authorities and will bring accountability in to the system, because in case of discrepancies an ‘all department-single document’ can be reversely verified with ease.
· The reconstruction of polity after the independence was no more than an extension of colonial arrangements we lived under for several decades, where we have got used to the dictatorship and the emphasis is never to get organised and grouped.
But the situation demands for us to come together and create self help groups or watchdogs, and create responsibility and accountability in local corruption ridden governance. And the existence of aids like RTI will definitely provide enhanced empowerment to the grouped n organized citizens.
Such many more close-to-ground steps and initiatives will have to be undertaken for establishment of responsible and effective governance in our country.
Someone well said it that only good governance is required for an economy to grow because all other issues can be solved easily under the aegis of proper governance.
Revelations like these shows on what scale, and how badly governance in India is circumvented by the wires of corruption and lack of surveillance. Had our policies and procedures been stringent and comprehensive, these scams wouldn’t have been unearthed by media but the respective monitoring authorities.
Media has done a very commendable job by investigating and exposing these sporadic mighty misdoings taking place in various organizations. But can we rely only on media to keep an eye over matters relating to corporate governance and others? No! We cannot! Media lacks the required power and authority and as a matter of fact, it is not the job of media to do so. Its job starts when the concerned authorities catch such clandestine illegal activities and bring it to the knowledge of media, so that media can further showcase it to the stakeholders (public).
The scams which reach the eye of media are the ones substantial in scale, but what about those small ones permeating all public, private departments? The ones which keep harassing you and me on quotidian basis.
All said but nothing done. Call for better governance has kept voicing from time to time but only to die in newspaper articles, media reports and government files.
It is the time to take newer initiatives towards better governance on the grass root level, the ones which reach out, which are result oriented, which turns around the way we and our resources are managed. As reference and with my understanding, these are some of the ways in which these initiatives can be taken:
· Whenever some scam gets exposed, the very first outburst of public is towards the elite political leaders. And this is all right because they are responsible for the delivery of justice to people. But before blaming any one we should ask ourselves a question, did we made a thoughtful and well considered decision while choosing our local representatives who further go on to collectively choose the elite ones for the top of hierarchy? We blame MPs for non-performance but forget that the real person concerned with execution of public works in our area is the MLA, whom we never give careful thought while electing.
So it calls for the public to choose the right person for the chair at the bottom of the pyramid, because it is the base only which supports the top.
· You must have noticed big holes on the altogether newly constructed roads in your area, which left you wondering that why didn’t they complete the piping works before constructing the new road itself? Small issue like this and many others make a strong mark on the already starving exchequer.
It calls for a very simple solution, let us create a state level ‘coordination authority’ having offices and operations in all districts, whose sole task will be to consult all concerned departments before any infrastructure development project is initiated. This will not only lead to removal of wastage from the system but will fasten the pace of infrastructure development.
· Have you ever thought, why the people who are concerned with cleaning of roads (the sweepers), the people responsible for the upkeep of street lights, never turn up to show their faces? You will be surprised to know that in many instances there exist no recruited person for the same, they exist only on papers. This is where subcontracting turns to be a menace. Public authorities subcontract these tasks to private contractors who put fake numbers (financials, human resource) to bid and take away the contracts.
This call for a revamp in policies and procedures, there should be cap on the type & amount of work which can be subcontracted (work involving small investments should be handled by authorities themselves while only the big ones involving sizeable investments should be considered for subcontracting).
· Why is the case that for a single work, public is supposed to move to various different departments to get numerous different kinds of documents. A procedure of work based on ‘all departments-single document’ should be religiously followed. This will put the burden of documentation on the authorities and will bring accountability in to the system, because in case of discrepancies an ‘all department-single document’ can be reversely verified with ease.
· The reconstruction of polity after the independence was no more than an extension of colonial arrangements we lived under for several decades, where we have got used to the dictatorship and the emphasis is never to get organised and grouped.
But the situation demands for us to come together and create self help groups or watchdogs, and create responsibility and accountability in local corruption ridden governance. And the existence of aids like RTI will definitely provide enhanced empowerment to the grouped n organized citizens.
Such many more close-to-ground steps and initiatives will have to be undertaken for establishment of responsible and effective governance in our country.
Someone well said it that only good governance is required for an economy to grow because all other issues can be solved easily under the aegis of proper governance.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
He....as the guiding light :)
Who are we, why are we here, who sent us, where will we be going?...........
Nobody knows but everybody ponders. Saints have their own theories, science has its own justifications. But the matter of the fact is, we do not have an answer which actually, ‘is an answer’.
But we cannot stop living because we don’t know where we are heading to. We need not also, because there is one thing which is enough to keep us going, which is enough to give purpose to our life and which actually does. That thing is, ‘the guiding light’. The guiding light which surrounds us all, which moves us all, which gives meaning to us all.
We haven’t seen it, coz it never discloses its presence by saying it all. It, in its own surreptitious and ambrosial way of making things realise, throws light on the way which it wants us to tread.
It takes the form of sun which awakes and fills us with endurance at the start of a beautiful day, and the wind that slowly combs our hairs and discloses the divine truth, ‘keep moving, coz that is your destiny’. Or the food we eat saying as you need food for survival, this world too needs good deeds from us all to persist.
It takes the form of bad experiences, teaching us the conscientious way of executing things. Or sometime bountiful experiences, telling that there is always a better part of life.
The way it ensures that someone is always there when we are low, and makes us available when someone else is deceived by life. The way it silently touches us in form of our lovers thought, when we are alone and the way it makes us feel alone & abandoned when we deviate.
It is there as our mother taking care when we are ill, as grass to support when we fall and a stranger to give strength while walking alone at night on a dark road.
Supporting as a father when we grow and as a son when we are old. Manifesting as a miracle at time the doctors give up and a flame of wisdom from elders when hard times turn up.
The all pervasive ‘the guiding light’............ which leaves no need for us to worry, but to just keep moving. As it is there, always ‘as an answer’. :) :)
Nobody knows but everybody ponders. Saints have their own theories, science has its own justifications. But the matter of the fact is, we do not have an answer which actually, ‘is an answer’.
But we cannot stop living because we don’t know where we are heading to. We need not also, because there is one thing which is enough to keep us going, which is enough to give purpose to our life and which actually does. That thing is, ‘the guiding light’. The guiding light which surrounds us all, which moves us all, which gives meaning to us all.
We haven’t seen it, coz it never discloses its presence by saying it all. It, in its own surreptitious and ambrosial way of making things realise, throws light on the way which it wants us to tread.
It takes the form of sun which awakes and fills us with endurance at the start of a beautiful day, and the wind that slowly combs our hairs and discloses the divine truth, ‘keep moving, coz that is your destiny’. Or the food we eat saying as you need food for survival, this world too needs good deeds from us all to persist.
It takes the form of bad experiences, teaching us the conscientious way of executing things. Or sometime bountiful experiences, telling that there is always a better part of life.
The way it ensures that someone is always there when we are low, and makes us available when someone else is deceived by life. The way it silently touches us in form of our lovers thought, when we are alone and the way it makes us feel alone & abandoned when we deviate.
It is there as our mother taking care when we are ill, as grass to support when we fall and a stranger to give strength while walking alone at night on a dark road.
Supporting as a father when we grow and as a son when we are old. Manifesting as a miracle at time the doctors give up and a flame of wisdom from elders when hard times turn up.
The all pervasive ‘the guiding light’............ which leaves no need for us to worry, but to just keep moving. As it is there, always ‘as an answer’. :) :)
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Play of Emotions
5th SEPTEMBETER,
6.30in evening, the boy was sitting in a low mood and was missing someone close who just left for her corresponding place. Was feeling restless and wanted to somehow escape this all galloping feeling.
Decided to make a cup of coffee for him to relax and feel at peace, but the turmoil inside was rigid enough to be encroached easily.
Third cup of coffee and it started raining by that time; cold breeze brought little tranquillity to a highly apprehensive mind. Small droplets of slightly cold rain water on his hand gave celestial pleasure.
Turbulent mind slowly forgot all the pain it was carrying and got hit by a wave of elation. He was delighted to see birds chirping around, soothed by the voice of water touching ground, excited to see happy faces looking for shelter, felt at peace by the aroma of sand wet by the rain water.
The world was a happy place again, happy place for the kids playing in the ground, happy place for the always complaining old lady in the next veranda, happy place for the all exhausted & tired labour working in vicinity, happy place for the mother, for the children, for the father, for all around who were part of the scenery.
And there, sitting quite on the chair with coffee in hand and happiness around. He realised ‘the play of emotions’.
Realised that only few moments back he was in control of negative and distuning emotions and felt de-motivated to do anything, but with a small change in surrounding, merry moments took him over on a joyful ride and filled him with energy to do all his heart says.
Realised that change in surrounding was only a support or an excuse his soul used to get back to its default state. The default state with which god creates all souls, the state of bliss and happiness :)
There and then he made a promise to himself that never in life he will let short term negative emotions to stop his soul to live the way it is meant to by the almighty.
There is one common thread which follows through all the creations of god, be it humans, animals, birds, nature any anything, i.e. “the thread of love & happiness”.
If we want to accomplish the purpose of our existence and ‘live’ our life......THEN RATHER THAN BREAKING, LETS STREGTHEN THIS THREAD BY TAKING THE SAME PLEDGE, AS THE BOY TOOK :)
6.30in evening, the boy was sitting in a low mood and was missing someone close who just left for her corresponding place. Was feeling restless and wanted to somehow escape this all galloping feeling.
Decided to make a cup of coffee for him to relax and feel at peace, but the turmoil inside was rigid enough to be encroached easily.
Third cup of coffee and it started raining by that time; cold breeze brought little tranquillity to a highly apprehensive mind. Small droplets of slightly cold rain water on his hand gave celestial pleasure.
Turbulent mind slowly forgot all the pain it was carrying and got hit by a wave of elation. He was delighted to see birds chirping around, soothed by the voice of water touching ground, excited to see happy faces looking for shelter, felt at peace by the aroma of sand wet by the rain water.
The world was a happy place again, happy place for the kids playing in the ground, happy place for the always complaining old lady in the next veranda, happy place for the all exhausted & tired labour working in vicinity, happy place for the mother, for the children, for the father, for all around who were part of the scenery.
And there, sitting quite on the chair with coffee in hand and happiness around. He realised ‘the play of emotions’.
Realised that only few moments back he was in control of negative and distuning emotions and felt de-motivated to do anything, but with a small change in surrounding, merry moments took him over on a joyful ride and filled him with energy to do all his heart says.
Realised that change in surrounding was only a support or an excuse his soul used to get back to its default state. The default state with which god creates all souls, the state of bliss and happiness :)
There and then he made a promise to himself that never in life he will let short term negative emotions to stop his soul to live the way it is meant to by the almighty.
There is one common thread which follows through all the creations of god, be it humans, animals, birds, nature any anything, i.e. “the thread of love & happiness”.
If we want to accomplish the purpose of our existence and ‘live’ our life......THEN RATHER THAN BREAKING, LETS STREGTHEN THIS THREAD BY TAKING THE SAME PLEDGE, AS THE BOY TOOK :)
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Time to take 'common' steps......
It happens with me and I am sure it happens with most of you. In our country whenever and whichever place we go, destitution is all pervasive in various forms. It manifest itself in the form of small children begging on the road, in the form of underpaid labour working roadside in hideous conditions, in the form of long qui in PDS outlets and government hospitals, in the form of old and senior citizens making physical labour for subsistence and many more.
Every time ‘we’ the common man see this picture, feel like doing something for these people but are helpless. So to satiate our feeling of doing something for these people we give money to beggars, donate money to temples, but on an all this all goes waste as it does not contribute towards improving lives of these people.
But this is all problem which everyone talks about, where is the solution, the solution in which we common man can contribute. Let’s try and find some ways in which we can do something or the government can do something to help common citizens contribute towards uplifting the quality of majority of our populace.
We Indians are very generous in terms of giving money to beggars, this is because they are all around us and giving money to them is an easy & convenient way to satisfy our soul. But the money thus donated goes waste making the people dependent on such generosity. There is a solution to it, let us open donation counters in all banks and government offices, the money received through which will go to prime minster relief or development fund. People visit such places on daily routine and would definitely find this a convenient way to donate money (because this way we will know that our money is going in the right hands and will be used for the right purpose). This way money can be clubbed and directed towards various existing & new flagship programmes for poverty reduction.
One underlying reality and a source of great advantage is that despite of being poor and earning quite less a day, poor in India want to and actually save money, but do not find proper means to do that. Banking facilities lack in network to distant places and where they exist, they do not have properly devised schemes to mobilise small savings of poor people. This asks for a unique solution; let us create a mobile infrastructure in all such places. The kiosks or other shops will be provided with a mobile phone with specially formulated e-banking facility; the owner of the shop will accept small deposits in cash (Rs 20, Rs 50 or any amount) and will recharge the customer’s account immediately( same way as we get our mobile phones recharged).The shop owner will get a commission in exchange. This will encourage poor people to save and mobilize their money for investment.
Other way is the one, seeds of which have already been planted but needs to be nourished with more dedication and attention, i.e. Micro Finance. This simple methodology of financing poor and needy people with small amounts of money holds scenario changing capability. All it calls for is that government to encourage banks and other institutions to provide micro finance to poor people, so that they are empowered to come out of poverty on their own.
The theme is that government just need to take steps which facilitates and provide direction, PEOPLE of our country holds the muscle to write and change their own destiny :)
Every time ‘we’ the common man see this picture, feel like doing something for these people but are helpless. So to satiate our feeling of doing something for these people we give money to beggars, donate money to temples, but on an all this all goes waste as it does not contribute towards improving lives of these people.
But this is all problem which everyone talks about, where is the solution, the solution in which we common man can contribute. Let’s try and find some ways in which we can do something or the government can do something to help common citizens contribute towards uplifting the quality of majority of our populace.
We Indians are very generous in terms of giving money to beggars, this is because they are all around us and giving money to them is an easy & convenient way to satisfy our soul. But the money thus donated goes waste making the people dependent on such generosity. There is a solution to it, let us open donation counters in all banks and government offices, the money received through which will go to prime minster relief or development fund. People visit such places on daily routine and would definitely find this a convenient way to donate money (because this way we will know that our money is going in the right hands and will be used for the right purpose). This way money can be clubbed and directed towards various existing & new flagship programmes for poverty reduction.
One underlying reality and a source of great advantage is that despite of being poor and earning quite less a day, poor in India want to and actually save money, but do not find proper means to do that. Banking facilities lack in network to distant places and where they exist, they do not have properly devised schemes to mobilise small savings of poor people. This asks for a unique solution; let us create a mobile infrastructure in all such places. The kiosks or other shops will be provided with a mobile phone with specially formulated e-banking facility; the owner of the shop will accept small deposits in cash (Rs 20, Rs 50 or any amount) and will recharge the customer’s account immediately( same way as we get our mobile phones recharged).The shop owner will get a commission in exchange. This will encourage poor people to save and mobilize their money for investment.
Other way is the one, seeds of which have already been planted but needs to be nourished with more dedication and attention, i.e. Micro Finance. This simple methodology of financing poor and needy people with small amounts of money holds scenario changing capability. All it calls for is that government to encourage banks and other institutions to provide micro finance to poor people, so that they are empowered to come out of poverty on their own.
The theme is that government just need to take steps which facilitates and provide direction, PEOPLE of our country holds the muscle to write and change their own destiny :)
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Need Salary!! but for what??
‘Why do you want to enter politics?’ ask this question to any aspiring politician and if you are his confidant, then the answer will be ‘lot's of power and money’.
Then why the entire furore politicians are making in demand over their salary hike. Is the fact hidden that politicians in India live a life no less in grandeur than a King?, in fact even the CEO of big MNC’s cannot afford living like their political counterparts.
Let’s try to find out the rationale behind the demand from MP’s for the same.
One factor could be the ‘play of ego’!! “How a class one officer in SAIL, NTPC or any MNC can earn double the amount I do, when in case I am far above him in hierarchy”, Fair enough a reason if the politicians ignore asking themselves ‘who does more work, the SAIL/MNC guy or I’ . And fair enough a reason if they can ignore the fact that the free accommodation they receive on Lutyen’s zone in Delhi, costs near 2.4 lacks a month in rental at market price.
Other reason could be ‘to ensure and to attract intellects, efficient people in to politics it is bare necessary to pay good salaries’. But wasn’t politics or parliamentary setup introduced for the service of society? Isn’t that we require those people in the setup who wish to work for people and not for money (which as a matter of fact is provided in abundance).
Or the reason that ‘once the politicians start receiving good amount of salary, their appetite for money received through unfair means will reduce and so will the corruption’. But quite alarming is the reality that compared to 80’s and 90’s, corruption has increased in direct proportion to increase in salaries now. In fact the greed for money will increase, take an example of a man who earlier earned Rs 1000 a month and use to ask for Rs 10 as bribe, now with increase in his Salary to Rs 3000 while powers remaining the same, wouldn’t he be expecting more money as bribe( as Rs 10 has reduced relative importance for him now).
Between all this, one funny and one of its kind thing is taking place, nowhere in the world people are the sole members of the committee which is formed to decide their own salary structure (as Govinda says ‘this happens only in India ;)
My personal view over the issue is, incentivise the remuneration structure of MP’s. Put some amount as basic remuneration and link other as incentives based on performance or development work undertaken ( May be this way for their own benefit they start doing work).
Then why the entire furore politicians are making in demand over their salary hike. Is the fact hidden that politicians in India live a life no less in grandeur than a King?, in fact even the CEO of big MNC’s cannot afford living like their political counterparts.
Let’s try to find out the rationale behind the demand from MP’s for the same.
One factor could be the ‘play of ego’!! “How a class one officer in SAIL, NTPC or any MNC can earn double the amount I do, when in case I am far above him in hierarchy”, Fair enough a reason if the politicians ignore asking themselves ‘who does more work, the SAIL/MNC guy or I’ . And fair enough a reason if they can ignore the fact that the free accommodation they receive on Lutyen’s zone in Delhi, costs near 2.4 lacks a month in rental at market price.
Other reason could be ‘to ensure and to attract intellects, efficient people in to politics it is bare necessary to pay good salaries’. But wasn’t politics or parliamentary setup introduced for the service of society? Isn’t that we require those people in the setup who wish to work for people and not for money (which as a matter of fact is provided in abundance).
Or the reason that ‘once the politicians start receiving good amount of salary, their appetite for money received through unfair means will reduce and so will the corruption’. But quite alarming is the reality that compared to 80’s and 90’s, corruption has increased in direct proportion to increase in salaries now. In fact the greed for money will increase, take an example of a man who earlier earned Rs 1000 a month and use to ask for Rs 10 as bribe, now with increase in his Salary to Rs 3000 while powers remaining the same, wouldn’t he be expecting more money as bribe( as Rs 10 has reduced relative importance for him now).
Between all this, one funny and one of its kind thing is taking place, nowhere in the world people are the sole members of the committee which is formed to decide their own salary structure (as Govinda says ‘this happens only in India ;)
My personal view over the issue is, incentivise the remuneration structure of MP’s. Put some amount as basic remuneration and link other as incentives based on performance or development work undertaken ( May be this way for their own benefit they start doing work).
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Good and Evil.....who wins will decide the game
Jesus used to tell to his followers about the eternal and the only truth of life. That entire world manifests in just two words ‘Good’ and ‘Evil’. Now this can be interpreted in many ways, but so far no consensus has been reached.
One interpretation is that whatever exists in this world and whatever any human being thinks, does, intend or convey has one and only one root i.e. the balancing act of Good and the evil. Good is often related to Love and Evil to hatred.
Long following and the recent unrest in the beautiful valley of Jammu and Kashmir can also be traced down to the same balancing act. Consider the reason and the purpose which these unmindful people give for creating such social unrest. For militants it is the love for their people, their religion, their motherland which pushes them towards display and expression of hatred towards those whom they consider a threat. For the successive governments in Pakistan it is their love for ego, for self esteem, for power which makes them breed hatred as a tool of self-defence.
For the victim people who come out on roads to show their displeasure and anger by creating civic unrest, it is their love for the unconscious hope of ‘soon living a fair and happy life’ which makes them show hatred. For the religious leaders who take advantage of people’s feelings and misguide them, it is their love for the purpose they consider they are born to fulfil.
So great the god is to create the feeling of Love and so unfortunate we are to use hatred as a means to relish love.
This interpretation clearly depicts the cause for the existence of ‘Bad’ in the world. The very assumption that love can be achieved or experienced by using hatred is wrong. What we need is not the stringent punishment for those who commit such acts, but the very understanding that love can be achieved only by love.
Hope someday people will realise the real purpose of humanity and there will be no place for hatred and suffering but only LOVE.........
One interpretation is that whatever exists in this world and whatever any human being thinks, does, intend or convey has one and only one root i.e. the balancing act of Good and the evil. Good is often related to Love and Evil to hatred.
Long following and the recent unrest in the beautiful valley of Jammu and Kashmir can also be traced down to the same balancing act. Consider the reason and the purpose which these unmindful people give for creating such social unrest. For militants it is the love for their people, their religion, their motherland which pushes them towards display and expression of hatred towards those whom they consider a threat. For the successive governments in Pakistan it is their love for ego, for self esteem, for power which makes them breed hatred as a tool of self-defence.
For the victim people who come out on roads to show their displeasure and anger by creating civic unrest, it is their love for the unconscious hope of ‘soon living a fair and happy life’ which makes them show hatred. For the religious leaders who take advantage of people’s feelings and misguide them, it is their love for the purpose they consider they are born to fulfil.
So great the god is to create the feeling of Love and so unfortunate we are to use hatred as a means to relish love.
This interpretation clearly depicts the cause for the existence of ‘Bad’ in the world. The very assumption that love can be achieved or experienced by using hatred is wrong. What we need is not the stringent punishment for those who commit such acts, but the very understanding that love can be achieved only by love.
Hope someday people will realise the real purpose of humanity and there will be no place for hatred and suffering but only LOVE.........
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