Do a wrong thing. Compensate it generously. You can do away with the trouble.Way back in seventies people were compensated with mere rupees 5000 for loss of life due to system failure . Now India has become rich. It compensates a death with rupees 10 to 15 lakhs also..Many Indians are not worth even a lakh of rupees in their life time., It is good that they are fetching handsome amount after their death. Stregthnening the security system, or preventing railway accidents, building dams to control rivers, reviving a dying community in the society, preserving a fading art ,all these things cost a fortune to the government.Is it not cheaper way of dealing with national issues ?
A dusty village which bore a deserted look with few living skeletons moving around, is suddenly comes alive with exuberence . Roads are repaired overnight to make way for a convoy. A coconut seller slowly pulls his cart to the main road. Some body puts up a pendal for selling unsold stocks of petty coats and bedsheets.Children gleefully play never to bother to take a bath. Uncared old pull them selves to the to main doors to watch the days happenings, any way they have nothing to do. Women neatly comb their hair profusely oiling, hoping to talk to 'big people'.
Convoy arrives with with siren much similar to fire engine or ambulance. Many cars enter into village in a row. Somebody gets down, many for that matter, arousing enthusiasm in all the faces surrounding .Few, abundently cautioned before, not to talk anything against the administration were allowed to speak . Few carefully worded appeals were heard. Hours passed. Now it is time to go. Big people left. All the villeagers were extremely happy .
Another fortnight passed. Then came a news of another weaver's death . He hung himself to the tree. His death was more talked than mourned . There was only one question on every body's lips. How much do you think he'll get?
Yet another story begins, somewhere in some corner of India. Many artisans who survived thousands of years in India , find increasingly difficult to survive during 60 years of independence. The ones who dare not to die, turn into daily wage earners or rikshaw pullers.
I do not know why my eyes are wet.
A dusty village which bore a deserted look with few living skeletons moving around, is suddenly comes alive with exuberence . Roads are repaired overnight to make way for a convoy. A coconut seller slowly pulls his cart to the main road. Some body puts up a pendal for selling unsold stocks of petty coats and bedsheets.Children gleefully play never to bother to take a bath. Uncared old pull them selves to the to main doors to watch the days happenings, any way they have nothing to do. Women neatly comb their hair profusely oiling, hoping to talk to 'big people'.
Convoy arrives with with siren much similar to fire engine or ambulance. Many cars enter into village in a row. Somebody gets down, many for that matter, arousing enthusiasm in all the faces surrounding .Few, abundently cautioned before, not to talk anything against the administration were allowed to speak . Few carefully worded appeals were heard. Hours passed. Now it is time to go. Big people left. All the villeagers were extremely happy .
Another fortnight passed. Then came a news of another weaver's death . He hung himself to the tree. His death was more talked than mourned . There was only one question on every body's lips. How much do you think he'll get?
Yet another story begins, somewhere in some corner of India. Many artisans who survived thousands of years in India , find increasingly difficult to survive during 60 years of independence. The ones who dare not to die, turn into daily wage earners or rikshaw pullers.
I do not know why my eyes are wet.
1 comment:
Hi :)
Very interesting and thought provoking post!
We don't have a social security system. Politians are only interested in making money and they have no time for poor people.
The IAS/IPS officers are only interested in satisfying their political bosses.
There are many areas in this country where people don't even get clean drinking water.
Farmers are totally at the mercy of the vagaries of monsoon.
After so many years of independence the gap between the rich and poor is widening more and more.
Is it the fault of our poltical system? We have a plethora of political parties with the main aim of holding on to power and making big bucks in the process.
Even judiciary is not above shady deals.
We should have President's rule for a few years to root out corruption at all levels and clean up the administrative system.
Have a good day :)
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