''Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh and radiant possibility''.
Oh sorry!! Not 'every child', but every 'boy child'!! A girl child has no right to live, she is not the thought of God, she is just a useless creature, she has no place in this 'beautiful world' of brutal murderers.
'Neha Afreen is the name which forced me to write this.Three-month-old
baby Afreen, was allegedly
battered and abused by her
father Umar Farooq for being born a girl. She died at a hospital in bangalore after suffering a cardiac arrest. It is shocking and equally heart breaking that even today such kind of gender bias exists in our society. Now, the incidence of child murder is among the highest in India. Who can forget the tragedy that sickened and shocked the nation few months back. That time it was two-year-old Baby Falak who left the brutal world under similar circumstances. No doubt, she deserved a much better world. Still, they say, 'India is shining'!
Being a girl, I'm proud to say that today, girls have outdone boys in every sphere of life. Girls support and stand by their parents in all difficult situations. They have the courage and strength to protect their family and give them all the happiness of the world. Shame on those who have failed to recognise their worth and call them a burden. I'd like to remind those people the famous Irish saying- '' A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all her life.'' And I pray to God that no more Neha Afreens and Falaks be born in this world...
Friday, April 13, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
RUN!! THEY'RE COMING...
''As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy''.
But, our 'busy' politicians have no time to think about such 'silly' notions.. We all know that, politics is a profession and in its true sense, a noble one. And this noble profession can now be seen almost everywhere. So, how can schools and colleges be left out. Being a college student, I can't stop myself from writing about 'Campus Politics'.
Election time equals to fun time in colleges as there are less classes and more campaigns. Those cheesy dialogues and extra wide smiles fixed permanently on their faces are still fresh in my mind. At that time, seeing their heads, you say, 'Oh look! They're coming..' Their enthusiasm, their energy, their efforts deserve true appreciation. But sadly, all this can be seen only in their words, not in action. Soon after elections, you can see no more 'bateesis'. Now, you have to do what they say even if you think it's not right. You are compelled to do what they order you to do. Your personal interests have 'zero' value here. You are forced to participate in rallies shouting slogans. And then you reach a situation where seeing their heads, you hide and say, 'Run! They're coming..'. They think they have won the election but I would say they are the real 'Losers'. If they were winners, then why did they have to force the students??. The real success of a party lies where the students support and stand by their leaders on their own will. There is no need to force them then.
Someone has rightly said that' You don't have to wait till your party's in power to have an impact on life at home and around the world.'
if we have elected them to work for the benifit of the college, then we have the right to correct them when they go wrong. Ofcourse, they have the ability, courage, energy and enthusiasm to work for the betterment of the students and no doubt they are doing it. But, they should not ignore the fact that sometimes 'POWER' makes them 'BLIND'. Wintson Churchill said that '' The people pf Asia were slaves, because they had not learned how to pronounce the word 'NO'.'' same is the case here, if we learn to say 'NO' for what we think is not right, we can open their eyes. Don't we have the right to do so???
''The goal in the end is not to win elections,
The goal is to change society''
But, our 'busy' politicians have no time to think about such 'silly' notions.. We all know that, politics is a profession and in its true sense, a noble one. And this noble profession can now be seen almost everywhere. So, how can schools and colleges be left out. Being a college student, I can't stop myself from writing about 'Campus Politics'.
Election time equals to fun time in colleges as there are less classes and more campaigns. Those cheesy dialogues and extra wide smiles fixed permanently on their faces are still fresh in my mind. At that time, seeing their heads, you say, 'Oh look! They're coming..' Their enthusiasm, their energy, their efforts deserve true appreciation. But sadly, all this can be seen only in their words, not in action. Soon after elections, you can see no more 'bateesis'. Now, you have to do what they say even if you think it's not right. You are compelled to do what they order you to do. Your personal interests have 'zero' value here. You are forced to participate in rallies shouting slogans. And then you reach a situation where seeing their heads, you hide and say, 'Run! They're coming..'. They think they have won the election but I would say they are the real 'Losers'. If they were winners, then why did they have to force the students??. The real success of a party lies where the students support and stand by their leaders on their own will. There is no need to force them then.
Someone has rightly said that' You don't have to wait till your party's in power to have an impact on life at home and around the world.'
if we have elected them to work for the benifit of the college, then we have the right to correct them when they go wrong. Ofcourse, they have the ability, courage, energy and enthusiasm to work for the betterment of the students and no doubt they are doing it. But, they should not ignore the fact that sometimes 'POWER' makes them 'BLIND'. Wintson Churchill said that '' The people pf Asia were slaves, because they had not learned how to pronounce the word 'NO'.'' same is the case here, if we learn to say 'NO' for what we think is not right, we can open their eyes. Don't we have the right to do so???
''The goal in the end is not to win elections,
The goal is to change society''
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
IT'S NOW OR NEVER!
''Feeling good about the government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there''. P.J O'Rourke was so right when he said so. It was for the first time when I was going to a Government office in 'Kerala'. The 'village office' looked no different than any other government office. Files and papers covered each and every space in the office. It looked all so messy.. No wonder, why things get done at the drop of a hat in government offices!! My purpose of going there was to get my nativity and community certificates signed by the village officer. When I entered the room,'sir' looked somewhat busy. I waited for him till he placed the receiver back. I gave him the papers; he looked at his watch(may be he had to go somewhere). He said something in a low, unclear tone. I said,'sorry sir...' ' Is this the time to come?' This time he was loud and rude. He told me to come next week again and went out in a hurry. At this point, I would like to share a report published in 'THE HINDU' dated 21 June, 2011. 'The Vigilance And Anti-corruption Bureau on monday conducted surprise inspections at 164 village offices across the state and said it detected ''inexplicable'' delays and ''lack of transparency'' in the issuing of land transaction forms, caste, income and nativity certificates, among other important documents.' See, this is what happening in a happening country like India.(not to mention about the 'under-table' settlements). Although my friends had told me about the bitter experiences they had at government offices, this was first time for me. It was one minute's work for him but, still he did not do that. After all he is THE VILLAGE OFFICER!
'Government is a trust and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.' and there are no two opinions in the fact that government is working for the welfare of the people. Successful implementation of Kudumbashree units and Akshaya centres shows that the government's heart still beats for the public. So, we can not let a few institutions or persons to spoil our government's reputation. People have the power to make or break a government. So, what we have to do is to stand up unitedly against the injustice. Keeping our mouths shut and cursing the government will do no good. We can make our government an unquestionable authority working for the benefit of the people. And we must do it.. Remember, it's now or never..
' I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Ofcourse, it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.'
'Government is a trust and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.' and there are no two opinions in the fact that government is working for the welfare of the people. Successful implementation of Kudumbashree units and Akshaya centres shows that the government's heart still beats for the public. So, we can not let a few institutions or persons to spoil our government's reputation. People have the power to make or break a government. So, what we have to do is to stand up unitedly against the injustice. Keeping our mouths shut and cursing the government will do no good. We can make our government an unquestionable authority working for the benefit of the people. And we must do it.. Remember, it's now or never..
' I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Ofcourse, it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.'
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Times Change And We Change With Them!
I am not now
That which I have been.
It was not very long ago when I used to be an entirely different individual, most importantly, I was sincere to me , to my family, to my dear ones. But today, things have changed. Well, it's quite natural with everyone on this planet. The question here is how is this 'change' changing our society. Look at the 'High-School' students today and think about your parents' high-school days. Ofcourse, you can't go to your school/college wearing those 'bell-bottoms' and big-collored colourful shirts today. But, apart from fashion, what has changed more is the 'mentality'. If somebody asks you,'How is your mentality different from your parents'?' within a fraction of second, the reply comes- we are 'open-minded'.
Then let me share an incident which i recently read in the newspaper. 'CLASS IX STUDENT DELIVERS GIRL'- this was the headline. Remember, this is the same generation, which will say, 'Dad you narrow mentality will kill me!' if they are asked to marry a bit early. Becoming a mother at SIXTEEN!!! Oh! I forgot we are 'open-minded'. So it's not a big deal. Not only this, increasing drug usage among teenagers, increasing crime rates, all these are something which time has gifted us with.
There was a student who offered his thumb at his teacher's feet without even thinking for once that by doin this he is hurting himself. And there is a student in this 21'st century who did not even think for once before stabbing his teacher to death. Sadly, we can see no 'EKLAVYA' in this world today. Now you can imagine the 'change' time has brought.
But, it'll be totally wrong if we ignore the good changes. Yes, things have changed so much, some really beautiful changes. If it would not be so, we could not see ourselves as Free birds that we are today. But the point is that it's the youngsters who shape the society. So, it's very important that we have a control on ourselves.
'You must welcome change as the Rule but not as your Ruler'
That which I have been.
It was not very long ago when I used to be an entirely different individual, most importantly, I was sincere to me , to my family, to my dear ones. But today, things have changed. Well, it's quite natural with everyone on this planet. The question here is how is this 'change' changing our society. Look at the 'High-School' students today and think about your parents' high-school days. Ofcourse, you can't go to your school/college wearing those 'bell-bottoms' and big-collored colourful shirts today. But, apart from fashion, what has changed more is the 'mentality'. If somebody asks you,'How is your mentality different from your parents'?' within a fraction of second, the reply comes- we are 'open-minded'.
Then let me share an incident which i recently read in the newspaper. 'CLASS IX STUDENT DELIVERS GIRL'- this was the headline. Remember, this is the same generation, which will say, 'Dad you narrow mentality will kill me!' if they are asked to marry a bit early. Becoming a mother at SIXTEEN!!! Oh! I forgot we are 'open-minded'. So it's not a big deal. Not only this, increasing drug usage among teenagers, increasing crime rates, all these are something which time has gifted us with.
There was a student who offered his thumb at his teacher's feet without even thinking for once that by doin this he is hurting himself. And there is a student in this 21'st century who did not even think for once before stabbing his teacher to death. Sadly, we can see no 'EKLAVYA' in this world today. Now you can imagine the 'change' time has brought.
But, it'll be totally wrong if we ignore the good changes. Yes, things have changed so much, some really beautiful changes. If it would not be so, we could not see ourselves as Free birds that we are today. But the point is that it's the youngsters who shape the society. So, it's very important that we have a control on ourselves.
'You must welcome change as the Rule but not as your Ruler'
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