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"We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.
If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows
that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act. "
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Swami Vivekananda
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Street beggars in Indian cities can resort to very aggressive measures
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Posted By: Kumar
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Collected from foreigners experiences articles and newspapers.
"Beggars in this city no longer want any small change but would like the authorities to demonetize and withdraw from circulation all the five pause, ten pause and twenty pause coins.
The beggars also urged the center to increase destitute and widow pension from the present Rs 150 to Rs 400 per month. They alleged that they were getting the pension for only two months as the officials took away the money after getting them to sign the papers. "
http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980919/26250094.html
"Wherever you turn in India you'll be confronted by beggars; many of them (often handicapped or disfigured) genuinely in dire need,.
You will experience many, especially young children, begging from tourists. Their style is to follow you, tugging and whining repeatedly, until you give something just to get rid of them. In general, it is better not to give them money, because you will be quickly mobbed by other street beggars and you encourage them to hassle tourists. However, if you are moved, buy some food and give it to them as you are leaving a place (not when you're standing around)."
" I liked that place because of its location and actually there were no beggars outside. (Correction, there were workers-turned-beggars Inside: e.g.; the fellow who waited outside my door and then wanted a minute inside to show me there was water, pointed out
where the bathroom was, etc. Then of course wanted a tip)"
"They are mainly full time professionals and non-Goans. If you do want to do something for a hungry looking child or adult, buy them some food. Money usually goes to buy alcohol.
when a tour bus comes to a particular site, the tourists are immediate targets and are accosted by teems of beggars and peddlers, ragged and hungry and trying to stay alive. "
"Don’t give money to beggars; offer to buy them a meal instead. Pulling out money leaves you open to being robbed or mobbed by beggars. Also, be prepared to see many, many people begging for money—especially in train stations and outside temples. "
"All tourists sights have their share of beggars, in any country. Poverty that may be shocking to the first-time visitor, but many beggars find the lifestyle easier than working and travelers only see the worst side at stations, temples and holy sites. "
"Beggars come in all types, but none were more heart wrenching than the hundreds of lepers at the Kumbh. Many were wheeled in on makeshift wooden carts or carried on the backs of family members. They lay in the blazing sun, covered from head to toe with wool blankets. Partial limbs, bandaged with hopelessly soiled rags, protruded from beneath the blankets for all to see, but many lacked fingers, toes, or entire hands and feet."
"Street beggars in Indian cities can resort to very aggressive measures when targeting westerners. Many beggars are actually involved with highly organized criminal elements that canvas the streets daily for handouts. Often times, children are used to garner sympathy; some children are “rented” to beggars, and some have been maimed permanently by their parents to aid in the racket."
"There are beggars everywhere. Whenever one got out of the car, beggars would follow you around the whole time. If you took out five rupees, four hands would at once be reaching out to you. That kind of begging scene brought to mind the existence of the realms of hells and hungry ghosts here on earth."
This is common issue in any place in India.
How do we feed the real beggars who cannot work and have no support?
How do we get those people to work who are healthy can do some kind of work?
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Dowry - Gift to bride turns in to death
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Posted By: IndiaEyeWitness.com
/ Date: 12/19/2002
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"Historical background of dowry in India: The practice of a woman giving a "dowry" or gift to a man at marriage is said to have had its origins in the system of streedhan (woman's share of parental wealth given to her at the time of her marriage). As a woman had no right to inherit a share of the ancestral property, streedhan was seen as a way by which the family ensured that she had access to some of its wealth. There is no clear proof as to when this practice was first started in India. "
"Dowry originated in upper caste families as the wedding gift to the bride from her family. The dowry was later given to help with marriage expenses and became a form of insurance in the case that her in-laws mistreated her. Although the dowry was legally prohibited in 1961, it continues to be highly institutionalized. The groom often demands a dowry consisting of a large sum of money, farm animals, furniture, and electronics."
"The dowry is given to the groom's family to ensure the bride gets a good husband. The amount given as a dowry has increased over the centuries."
"The groom's family constantly asks for more, or the bride's family can't keep up with payments [of the original dowry]. If the pressure doesn't work, there's an 'accident' in the kitchen."
"For nineteen-year-old Rinki dreams of a happily married life was never to be. Barely a month after her marriage, she was allegedly tortured and then set ablaze by her in-laws for dowry in Indiranagar, Lucknow."
"Many of the victims are burnt to death—they are doused in kerosene and set light to. Routinely the in-laws claim that what happened was simply an accident. The kerosene stoves used in many poorer households are dangerous. "
"The Indian government has reported that an estimated 6,000 women a year die as a result of dowry abuse in India. Many more are maimed and injured. 17 Dowry deaths were reported every day according to a survey report. "
" The prominence of female sterilization indicates another flaw in the India. India is currently plagued with a wide practice of sex-selective abortions, especially among the poor, since girl babies are actively avoided especially because of the burden of wedding dowries. "
Wherever the beginning is, where is the end?
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Send a message to the President Of India
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The President of India Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is the undisputed father of India's missile program. Since 1958, Dr Kalam has dedicated himself to the cause of the country as a Defense scientist. He dreamed of making India a strong nation in the forefront of technology. His hard work and dedication earned him the sobriquet of "200 per cent Indian" from his peers.
Dr. Kalam has spent the past few years developing the concept of "India Millennium Missions 2020" - a blueprint for transforming India into a developed nation. He calls it "the second vision of the nation" and says he wants to focus on the children of India to ignite in their minds a love for science and the nation's mission: a developed India.
Dr. Kalam's advice to the youngsters of the nation is to "dream, dream and dream and convert these into thoughts and later into actions." Also to "think big". "We are a nation of a billion people and we must think like a nation of a billion people. Only then can we become big."
Dr Kalam Says 'The first vision for India was to gain independence. The second vision for a country of one billion people is to develop into a strong nation, economically strong and self-reliant, and its people to be globally respected.'
On July 25, 2002 he addressed Parliament of India
“Along with speedy development aimed at elimination of poverty and unemployment, national security has to be recognized by every Indian as a national priority. Indeed, making India strong and self reliant -- economically, socially and militarily -- is our foremost duty to our motherland and to ourselves and to our future generations.
When the child is empowered by the parents, at various phases of growth, the child transforms into a responsible citizen. When the teacher is empowered with knowledge and experience, good young human beings with value systems take shape. When individual or a team is empowered with technology, transformation to higher potential for achievement is assured. When the leader of any institution empowers his or her people, leaders are born who can change the nation in multiple areas. When the women are empowered, society with stability gets assured. When the political leaders of the nation empower the people through visionary policies, the prosperity of the nation is certain. The medium for transformation to developed India is the empowerment at various levels with power of knowledge. A roadmap of realizing this vision of developed India is in front of us.”
“I am one of the citizens of billion; only the vision will ignite the billion souls.
It has entered into me; the ignited soul compared to any resource is the most powerful resource on the earth, above the earth under the earth.
I will keep the lamp of knowledge burning to achieve the vision - Developed India.
If we work and sweat for the great vision with ignited minds, the transformation leading to birth of vibrant developed India will happen. This song, when sung in our own beautiful languages will unite our minds for action.”
Lets join Dr. Kalam and send your suggestion to the respected President of India.
A voting will be conducted on the solutions suggested by you and will be forwarded to the President of India.
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Dowry Law
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Posted By: Sandy
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In today's Indian society is the 'Dowry Law' really helping people or is it being misused is indeed the moot point.
I have a question for the Law makers, when the 'Dowry Law' was enacted did anybody think of the other side of the coin also vis-à-vis, misuse of the Law. In fact, I write this after being witness to many incidents where clever people are misusing the Law.
Unfortunately, it is the educated masses of our society who always misuse certain Laws for their own benefit and the 'Dowry Law' is no exception.
Everybody knows that this is one of the strongest Laws and people booked under this Law have no choice other than to lead their lives in jails. Some clever girls and their parents are using this Law to their benefit, if they feel that things are not going the way they want to.
In fact there have been instances where the bride's family has threatened the groom's family if things haven't gone their way. This has resulted in a number of innocent people suffering.
To quote an instance, an MTech from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) and his family had to suffer the ignominy of jail under the current 'Dowry Law' for no fault of theirs.
The girl in question invoked the Law just because she couldn't get adjusted to the family of the engineer. It took the aggrieved family almost seven years to prove their innocence. The victim, who used to be a very intelligent person, has now become and nervous wreck and drug addict.
Just last year I came across another such incident. A friend of mine got married to a girl arranged by the respective parents. After the first day of marriage the girl told the him that she was not interested in this marriage, but she had to put up with it as her parents did not want to lose such a good income earning NRI guy.
She also told him that she was in love with someone else and will keep meeting her lover. When my friend objected, the girl's parents booked him under the Law.
One more instance is of a girl and her parents who harassed a guy just because he refused to go back to the US post 9/11. In fact, the girl creates such a ruckus that the neighbors always tend to believe her rather than view the issue in its right perspective.
He has written to a number of people including top police officers to conduct a just enquiry and sort the matter out. But, all his pleas have fallen on deaf ears. Will our judicial system mete out justice to such aggrieved males?
A number of such cases abound in cities like Delhi, but nobody seems to be bothered.
Why I am writing this, because I am suffering the same since 2 years, I am USA and my wife even tried to kill me, Though I initially informed police here but later my culture and Indian heart stopped me and I got the case cancelled , more over In USA this is very common she just had to attend a domestic violence class and that’s it, I know if it was me and I would have done the same in India, I and my family would have been behind the bars.
After that also she did not change rather she has become more aggressive as she knows that In USA nothing will happen to her being a female she has been able to get advantage of Women organization etc.
I am not sure whether the time will come or not when I will get the justice or I will have to live and die like this only.
Will there be a law to protect innocent males?
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Need to have a time limit for implementation of bills passed by Indian Parliament.
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Posted By: R. Ramachandran Nair
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There need to be a time limit for implementation of bills passed by Indian Parliament, especially after obtaining Presidential Consent.
New Acts related to Intellectual Property matters passed by the Indian Parliament are yet to be implemented even after obtaining Presidential Consent for the bill from the former President of India Shri K. R. Narayanan. One cannot make out the Government's hidden agenda on this matter. Bills once passed by the Parliament should be immediately implemented after obtaining Presidential consent for the bill. Otherwise, why waste the prestigious time of Indian Parliament and waste public money?
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No refund_deposit _Rs. 25,000+due interest against car booking peugeot 309 vide receipt no 64978
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Posted By: vpsoni
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from:V P SONI
sweet house near shitla mandir jalandhar punjab India
Phone:91-181-283735 Email: soniteck@yahoo.co.uk
cc to indiaeyewitness.
Mr. Doshi
The Managing Director
Pal Peugeot Ltd.
Distt Thane
Maharashtra
through Delhi Automobiles Ltd. Jalandhar Punjab
Sub: a request for refund of deposit of Rs. 25,000+due interest against car booking peugeot 309 vide receipt no 64978
Dear Sir,
I confirm to have deposited a sum of Rs. 25,000 against car booking of peugeot 309 vide receipt no 64978 through Delhi Automobiles Ltd. Jalandhar Punjab.
I also wrote a letter of cancellation no D/25/053 form no 135694 control no 83005 and requested for refund.
I also follow that you are settling some of the cases in above respect. I therefore request for refund of the amount along with the interest at the ealiest as this matter is long pending causing mental agony to me.
I look forward to get my grievances heard by your office at the earliest and matter resolved.
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Cable channels are distributing nudity free of cost
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Posted By: mohit chawla
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State: Delhi
District: North West
City: New Delhi
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Showing nude woman, cheap dances, ridiculus albums and ads,
dirty picturisation, cheap dialogue-this is what our cable channels and movies are showing these days. cable tv should be named as an adult tv.cos not even a single minute can be seen with our parents and sisters. I want to ask one question from the honorable minister. just see 1/2 an hour cable channels with your family. You will be embarrassed many,many times. either you will switch off the tv or move out of the room. A bet from my side.
students today talk about only on one topic-girls , girls and girls. the whole environment of the society is degrading. Increase in cases of rapes, eve-teasing, glaring,-who is responsible for that-our own cable tv cum adult tv.
This is a serious request to the govt. to immediately ban this ugly stuff otherwise prepare for the worse.
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Include Technocrats as Fifth Pillar Of Indian Democracy.
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Posted By: A. K. Patra
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The Politicians, Beurocracy, Judiciary and Journalism are four pillars of Indian democracy. Beurocracy plays a role of execution and implementation of policies of parliament, govt., and of the international agencies.
Cultural integration, language integration, uniform social justice throughout India are possible when in all Indian Administrative services, the home cadre quota will be abolished and their placement shall be like defense, Banking systems so that one IAS, IPS, Allied will work in different states to avoid home state bias, language bias and the cultural bias.
No Home Cadre Quota in India Administrative Services. In the changing scenario with economic retraction, IT movement, the Technocrats should be included as Fifth pillar of Democracy.
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Where to go???????
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Posted By: Kamna Arora ; Student
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Sir,
I am sending this mail as i think it will be considered by you positively. I opened my eyes in the world of riots in 1984. I always visualize my country as a prosperous , rich country. But sometimes i feel that do i really have a right to visualize this. I don’t get a single area be it Law, Politics, Medical, Media, Administration etc...etc... in favor of public. Everybody from a policeman to judges are corrupt. Number of cases are hanging in Courts. Why cant victims get the judgment quickly. It does not waste their time but Government’s also. Politicians keep on dividing the society for their Vote Bank sometimes as Schedule Castes ' Schedule Tribes , Now as Rajpoots , Brahmins. Why? I ask you Why? Are they get seats for segregating the Society. They are not on their chairs for filling their pockets but for doing services for us. They should be knowing this and should be forced to work upon this strictly. Our Ministers love to go USA, or UK but have they ever been to villages of India where there is no light, no food, no clothes to wear. Who will take care of them. According to a report by Sahara Samay, a news channel, a village near Assam Have people who have nothing to eat. They are waiting to get the pity of government on them. Are they not the part of us. What about the education of children there? Children of that village are also capable of making the future of our nation. Every field is full of Corruption, dishonesty. I have heard of the statement "Pehle Rashtra Dharma, Phir apna dharam". But now it has been changed to "Pehle apni Jeb Dharam,Phir koi Dharam".
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Truth of Human Action/ values
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Posted By: A.k.Patra
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In our life, we come across few truths regarding our life.
Truth is that one does or says and other accepts. Till it is not accepted, it is not truth for our society. To improve our human values we have to accept few truths of our action as mentioned below.
1) Administrative truth: When we do, propose, make a policy, it becomes our moral responsibility with the authorities we have. However, we should learn to be accountable to complete the administrative truth i.e., authority, responsibility and accountability.
2) Social Truth: There are many persons who does hard work and quality work. But those men and women who accept, motivate and finally elevate those hard working / quality persons in the main stream, they are really great men and women of our society.
3) Educational/ technological truth: Educational process/ technology changes with time along with advancement. So what was in the past may not be true in present scenario. The truth is that we have to progress with changes and advancement with integration and innovations of the educational process/ technological evolutions.
Hence, all politicians irrespective of their parties, religious leaders irrespective their religions, Beurocrats, Business tycoons, media, judiciary should follow the truths of human actions/ values in a spirit to make our nation as a developed nation.
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Punctuality: Mandatory for any service in private/Govt/Public sectors.
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Posted By: Dr. Anil
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I learnt from news,(SAMBAD 12.08.04) that, Railway minister has taken tough stand in his ministry for punctuality. Actually, this punctuality philosophy only works in School and colleges, because, they have to learn.
But ,to improve work culture, quality work, effective working hours of the organizations, I strongly, advocates, persons working in any organization should implement it. Gate should be closed for latecomers and one day pay should be deducted.
This philosophy should start from Parliament, Vidhansabha, Secretariate, Ministry, Hqs. of the Organizations, Institutions, Associations meetings etc. The others will definitely follow it. There should be transparency in this matter such as, seniors has to set an example.
In all medical colleges throughout the country, this philosophy should work strictly for medical teachers as per MCI rules (possibly 8AM to 5PM) for teaching programs for students(Private Practice by teachers should be restricted during that period).
"BHOROSA BHARAT KA" (RS)
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Appoinment of Governors
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Posted By: Dr. Ani l patra
/ Date: 10/20/2005
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City: Cuttack
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Names of retired Chief justice of India and Ex. Election commissioner of India (after 2003) should be recommended for the post of Governors of states as they have rich experience of transparent, proactive governance in the interest of nation.
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Issue of Photoidentity cards to all members
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Posted By: Dr.Anil Kumar patra
/ Date: 10/21/2005
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City: cuttack
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Photoidentity cards should be issued to all members by all Associations, societies,Governing bodies registered under society registration act for identification, safety, security,prevent impersonation, for security check up at various meets of the organisations.
It also help in certain way in the election process.
After information bill is implemented, it mandate for all office bearerers of associations, societies to issue photoidentity cards to all its members.
Supreme court of India can issue directives nationwise to all to be implemented through the subordinate courts failing which, the associations, organisations, society authorities shall be held responsible and accountable.
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Creches in MNCs
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Posted By: Sugandha
/ Date: 4/3/2006
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Respected Sir,
I am working in a MNC as a software engineer. I want to raise a concern on behalf of all mothers who are working in MNCs.
Sir, because as a working woman now a days we have very tight schedule and can not take care of our children. I know in U.S and all other countries has crèches for their lady employee, so why the difference in India? If a MNC has crèche in U.S then they should provide crèches in India also.
Being a mother I am requesting you to regularized crèches for all MNCs in India. Today women are growing but our culture and family values are still same. We can not avoid our children. Please do the needful. I am really in trouble.
Thanks and Regards
Sugandha Mehrotra
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How to overcome family breakdowns
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Posted By: Rakesh
/ Date: 4/13/2006
State: Haryana
District: Rohtak
City: Rohtak
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