Political issues are generally discussed and brought up by media. Indian constitution being the largest in the world provides every citizen of its country the right of expression of views, and our citizens make a very beneficial use of it .generally we have seen people commenting upon the political issues in front of media ,it even proves to be beneficiary for media and even our politicians that they sometimes even turn up to answer what the public demands. This stuff of people are even ready to leave behind people like Pratap Bhanu Mehta, a very common name for politics lovers.
But a person who doesn't even have a roof over his head, who doesn't know whether he’ll be able to eat his one time meal can even comment upon political structure of India and if vision of such a person is taking breath in your minds then let it grow because it's real, and if such people show us the real face of our so called "worlds largest democracy"it will be beneficial to we people in turn.
Yes I met this person on 31st October 2010 at 7.30 pm in public market.
I went there for having dosa with my friends suddenly my eyes glued on that man a very old and frail, ragging himself on a four wheeler, The four wheeler was run not by the machines or designed by the renowned automobile companies like Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki or BMW it was just 24”x24” cart ridden by his hands. Earlier thought if he does it for comfort because he wears his rubber slippers in his hands that help him to crawl, but my misconception was removed when I came to know that he is suffering from polio.
I saw sympathy in many eyes but there was no helping hand for him. Something within me prompted me to go and talk to him. After certain formal talks the person began to open up the views that were clustered in his minds
His name was “AJAIYA” named after lord Hanuman, his native is from a small village “SURNAYKANAHALI” it comes under the Chiblapur district of Karnataka. He was a “beggar” by profession .He considers begging as a crime and asks to shot him dead by the government. Ajaiya says that Rs 65 is the cost of a bullet to the government of India and wants the government of India to shoot every beggar as over government is not able to root out this problem from the country. If there is no roof over their head, no guarantee to get a meal a day then, is there any need to live such a life. The best example to clarify this more is that Ajaiya , for the past 4 years he is been sleeping under the extended roof of a shop in the market ,whether rain! whether cold, but no one worries because leaders are enjoying the warmth of their "Bombay dyeing" quilts and an electronic heater !
Oh God! How can one think like this? Isn't he true in saying so? What is being done by our precious leaders for their beggars? Is it so that these people don't even have voter cards and thus leaders don't need them?
When asked why doesn't he goes back to his native home or if there is anyone to take care of him? he replies that he has an elder brother who himself is not much better than him except for the two legs as his so called jagir he owns more than him, and moreover he has two daughters and a son to take care of. He hardly manages two ends meal for his family . His views forced me to think upon newspaper article of a brother killing his brother for what jagir , can now we imagine how this man be wanting his jagir or may be happy for his brother to his possession . I was listening dumbstruck to his intelligent philosophical ideas.
He considers journalists as thieves and journalism as mode of earning money, more money and only money. He says people look at him, gaze continuously, take interest in his lifestyle, but no one ever responded to take interest in him. I was thinking about a mandir whose proper care was not taken properly, i remember about reading local newspaper heading about mandirs that pujaris there turned out to be greedy, then suddenly the theory of karma stroke in my mind, begging is against the divine karma of a human, then what we people do in our daily life in different forms and different names are they really increasing our karma rate.
I suddenly remember of charitable trust for handicapped, i asked him why doesn't he go there? His reply was not really expected, he says that his freedom is snatched by the workers there! i was awestruck, what is he saying? But somehow my proficiency to think stepping into his shoes made me agree that they could be harsh.
He very well demanding for a revolt even spoke about the '' political banyan tree '' of India. The starting line he said, please pay attention: “the man who has power owes the country” giving an example he spoke about an incident few years back during the satta of Lalu Prasad Yadav Bihar’s ex CM’s wife pledges in front of the camera to government to provide her with some aid in turn of the respect of what her husband did for the state. Let me clear this news was seen by him while having tea at a puncture wala shop, if we go according to the data available a Mla’s pay is 25000 only and Member Parliament is near about 22000 only and with such basic pays how can they afford huge properties and such a luxurious lifestyles? I guess the topic is debatable!
Commenting further he thinks himself as nang bhagwan.
Further talks took us on the period after independence; he thinks that under the leadership of Pt.Jwahar Lal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and smt. Indira as the golden days of India’s glory to shine. He adds that during this period people like him were difficult to find, no doubt they existed but were in better circumstances and in less number. Describing about the India-Pakistan border he says, a bird can’t pass without permission then how is it possible that arms and ammunitions worth million can trespass without known to anyone. He says that if there are riots in our country then why only common man is targeted, why not a politician?
Ajaiya describing his wish says that, if begging is crime under society rituals then shoot him but first just ensure him if any does anything against society rituals such as corruption, rape, murder will government shoot him?
His talks concluded in awakening my sleeping patriotic feeling! When he adds further;
“We people are born Indians, but never taken as a part of India”
Asking upon to explain his thought he says that;
“Beta yahan gareebon ko bolne ka haq nahi hai”……..
Is that so? Can’t a poor person not even talk about his problem? Is there no one to listen to them, to give them there precious minute out of their rat race? Are we really democratic? Abraham Lincoln defines democracy as “the government of the people, by the people, for the people” Does people like Ajaiya don’t come under this definition? Does poverty needs a special definition or Abraham Lincoln was unable to capture all people under his thought for democracy or are we interpreting him wrong? Please help me to solve this maze.
But a person who doesn't even have a roof over his head, who doesn't know whether he’ll be able to eat his one time meal can even comment upon political structure of India and if vision of such a person is taking breath in your minds then let it grow because it's real, and if such people show us the real face of our so called "worlds largest democracy"it will be beneficial to we people in turn.
Yes I met this person on 31st October 2010 at 7.30 pm in public market.
I went there for having dosa with my friends suddenly my eyes glued on that man a very old and frail, ragging himself on a four wheeler, The four wheeler was run not by the machines or designed by the renowned automobile companies like Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki or BMW it was just 24”x24” cart ridden by his hands. Earlier thought if he does it for comfort because he wears his rubber slippers in his hands that help him to crawl, but my misconception was removed when I came to know that he is suffering from polio.
I saw sympathy in many eyes but there was no helping hand for him. Something within me prompted me to go and talk to him. After certain formal talks the person began to open up the views that were clustered in his minds
His name was “AJAIYA” named after lord Hanuman, his native is from a small village “SURNAYKANAHALI” it comes under the Chiblapur district of Karnataka. He was a “beggar” by profession .He considers begging as a crime and asks to shot him dead by the government. Ajaiya says that Rs 65 is the cost of a bullet to the government of India and wants the government of India to shoot every beggar as over government is not able to root out this problem from the country. If there is no roof over their head, no guarantee to get a meal a day then, is there any need to live such a life. The best example to clarify this more is that Ajaiya , for the past 4 years he is been sleeping under the extended roof of a shop in the market ,whether rain! whether cold, but no one worries because leaders are enjoying the warmth of their "Bombay dyeing" quilts and an electronic heater !
Oh God! How can one think like this? Isn't he true in saying so? What is being done by our precious leaders for their beggars? Is it so that these people don't even have voter cards and thus leaders don't need them?
When asked why doesn't he goes back to his native home or if there is anyone to take care of him? he replies that he has an elder brother who himself is not much better than him except for the two legs as his so called jagir he owns more than him, and moreover he has two daughters and a son to take care of. He hardly manages two ends meal for his family . His views forced me to think upon newspaper article of a brother killing his brother for what jagir , can now we imagine how this man be wanting his jagir or may be happy for his brother to his possession . I was listening dumbstruck to his intelligent philosophical ideas.
He considers journalists as thieves and journalism as mode of earning money, more money and only money. He says people look at him, gaze continuously, take interest in his lifestyle, but no one ever responded to take interest in him. I was thinking about a mandir whose proper care was not taken properly, i remember about reading local newspaper heading about mandirs that pujaris there turned out to be greedy, then suddenly the theory of karma stroke in my mind, begging is against the divine karma of a human, then what we people do in our daily life in different forms and different names are they really increasing our karma rate.
I suddenly remember of charitable trust for handicapped, i asked him why doesn't he go there? His reply was not really expected, he says that his freedom is snatched by the workers there! i was awestruck, what is he saying? But somehow my proficiency to think stepping into his shoes made me agree that they could be harsh.
He very well demanding for a revolt even spoke about the '' political banyan tree '' of India. The starting line he said, please pay attention: “the man who has power owes the country” giving an example he spoke about an incident few years back during the satta of Lalu Prasad Yadav Bihar’s ex CM’s wife pledges in front of the camera to government to provide her with some aid in turn of the respect of what her husband did for the state. Let me clear this news was seen by him while having tea at a puncture wala shop, if we go according to the data available a Mla’s pay is 25000 only and Member Parliament is near about 22000 only and with such basic pays how can they afford huge properties and such a luxurious lifestyles? I guess the topic is debatable!
Commenting further he thinks himself as nang bhagwan.
Further talks took us on the period after independence; he thinks that under the leadership of Pt.Jwahar Lal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and smt. Indira as the golden days of India’s glory to shine. He adds that during this period people like him were difficult to find, no doubt they existed but were in better circumstances and in less number. Describing about the India-Pakistan border he says, a bird can’t pass without permission then how is it possible that arms and ammunitions worth million can trespass without known to anyone. He says that if there are riots in our country then why only common man is targeted, why not a politician?
Ajaiya describing his wish says that, if begging is crime under society rituals then shoot him but first just ensure him if any does anything against society rituals such as corruption, rape, murder will government shoot him?
His talks concluded in awakening my sleeping patriotic feeling! When he adds further;
“We people are born Indians, but never taken as a part of India”
Asking upon to explain his thought he says that;
“Beta yahan gareebon ko bolne ka haq nahi hai”……..
Is that so? Can’t a poor person not even talk about his problem? Is there no one to listen to them, to give them there precious minute out of their rat race? Are we really democratic? Abraham Lincoln defines democracy as “the government of the people, by the people, for the people” Does people like Ajaiya don’t come under this definition? Does poverty needs a special definition or Abraham Lincoln was unable to capture all people under his thought for democracy or are we interpreting him wrong? Please help me to solve this maze.
gr8888 ideas dear. Liked ur way of " Rang De Basanti". I wonder if the youths of our country have started with a new wave. May be this will transform the way our people think. Wish u a lotttttts of success
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