PACKAGES.

IT HAPPENS ONLY IN INDIA.

We have heard of medical package.

We have heard of travel package.

We have heard of salary package.

Has anyone heard of cremation package?

My sister-in-law passed away suddenly last week.

May her soul rest in peace.

The day after her death, we had to perform the last rites as per our customs and contacted the cremation ground management for arrangements.We wanted to take our family pundit besides other important inputs.

What we were informed was that, --- irrespective of the fact that we will take our family pundit and other inputs; we will have to pay for the complete cremation “package”.

WE DID

Is it part of globalisation?

Is it part of loot which is prevalent around us?

Is it possible for poor to pay “package” rates for cremation?

Is it possible that the govt is not a party to this?

Govt, over the last few years has made living very difficult. Why is it making dying so expensive and difficult? For God’s sake, please spare the cremation grounds.

PAPPU is still awaiting ROTI-KAPADA-MAKAAN.

let us CHANGE INDIA for INDIA OF TOMORROW.

posted 27/07/10, b k chowla

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

Over the years, India is become a financial power and naturally now we don’t talk in terms of hundreds, thousands or lakhs. Only crores. Be it population, be it corruption. Only politicians and big business understand alleged corruption in crores.At that level bribe and corruption is GREED.

Corruption for the common man-You and me-is NEED if we want to survive our daily routine. Perhaps, most of us have gone through some incidents where we have paid up to avoid harassment and heard babu say--CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.

CATCH ME...Tried getting birth certificate of your child? BRIBE.

CATCH ME...Tried getting a passport? BRIBE.

CATCH ME...Tried getting your child into school? (Donation) BRIBE.

CATCH ME...Tried getting a driving licence? BRIBE.

CATCH ME...Tried getting your house registered? BRIBE.

CATCH ME...Tried getting service tax/vat assessed? BRIBE.

CATCH ME...Tried getting a FIR registered at police station? BRIBE.

CATCH ME...Tried ever getting away from a traffic ticket? BRIBE.

CATCH ME...Tried getting a water connection? BRIBE.

CATCH ME...Tried getting someone implicated in false case by police? BRIBE

CATCH ME...Tried getting a Govt contract? BRIBE.

CATCH ME...Even to get the death certificate one has to –BRIBE.

Journey from birth to death certificate is incomplete unless one has paid –BRIBE.

and so much more-just BRIBE-BRIBE-BRIBE.

Intelligent BRIBE victim says—don’t fight seat of power, just BRIBE.

Is there anyone who has not faced this situation?

Isn’t the aam aadmi so helpless?

PAPPU is still looking for ROTI-KAPADA-MAKKAN.

let us CHANGE INDIA for INDIA OF TOMORROW.

posted 18/07/10, b k chowla.

PROUD OR SORRY ?

As it happens in the life of an individual, even in the life of a Country incidents take place which make us Proud or Sorry. We are a Nuke state, we became computer experts, and we produce the best Doctors, Engineers and specialists in various fields. We are attaining a high growth rate and are on our way to be a super power. We are the largest Democracy in the world. Need to analyse.

PROUD-We are a Nuclear power

SORRY-We cannot provide electric c power to Pappu.

PROUD-We have a growth rate of about 8.50%

SORRY-We cannot provide two meals a day to about 83 crore Indians.

PROUD-We sell NANO car at Rs 1lakh

SORRY-We buy DAAL at Rs 100/kg.

PROUD-We have the most disciplined Armed Forces in the world.

SORRY-We don’t respect and care for our Armed Forces.

PROUD-We have fought back any aggression.

SORRY-We have failed miserably on diplomatic front.

PROUD-We are largest functional democracy.

SORRY-We are stuck with undemocratic Dynastic politics.

PROUD-Gandhi (Mahatma) visualised India as a castles society.

SORRY-Govt is dividing us on caste basis for political gains.

PROUD-We rated ourselves as a nation with values.

SORRY-We are rated as the most corrupt nation in the world.

PROUD-We have amongst world best women CEO s/professionals.

SORRY-Except for in metro cities, women are still not free.

PROUD-We were a secular country.

SORRY-Politicians have minority appeasement as the political agenda.

PROUD-We subsidise Haj Pilgrimage.

SORRY-We make Amarnath Yatra taxable.

PROUD-We run Save Tiger campaign

SORRY-We don’t run Save Children Campaign,dying of malnutrition.

PROUD-We have billionaires in India.

SORRY-Single billionaire earns equal to what 3lakh poor earn.

WHAT WE SHOULD BE— PROUD OR SORRY ?- YOU DECIDE.

PAPPU is still awaiting ROTI-KAPADA-MAKAAN

let us CHANGE INDIA for INDIA OF TOMORROW

posted 06/07/10,b k chowla