2012 गया , 2013 आज ही आ गया ``````

2012 वर्ष तो ये चला अपने घर।
आप बतायें की इस में आप को क्या मिला  ?

 मुझे तो
एक डरा हुआ राष्ट्र ,
गुमराह नौजवां और
असंवेदनशील नौकरशाह
मिले इस वर्ष में।
हिन्दी में लिख्नना कठिन तो है लेकिन नामुमकिन नहीं,
 सो अब मैं हिन्दी में भी पोस्ट किया करूंगा।

आप को हिन्दी कि लिखावट में मेरा यह ब्लाग पोस्ट करना
कैसा लगा  ?

आप मुझे अवश्य बताईएगा,

जय हिन्द,
जय किसान,
जय जवान,
31 दिसम्बर, 2012 को शाम के  छ बजे अब आज इतना ही,
आपका मित्र ,
परवेज़ अमीर,
होशंगाबाद
एवं
बैतूल,
 मध्य प्रदेश,
 भारत ।

“Banana- Republics have Onion-like Judiciaries”

The countries which are governed by the culprits, criminals and the accused  is ashamed to write down laws that make them hard on crimes. The elected representatives do not care to spend time on making laws they are interested in spending time in order to find ways to break the laws that have already been framed and put into force. This means they slowly move from the law-makers to law-breakers.

This practice takes some time to enter the social-psyche of the masses where if one does not break Laws one is NOT considered powerful. Which means one is forced to break laws so as to project oneself that one IS powerful.

The mass also then starts copying the “powerful” by breaking laws that are in force. The masses congregate, shouts, protests, organizes sit-ins, walks on streets, etc. so as to exhibit that they also have the “power” to break the laws and they are not given “power” to break them. Thus we have a series of cases piling up in the Courts of Laws wherein everybody big or small is asked to come for “hearings”. These hearings are just a presentation of exhibiting the “power” of the Courts. If somebody avoids the appearances in the Court the power is exercised by the Court to arrest the accused for the Contempt of Court and forcibly produced in the Courts.

The Courts are none other than a part of our Society and the judges are human beings representing the masses. They also want to break the laws if somebody breaks the laws in front of them. The Courts are fully, ignorantly and totally depended on the system of administration in order to- record the events, report the event, make investigations into the evidence , provide relief to the victims of crimes, arrange for the advocates, submission of the fees for litigation, medical relief for those hurt,  arrest the accused, send them to jail, release them from jail, get salary for their services, get pensions after they retire, get promotion on jobs, get wards from the Governments,  go abroad to learn from other countries, get concessions for their kids, get educations and training from the experts, meet the seniors to get experiences and to get into the nity-gritty of the cases they hear.

Courts do not  want to reform themselves as they consider themselves to be“above the Law of the Land”.No body dare challenge them even inside the books of Laws,  the precincts and in the Media. They are not interested in reforming themselves but  yes they want others to change for them. When have we seen any advocate providing us a receipt of the fees with pucca-bills ? The men in the black coats have been generating the money in Black. They have certain standards of getting the “undisclosed fees” from their clients. These men in black coats can manipulate the electronic reporting that is displayed so loyally on the websites of the Honorable Courts. The list of unlawful activities that are carried out inside the Courts is very long and we can never reach possible solutions here.

Today almost all the Prisons (Jails) are overcrowded, thanks to these onion-like Courts. The conditions inside these present-day modern Jails are inhuman for all of us but they thrive mainly due to the “ justice delayed and the justice denied”

The rate of persecutions is so low that years are spent in final conviction of the culprits. Who can be sure to live so long ? The  series of heinous crimes that are taking place is solely due to the illegal system of  Justice-delivery.

The crux of the matter is the Courts are – dependent”.

They are neither independent nor they are free. Thus how can we expect justice?

When we have some case “subjudice” to the Court  we can expect the case to be “peeled”and  the whole process will make us cry !

The participants and all those who are the part of a case have nothing but tears in their eyes once a matter reaches a court!!

The onion-like Courts can only make you cry !!!

bah  ….booo …hooo….. hoooo…

P.S. _ if my learned reader and  you think this is an imaginary ravings of the author of this piece beware that I personally  ( and   my family members ) have been victims of such actions and have been suffering due these actions and in -actions of our System of delivery of Justice. if needed than I can, more than eagerly, share the details of these Court Cases that are refelective of the harsh neglect of the minorities, educated and youth who want to get justice from the redundant system of  delivery of justice.

 All said and done we will never get into the correct- side of the fight for your rights until the System of justice-delivery changes with the changing times.

If this principle applies to our present day Courts, I would like to add here that those whosoever  will complain about me and this article will again reach a Court which will start “peeling” and they will also cry as they will be a part of the litigation.

Yarwada Experience – Hanging of Transparency !!

 The experience in the light of the recent events has been noticed with close attention by one and all. It was a mega event for the Indian Media and full-day was devoted to the event making it necessary for analysis and reactions.

The majority versus Minority Issue.

The step of hanging a culprit of a atrocious crime as proved in the apex Court of India was reason enough to punish with the most serious step however some sections of the society highlighted this as a major punishment for the person belonging to the minority community. It may look to be a step to demean our national spirit but rest assured that this was an event which never entered a point of mention in the social interactions on the day. It was the media who went crazy over the event so as to repeat it as “’’Breaking- news till the next dawn. It is ironic why the media goes to highlight such events which are very-matter-of-fact and have no major impact on , save a few thousand in the millions of Indians who are concerned more about their daily bread and butter efforts.

The Capital –punishment cannot be justified in a Civilized Society.

I am of the opinion that imprisonment –upto-death is much more punishable for a person than making “it a hang-till-death punishment. The right to life needs to be defended and the Judiciary should ask for proper amendments of the Law to abolish Capital-punishment. We can still manage to have a Central Jail like kala-pani in pre-independence era where the major offenders can be kept in an open jail on an isolated island which can be a final punishment for life-upto-death for the punished ones. We have to think afresh in abolishing the death-penalty in a civilized society. India has been supporting the trend of not abolishing the death penalty out of some fear of international backlash in the diplomatic circles. This is unfounded and the death can never end the kinds of crimes that are being perpetrated by the organized educated and trained criminals.

The Politics of Hanging is worse than the Hanging itself!

The ruling party members came out on TV with smiling faces of breaking the news which was already broken by the e-media. No details came out of these press briefings and all the political parties lost no chances of showing the valor and courage in criticizing their opposition parties. The balance was lost when the Kandahar event , Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, Smt Indiraji’ s  murder , fake encounters, etc  were reminded to the public in gory details and the Naxalites were also shown as terrorists in the media. The political parties do not respect the sentiments of the general public when they target a religious group in vocalizing their non-sense. The leaders have been making a joke of all these situations time and again.

Transparency in lost in the din !

The right to know and the RTI Act 2005 given to us by the UPA II Government were totally ignored in this event. The necessary details are not called for in such situations but when we were able to see live telecast of the 26/11 Mumbai Attacks, why were we denied the photographs / videos of the dead person?

The Media highlighted old tapes and showed the old photograph of the culprit which made the death of a culprit , a National Fiesta when the Government was hiding the details. We fail to understand the logic of preventing the citizens to verify that the death was there and the Government had done a good job. This is how we spoil the kill.

The rumor- mongers, the anti-national forces find these stories to generate more numbers of rumors but thanks to the desi News Channels, we had enough and sufficient details of the Yarwada (Pune ) Event and we can safely say that the Media is still , to some sensible limit, protecting the rights of the Indian- Citizens.

I am hopeful that more than 120 crore people will still raise questions on the stupidities of its democratically-elected Governments and vocalize the social- concerns in the future also. This is their fundamental right as enshrined in the Constitution. And believe that their Governments  follows --

“Let us not hang Transparency !”.

Remembering Late Smt. Indira Gandhi

Late Smt. Indira Gandhi ji

It was in October 1984 when I was studying in Aligarh Muslim University , when the news of the sad assassination of Smt Indira Gandhi broke over the not-so-colourful Doordarshan at around 1.00 noon. I remember rushing back to the common Hall of my Hostel where there was a small crowd around the Black and white-TV which was broadcasting live this news and which showed how the TV cameras focused on the body of Indira ji ,lying in State . In the background, moronic music from the various archives of AIR and Doordarshan playing non-stop.
The memories floated in my mind when I was able to see how Smt Indira Gandhi used to visit Ranchi in an open jeep right from the airport to the Morhabadi Ground in the main town. The roads were to be barricaded and people would line up along the road to cheer her and have a close look at the graceful Prime Minister. She would be as bright and cheerful as one would rarely believe. The charisma and poise she held cannot be expressed in words. Her motorcade would stop every now and than, to accept garlands and she would throw back the flowers at the crowd. She loved children and women.
The times have changed and we hardly have an opportunity to see such a grace and eventful Prime Minster in our lives. The security and the accompaniments of the present-day political leaders have hardly any grace.
I had an opportunity to see and listen to a speech on modern India from Late Sri Rajiv Gandhi also at  Aligarh which had left a mark on my mind where in I selected M.Sc. (Computer Sciences ) for the first batch at Aligarh. The motivating words from Sri Rajiv ji still ring clear in my memory. He was so optimistic about the future use of Science and Technology that he never mentioned any direct reference to any religion. The focus in his speech at the academia was very clear.
I have met Rahul Gandhi in a tribal setting in Madhya Pradesh. His handshakes are warm and full of feelings, he seems to be a shadow of his father but yes the focus is lacking.
The three generation of Gandhi parivar has been before us but despite the colour TVs, net and technology to boost your PR,
Indira ji stands apart. She can never be compared to any of the present day Gandhis , she was and is a separate dynamic personality on her own.
The time change but that remain is the personalities who mold your feelings for your nation and the power to face the hardships of life.
I can say Smt Indira Gandhi had shown that light at the end of the tunnel and same is expected from her grandson Sri Rahul Gandhi.
May be I am wrong but than you need to give more space to Rahul for what he inherits and the time may soon come when he will be forced to deliver.
   The nation is looking at him.

We need fresh general elections!

I heard and watched the press conference of Anna Hazare and General (retd.) Sri V.K.Singh on Monday 28th Oct. 2012 wherein ,they were adamant in stressing that India needs a fresh mandate from the voters as the Government at the center is  not listening to the demands from the common man.
This is a new angle added to the demand from the anti-corruption brigade. The recent incidents where the top level bureaucrats, politicians and the anti-corruption team were found to be wanting in the above board dealings. The steps that have been attempted by the ruling alliance does not really infuse positivity in the Indian minds. We may not have seen recession in the last three years or so but we have also not seen any increase in the employment generation in the country.
What we have seen in amassing of huge amount of money through corrupt practices by the ruling alliances of all shades and support from the equally generous corporates. The laws of the land have been properly  "used" to fill the demand of the ever increasing greed of the powerful and the poor are left managing with the daily bread and dal.
The rich-poor gap has been taken into account by inflationary measures and the poor are kept "poore" by default. What ever increase in subsidy is targeted we find that all these subsidies have been eaten up by the increasing cost of living in many of the urban and semi-urban areas.
While the rural areas are cheaper to survive the infrastructure,etc does not support the employ-ability of the rural skills. This will not go very far.
The situations have compelled all the thinking persons in India that the democracy is being highjacked by the agents of the multinationals and the already powerful and rich persons.We need to sit up and find new ways of sustaining the more than a hundred crore of people living under poor conditions.
We do need fresh mandate and general elections seem to be the next possible solution.
More than that we need first grade transparency and fight for justice within these political parties who will contest these elections.
The election of more corrupt political persons and making of a government through horse-trading in absence of absolute majority is another peril which Indian voters have to avoid .

Why do We need less and less MNCs – the Mal- Nourished Childrens

Why do We need less and less MNCs –   the Mal- Nourished Childrens

Children are getting malnourished to a greater scale as we see the level of education, jobs and inflation rising in the present India. This country  needs  less and less numbers of MNC the Mal- Noursihed  Childrens or MNCs, if we are  ever to reach the basic needs of an average human life.

 We should try to find the reasons for the poor state of malnourishment especially among the poor families. I want to share with you the conditions that are prevailing in some of the remote tribal and rural areas of Central India.

MNCs have been identified with the focus attained through the ICDS of the country. The entry-point for the classification, monitoring and service-providing mechanism starts from the basic Angan Wadi Centers ( AWC)s.

Identification of the MNCs at AWCs:-

The job of identifying the MNCs at the grassroots level lies with the Angan Wadi Center , the community level centers of the Integrated Child development Scheme run and managed by the Women and Child Development Department of the State Governments. These AWCs function in the close proximity to the villages and urban habitats with the attention upon the newly-wed women, pregnant and lactating women, under 18 girls and  all children who are under 6years of age. The level of Health, immunization, physical growth monitoring and awareness about the various schemes and programmes run by the State Governments are shared in the AWCs. Local self-help groups of women cater to the cooking and supplying of the meals for these target-people with the help of Funds provided by the Government.

We find that these efforts are not enough in containing the Mal-nourishment in the under-six children. Children are susceptible to diseases; mental retardness and socially un-useful if they get the shock of malnourishment at the early age under five and the parents have to suffer both financially and socially if the child happens to be a major sufferer from the ill-effects of malnourishment.

Here I am trying to pinpoint the various reasons that are commonly found in the working of the AWCs in the rural and tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh. However these conditions may apply to the urban areas as well and to the other areas o f the country.

1-      Weighing of the children registered with the  AWC-  Each child is weighed with the help of Salter Scale. The height and age is also verified with the help of the Survey Data and the parents of the child;

2-      Duration of weighing at AWC may be every month / fortnight;

3-      Growth- Chart – the entry of the weight of the boy/girl is done on this chart ( graph )by the AW Worker;

4-      Grading of the Children – Male and Female child is Graded in to one of the Four Grades where age, height and weight is taken into consideration;

5-      Identification of the MNCs- The AWC decides on who is the MNCs.

The child so identified is taken to the nearest Child Recovery Centers CRC which functions at the PHC level and counseling of the parents is done actively.

Remedial steps for the MNCs :-

1-      Referring the MNCs to the nearest CRCs- the AWWs are asked to meet the parents of the MNCs so as to facilitate the child to reach the nearest CRC as soon as possible. The Department of Health may also help in doing this with its ASA Workers, ANM and Para-medical Staff;

2-      Counseling of the Parents of MNCs . The parents are asked to take care of the MNCs in terms of treatment, care for proper nutrition, moniter the growth of the MNCs;

3-      Increase the level of nutrition of the MNCs. The Atal Baal Mission may help in increasing the dosages of the take-home-ration for the MNCs, special menus may be suggested for the MNCs and intake of fruit and vegetable may be done;

4-      Repeated House-visits by the AWW / ANM to the MNCs. These may be necessary to monitor the rapid growth of the MNCs;

5-      Services by the Department of  Health  may be increased for the MNCs like immunization, special kit for treatment, deworming medicines, health syrups ,etc.

These are the routine steps that may be taken by the Departments of Women and Child Development and Health. The local care by the parents may be supplemented by the care by a local level NGOs, Matri-Sahyogini Mandals ( Mother’s Support Groups ) and counseling by the reputed social leaders in the area. However we need to identify the shortcomings and rectify the loopholes in the delivery of services in the rural areas.

Suggestions for faster relief and rehabilitation of the MNCs may be :-

1-      Regular-Checks of the Salter Scales used- in most of the cases we find that the Salter Scale used at the Anganwadi Centers are faulty thereby measuring incorrect weight. The random checking of the Scale and the Training on the use of these instruments is found to be short of some standard to do the measurements. The Department has to look for the accuracy in measurements. The settings of the scale, correct calibrations, repair of the faulty Scale and the training on the usage must be repeated regularly;

2-      Periodicty of weighing of children- this is not very periodic in the tribal areas for various reasons best known to the AWWs. Monitoring by the senior Officials and poor training of the AWW in filling data on the Growth Chart needs to be looked into. The AWW generally try avoiding the filling up of the growth chart. The grading of the children in done in a way that children do NOT fall under the MNCs categories. These are done so as to avoid questions and running around in improving the Grade of the MNC children. There are various kinds of pressures on the AWW so as to avoid increasing the numbers of MNCs in her AWC area.

3-      Grading of the Children- Due to the low level of education, poor training, lack of interest in her work and absenteeism at the AWW level the grading of the children may be full of various faults. The height-to-weight relationship might be poorly monitored in most of the MNCs. These are very poorly done in most of the tribal and remote villages where we finds major numbers of MNCs and death due to malnourishments;

4-      Increase the number of Crèches- to cater to the nutritionally poor children we need more and more numbers of crèches in the poverty-ridden / tribal areas. The ratio of 2 Anganwadi Centers to One Crèches is the required number of crèches in order to meet the needs of the MNCs. Day-Care Centers of the MNCs are required in Crèches at the village or hamlet level;

5-      Civil Societies must adopt the MNCs :- there is no effort by the implementing agencies for the betterment of the MNCs to involve and support the local Matri – Shayogini Samitis, the Non Government Agencies, the Self Help groups, The local elected representatives, the Volunteers and the Society in general to cater to the needs of the MNCs. The AWW / Supervisors seldom discuss these issues with the villagers in general and the above entities in particular. The NGOs also neglect these issues fearing reactions from the Angan Wadi Workers ( who are in the most probabilities related to the local political bigwigs ) in they intervene for the proper care of the Mal- Nourished Children on their area of work..

6-      Transparency and Openness in Reporting the Data for the MNCs - We find that most of the data of the AWC are now gathered in a format required for MIS which is then uploaded at the website of the ICDS. These data cannot be looked into by the general public and thus the valuable suggestions can never reach the implementing Departments and Agencies. The pin pointing of the mistakes, shortcomings and feedbacks by the general public can make a big difference in rectifying these shortcomings. There may be chances where the problem may be addressed by the sponsorships, donations and contributions by the agencies who are seriously working for the welfare of the poor people and thus help the MNCs to reach better standards of life.

7-      Budgetary Allocations be made for involving increased numbers of Non- Government Organizations working for the MNCs –MNCs need a multidisciplinary approach and expertise . The right-based working groups, traditional-healers, the semi-skilled adolescents girls and the local elected representatives of the area can turn the wheel in the right direction. We need more numbers of crèches for the MNCs. We need to create an environment best suited for the MNCs to regain good health.

I  also advocate for the change in the overall attitude of the personnel working with the Department Of Women and Child and Health Care from

“ I am an expert on the needs of the MNCs”

 to a working – culture of

“ I am the best Supporter for the Services to the MNCs”.

The approach from the Corporate world has to be positive towards the MNCS . They should start taking direct steps to help the MNCs.

I think taking these steps can see the meaning of the - MNC will change  from the       “ Mal- Nourished- Children”    to the –

MOST -Nurtured -Children in our society. And  ….yes,  We need to do this fast….

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