Professionals of the Street

It is said, Beggars don’t have choice, but they definitely have the passion required for the job. Neither they eat nor do they sleep properly since it’s a necessity of their job. They follow their dress code religiously and are also very strict about the confidentiality of their job profile. Before starting the work, they decide the scope of their work area through mutual co-operation and work in their predefined limits and still get the best out of it but as a gentleman, we should never ask them how much they earn.

They never take any week off but instead work harder on holidays!! It is really amazing, how consistent they are when it comes to ‘pitching their product’. The same jingle everyday and still it works every time. While working they keep their ego aside and focus solely on the job. It is also remarkable how after every rejection, they keep giving their 100% and succeed. They have mastered the art of striking a perfect balance between the professional and personal life. They motivate their family to follow the same footsteps and teach them the ‘tricks of trade’ with an ON-JOB experience. We can learn so much from them, incorporating even few of the above qualities in our 'classy' jobs would make us deliver our best.


Think about it . . .

                                         Writer: Girish Thanvi.

Jashn

Ye jashn ki surwaat hai
Har pal aab ek sugaat hai
Aao Jeele iss pal ko,
Ye khusiyo ki barsaat hai.


Khuli aakhon se sapne dekhe
Band aakhon se bhi dekhe
Utho, chalo aab unn sapno ko saakar karke bhi dekhe

kal toh ho gaya purana,
Chodo aab woh fasaana,
Aao Aaj jashn manale,
Milke ek nayi dhun banale

Mann mein kai prashn toh honge
Raho mein kai kasth toh honge
Sab bhul kar tu aage badh
Jeet ke kai jashn toh honge


Dekh raahe bula rahi hai,
Har pal ek sapna saja rahi hai
Chalke in pe jeet lo duniya
Ye Jashn ka bigul suna rahi hai

Jan lokpal bill???

The Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's ombudsman Bill) is a draft anti-corruption bill drawn up by prominent civil society activists seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body  that would investigate corruption cases, complete the investigation within a year and envisages trial in the case getting over in the next one year.

Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde (former Supreme Court Judge and present Lokayukta of Karnataka), Prashant Bhushan (Supreme Court Lawyer) and Arvind Kejriwal (RTI activist), the draft Bill envisages a system where a corrupt person found guilty would go to jail within two years of the complaint being made and his ill-gotten wealth being confiscated. It also seeks power to the Jan Lokpal to prosecute politicians and bureaucrats without government permission.

Retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi and other known people like Swami Agnivesh, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Anna Hazare and Mallika Sarabhai are also part of the movement, called India Against Corruption. Its website describes the movement as "an expression of collective anger of people of India against corruption. We have all come together to force/request/persuade/pressurize the Government to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill. We feel that if this Bill were enacted it would create an effective deterrence against corruption."

Anna Hazare, anti-corruption crusader, began a fast-unto-death today, demanding that this bill, drafted by the civil society, be adopted. The website of the India Against Corruption movement calls the Lokpal Bill of the government an "eyewash" and has on it a critique of that government Bill. It also lists the difference between the Bills drafted by the government and civil society.

A look at the salient features of Jan Lokpal Bill:
1. An institution called LOKPAL at the centre and LOKAYUKTA in each state will be set up

2. Like Supreme Court and Election Commission, they will be completely independent of the governments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to influence their investigations.

3. Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore: Investigations in any case will have to be completed in one year. Trial should be completed in next one year so that the corrupt politician, officer or judge is sent to jail within two years.

4. The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will be recovered at the time of conviction.

5. How will it help a common citizen: If any work of any citizen is not done in prescribed time in any government office, Lokpal will impose financial penalty on guilty officers, which will be given as compensation to the complainant.

6. So, you could approach Lokpal if your ration card or passport or voter card is not being made or if police is not registering your case or any other work is not being done in prescribed time. Lokpal will have to get it done in a month's time. You could also report any case of corruption to Lokpal like ration being siphoned off, poor quality roads been constructed or panchayat funds being siphoned off. Lokpal will have to complete its investigations in a year, trial will be over in next one year and the guilty will go to jail within two years.

7. But won't the government appoint corrupt and weak people as Lokpal members? That won't be possible because its members will be selected by judges, citizens and constitutional authorities and not by politicians, through a completely transparent and participatory process.

8. What if some officer in Lokpal becomes corrupt? The entire functioning of Lokpal/ Lokayukta will be completely transparent. Any complaint against any officer of Lokpal shall be investigated and the officer dismissed within two months.

9. What will happen to existing anti-corruption agencies? CVC, departmental vigilance and anti-corruption branch of CBI will be merged into Lokpal. Lokpal will have complete powers and machinery to independently investigate and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.

10. It will be the duty of the Lokpal to provide protection to those who are being victimized for raising their voice against corruption.

Source: http://indiaagainstcorruption.org/

Humne jeena sikh liya hai!

Aazadi mile 62 saal beet gaye
Aab Humne jeena sikh liya hai

Koi kaam rishwat bina nahi ho raha hai,
Per humne jeena sikh liya hai

Police toh hai, per hamari raksha ke liye nahi
Aab humne jeena sikh liya hai

Har mod pe brashtachar ho raha hai
Per humne jeena sikh liya hai

Daar gair mulko se nahi, apno se hai
Per humne jeena sikh liya hai

Kharche baad rahe hai, jarurto ke badne se nahi per mehngai ke badne se
Humne jeena sikh liya hai

Chere pe hasi aab nayi baat lagne lagi hai
Per humne jeena sikh liya hai

Jeena toh sikh hi liya,
Aab aise jeewan se thak kar hum marne ke tareeke sikh rahe hai.

Paint me up!!!!

Paint me up!!

Come paint me up,
Paint me yellow, I want to shine like the sun and make a dawn
But your hand may burn, just to warn.

Come paint me up,
Paint me blue, I want to be deep like the sea and experience so many life dweling in me.
But you may sink, so let it be

Come paint me up,
Paint me red, I want to be the passion in you and make you cross all limits
But you may be at risk, nothing comes in easy bits.
Come paint me up,
Paint me green, I want to be the nature and the creator.
But you may lose yourself in me, don't blame me later.

Come paint me up,
Paint me black, I want to be the mystery and the dark.
But you may lose the sight, searching for a spark.

Come paint me up,
But this time paint me in you,
I wanna burn in you,

I wanna sink in you,
I wanna risk myself in you,
I wanna get lost in you
I wanna lose my sight in you,
Making you my sight for the world.