VOTE, DON’T BE AN eSCAPEGOAT

VOTE, DON’T BE AN eSCAPEGOAT

To run a huge democracy, a proper governance is needed. India is the largest and colourful democratic country. As the Government is of the people, for the people, by the people, so we have the power to govern the nation through elections. Elections are the foundation of a democracy. Here, it is the people's responsibility to form and run a government, by electing representatives. The most significant aspect is the divergent fabrics of its voters. Voters can weave the nation into a utopian nation, if they know about their power. Voting provides an opportunity for the people to evaluate the activities of their representatives

According to the election commission of India, the electoral population in 2014 is about 8 billion, the largest in the world. Even after the nose dive in the electoral figures in the past decade, this time, 2014 shows a tremendous hike. It’s the sanguine sign of participation that there is an increase of 20 crores newly eligible voters. The perennial efforts of nurturing up the awareness epidemically, make this out of the blue. Illuminate one, and one will pass the light to the many.

2014, struck with the enormous rise in voters, but still there is meagerness in the figure. Although youths are enthusiasts, but there’s a void in participation. They could garner a majority of electors. Moreover, most women show less interest in election activities. They were denied suffrage till the early 20^th. They stood in the cavernous, as it was the household chores which they meant to be confined in. Even if women go for voting, some of them do it prejudicedly. There’s a need to engender independent political view. This subtle lack in participation, upsurging the need to make people aware of their voting rights and to persuade them to vote. Our ngo ‘AnantAman’ is trying to inculcate consciousness among people about the election. Efforts are being made to nurture up the rudimentary awareness of giving vote and how important it is.

Free and fair elections are the soul of the democracy. It’s essential for the election to be impartial, free & fair, if the true will of the people is to be made known. For this, voters must be able to vote without fear or threat. Fair elections take place when people are allowed to select the candidates of their choice. Voters should have the necessary information about all the candidates.

The main hindrance to the fabrication of smooth running democracy is the passive roles of voters. Common voters seldom took pain to get the names of their family members enlisted on electoral rolls as an important task. This dormancy of genuine voters also provokes interest in political parties to faux names, included in the electoral lists of a particular area. There is a possibility of another voter impersonating us, if we don’t cast our vote ourselves. This in turn defeats the very purpose of democracy. Rightly speaking, you have no right to comment on as to what public representative are doing, when you don’t bother to vote.

It’s necessary to vote in democracy because participation by the citizen is the governance of the country. Voting is not only a right, but it is also a duty. Before you start blaming the system for your sufferings, you should do your duties.  Even if you are an anarchist, it’s good to be get blue nailed first, rather than sitting back on the couch and complaining about the wrongdoings. It’s the blue in the face, if you think to change the system without being a part of it. If you want the change, then be the change, take a stand, just move a step ahead to the polling booth and convert your opinion to action by casting the vote.  Always remember, it’s not them, but we, who make the government. Spread the awareness around yourself, let the people motivate to participate in elections. Vote sapiently, unbiasedly, as it will decide the nation’s future.

There is a voice inside of you,

That whispers all day long.

“I feel that this is right for me

I know that this is wrong”

Don’t let it die, reverberating inside,

Don’t be reticent, you can have a voice.

Voices of many would coalesce into an uproar,

Only that voice would fabricate the dream nation.

Voice should stand independently of others’,

Let your voice be heard, so cast your vote.

Your vote is your power; and

Will construct your future.

So vote, don’t be an eSCAPEGOAT.

This time, in election 2014, do cast your valuable vote.

-Vaibhav Kashyap

 AnantAman

RAINBOW SUNSHINE

Festivals…! Celebration…!

Even the mere words sound so full of life. And in literal term, they do exactly that; bring LIFE to our so called ‘lives’. It’s always rejoicing to celebrate these joyous occasions with our friends & families around. The rejuvenation brought up by them fuels our enthusiasm and propel us to thrive towards our dreams. But amidst all this polish; there remains a disheartening reality. The truth of the millions around who are underprivileged; particularly, the ones who are bereaved of their parents, the ones who were abandoned by their families; the lone souls who deserve to be accompanied along.

On this auspicious day of merry making, the festival of colours HOLI! , Our group ‘AnantAman Social Welfare Society’ decided to infuse joy into the lives of these kids with a splash of colours. To add colours to their otherwise achromic world, the members & volunteers, filled with joviality, went to ‘Premraj Seva Samiti’ - an orphanage in the vicinity of SuryaDev Nagar.

While approaching down the road; I could descry innocent kids, some standing at the façade of the building, some on the stairs, while others on the terrace. Filled with zeal & a tankful of enthusiasm, eager to play the colours.

As we entered the orphanage premises, the children lit up with the shades of glitter in their eyes & wore a million dollar smile on their bright faces. The greeting “Happy Holi” in unison enchanted the atmosphere. The scenario there left us enthralled by the warmth of welcome dipped in innocence, in spite of the irredeemable vacuity in their life.

In order to mingle well with them, we gathered on the terrace. The tents setup by us shaded from the burning Sun. We opted for an eco-friendly Holi celebration avoiding water misuse. With different hues of herbal Gulaal, we tried enriching their arid life with colours. As soon as we had the colours out, there was a sudden alacrity in children hither & thither. The little palms – seeking for a helping hand to hold them - with a handful of colours just came by to beautify us with the rainbow of ecstasy. It felt like family, not stranger anymore. An ambience of gaiety was created and everyone was enjoying the festival of colours. They had appreciable demeanour and were full of etiquettes. They chanted a few prayers before diving into the act of eating. Though less fortunate, but they understand that someone’s watching over them right from the sky. Past the festive meal, colours felt even livelier and everyone enjoyed every bit of it.

Playing Holi with them was a euphoria that left me in a lovely nostalgia; where I would like to be again & again. We discovered a new satisfaction by bringing smiles on the faces of many. Though their loss is completely immutable, but we tried our bit to efface it by pouring down colours of happiness into their lives. The very act of benevolence makes you feel sanctified deep in your heart, right from inside. It’s just one of the many inchoative steps by our NGO towards the upliftment of secluded part of the society. Spreading smiles to those who deserve it more than anyone else, nurturing ample happiness in the life of the benighted children; all these definitely appease your soul to the core.

I hope we make a difference to their lives and build a better tomorrow for them.

“Spread smile, share happiness, fill colours to life”

A LIST WHICH SAVED MANY LIVES

Guten Morgan!

Salut! To the great director “Steven Spielberg” for the epic documentary “Schindler’s list”, starring Liam Neeson as Schindler & ben Kingsley as Itzhak stern.

I’ve just watched such an epic piece. The movie encircled around the life of Oskar Schindler, a Nazi member  & a very adept moneymaking businessman, he the saviour of 1000+ Jewish refugees of Poland during the Ghetto massacre, by employing them as worker in his factories. Germans, the cruel misanthropes, brutally killed millions of Jews under command of a lieutenant Amon Goeth at Ghetto. Many Jews were shot & killed in the process of emptying the Ghetto in world war-2

The munificent, Schindler (Herr Direktor) has a skilled Jewish accountant-Itzhak stern. Oskar hires Jewish refugee workers at his industry “pan & pot” because they cost less & that’s the way to convert labour into huge money. But as time passes, as he watched the brutal holocaust, his focus shifts from building heaps of the German Reichsmark (deutsche currency) to trying to save as many lives as possible. Here’s a conversation between Oskar & Amon from the movie -

“Oskar Schindler: Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't.

Amon Goeth: You think that's power?

Oskar Schindler: That's what the Emperor said. A man steals something, he's brought in before the Emperor, he throws himself down on the ground. He begs for his life, he knows he's going to die. And the Emperor... pardons him. This worthless man, he lets him go.

Amon Goeth: I think you are drunk.

Oskar Schindler: That's power, Amon. That is power.”

 This benevolent person chaffered the benighted Jews by bribing Amon Goeth with huge amount. Oskar & his accountant create a list sobriquet as “Schindler’s list”, a list of Jewish people to be transferred to a safer place so as to put a cul-de-sac to the draconian inhuman activity. He added around 1000 names in his list & them, all listed one, were moved to Oskar’s hometown. To keep his worker alive, he was squandering his fortune bribing Nazi officials. He ran out of money just as Germany surrenders, when world war-2 came to an end. All Jews were set free by soviet army & shifted to Poland. When Oskar about to leave the workers, they gave him a ring engraved with the quote, 

                                          "Whoever saves one life saves the world entire"

So this is how a great philanthropist was… R.E.S.P.E.C.T. to “OSKAR SCHINDER “or                                                                   “HERR DIREKTOR” or “GOOD GERMAN”

                                 “There are fewer than 4000 Jews left alive in Poland today”

                               “There are more than 6000 descendants of the Schindler Jews”

                                                     “More than 6 million Jews murdered”

Au Revoir!!

Evoke Up! Rise Up

How can be a tree confined to a pot;

It will need the freedom to grow a lot,

How can be a cage bird learns to fly;

It will need to blow wings so as to ply,

How can be an artist make reticent;

It needs exposure to be cognoscente,

How can be we able to see in cavernous;

It needs birth of nascent spark to find hope,

You are circumscribed by your boundary;

untill unless you don't see it as a hurdle,

Go, throw up your veil, move ahead, break up;

the chains that binds you, evoke up, rise up.

Evoke Up

Rise Up