Guest guest Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 That is the Hole truth Kishore Shah 1974 -------------------------------------------------- Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 5:52 PM To: " mgims " <mgims > Subject: The Nation in a Hole > > > When > I tuned into my preferred news channel, there was a question flashed on > the > screen: What will happen to Mahi? Following the male habit of switching > channels every few minutes, I wanted to see what other news channels had > on > offer. It seemed they had hit a jackpot that day. A girl named Mahi had > fallen > into a hole bored into the ground for a tube well at Manesar. “How many > more > Mahis?â€, “Continous coverage of the rescue operationâ€, “Laparwah adhikari†> and > “Kab jagegi hamari sarkar?†were how all of them reacted to this incident. > The > newsreaders on English channels were both excited and concerned, > blabbering > incessantly about Mahi and her ordeal. As expected, the Hindi channels > were > ridiculously dramatic. A few days later when the child was pulled out > dead, it > was: “Nation Mourns Mahiâ€. > > This > child-in-the-hole business is not new in our country. Such accidents are > reported > with sickening regularity. I think the ‘child-uncovered disused wells > ratio’ > should be included in the list of parameters to judge our Human > Development > Index. Nobody knows how many children have gone down the holes dug for > various > reasons (and then left as traps for the unsuspecting). It would be > interesting > to map the whole country to have a count of such holes. > > It > all started when a boy called Prince fell into a hole in Haryana five–six > years > ago. The rescue was televised live for nearly three days. I remember it > distinctly because there was no other news on TV for that duration. > Fortunately, Prince survived and was pulled out. As he surfaced, there > were > people desperate to be photographed with the boy. Prince was handed over > to the > chief minister as if he was the father. The boy looked confused and > irritated > as he was bounced around. > > The traps > we create for our children beg a few questions. Why do we have so many > ‘holes’ > in our country? Who digs them? The child-sucking holes are not the only > issue. Experts > say the economy has hurtled down a ‘hole’. Still others declare production > and > growth have slipped into a ‘hole’. The ones with a conscience mourn we > have > buried our morals in a ‘hole’. The once-erudite Sardar is happily > ensconced in > his Parkinsonian ‘hole’. Someone called Pratibha dug herself a ‘hole’ at > Pune. > At this rate, all holes may coalesce one day and become an infinite > hiatus. > Then the whole of India will be in a ‘hole’. > > Bharat > > > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > > To: " mgims " <mgims > > Sent: Monday, 25 June 2012 5:55 AM > Subject: Re: Fw: Apathy or is it my biased unbiased opinion!! > > > > I was up till almost 2.30 AM with Namita,my wife... painfully watching the > 86 odd hour ordeal of the sweet young child " Mahi " come to a dreadful end > on NDTV. It affected me so much that I > dreamt about the child being stuck in the borewell crying out for help.Why > should so many Mahi's die? Is there not an apathy in my country of birth? > Why do people not learn and take actions to avoid such accidents. If one > child dies in a first world, why do the parents tend to start a foundation > in their memory and start a whole movement to prevent such deaths from > happening again? > Why > does a father whose child is kidnapped and killed in Hollywood Florida, > Walsh ,start a TV show called America's most wanted which helps solve > so many crimes and prevents so many future crimes?Why do parents of a > child named Amber, whose abduction and killing in Arlington Texas, start a > movement leading to AMBER ALERTS (actually standing for " America's > Missing:Broadcasting Emergency Response " ).By this system within minutes of > an alleged abduction of a child all information is broadcast on > highways,radios, weather channels etc etc. Why was there no mass > information campaign and long lasting programs in schools and colleges and > some thing akin to Amber alerts etc put into place when Sanjay and Geeta > Chopra were abducted in the late 1970's I think it was 1978. Despite their > being so many opportunities to save the two kids after they were abducted > hitchhiking to All India Radio, New Delhi for a program they were killed. > The result was just a bravery award set up in their name. > Having > been brought up in India and having lived a considerable amount of time in > the Africa's I am at present in the West for almost 18 years. I have had > the opportunity to closely study the human behaviors in all these places > thanks to my line of work and inquisitive nature.For a multitude of folks > like me who travel back and forth to our countries of origin it gives us a > unique opportunity to observe the differences between our adopted and our > birth countries with very little bias ( my biased opinion sic!).Why do > people in the third world have so much Apathy towards social issues, civic > sense, care for others, empathy in a larger constructive way? I am > singling out the intelligentia here, the so called middle class and upper > middle class which is doing pretty well economically in the last decade or > so. That was an excuse when I was growing up in India. > I see my kids in school both in Public( government free schools) and > Private schools being inculcated with the sense of duty and volunteerism > right from a very young age. They go to public kitchens, hospitals, > cleaning their school grounds during breaks...thereby inculcating in them > a sense of giving, empathy and being action oriented. > Are these > just my naive observation or will the west reach the same stage of Apathy > when their economies crash and Asia takes over the world in the next 50 > years( Thank god for dual citizenship !! ). I hope something constructive > comes out of this tragedy and it just does not remain in the domain of > mere " BaatCheet " ( Idle talk) and " Time pass " ( sitting room chatter). > > ________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Well said in " whole " about the 'hole' Sunil Takiar(760 ________________________________ To: mgims <mgims > Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2012 5:52 PM Subject: The Nation in a Hole  When I tuned into my preferred news channel, there was a question flashed on the screen: What will happen to Mahi? Following the male habit of switching channels every few minutes, I wanted to see what other news channels had on offer. It seemed they had hit a jackpot that day. A girl named Mahi had fallen into a hole bored into the ground for a tube well at Manesar. “How many more Mahis?â€, “Continous coverage of the rescue operationâ€, “Laparwah adhikari†and “Kab jagegi hamari sarkar?†were how all of them reacted to this incident. The newsreaders on English channels were both excited and concerned, blabbering incessantly about Mahi and her ordeal. As expected, the Hindi channels were ridiculously dramatic. A few days later when the child was pulled out dead, it was: “Nation Mourns Mahiâ€. This child-in-the-hole business is not new in our country. Such accidents are reported with sickening regularity. I think the ‘child-uncovered disused wells ratio’ should be included in the list of parameters to judge our Human Development Index. Nobody knows how many children have gone down the holes dug for various reasons (and then left as traps for the unsuspecting). It would be interesting to map the whole country to have a count of such holes. It all started when a boy called Prince fell into a hole in Haryana five–six years ago. The rescue was televised live for nearly three days. I remember it distinctly because there was no other news on TV for that duration. Fortunately, Prince survived and was pulled out. As he surfaced, there were people desperate to be photographed with the boy. Prince was handed over to the chief minister as if he was the father. The boy looked confused and irritated as he was bounced around. The traps we create for our children beg a few questions. Why do we have so many ‘holes’ in our country? Who digs them? The child-sucking holes are not the only issue. Experts say the economy has hurtled down a ‘hole’. Still others declare production and growth have slipped into a ‘hole’. The ones with a conscience mourn we have buried our morals in a ‘hole’. The once-erudite Sardar is happily ensconced in his Parkinsonian ‘hole’. Someone called Pratibha dug herself a ‘hole’ at Pune. At this rate, all holes may coalesce one day and become an infinite hiatus. Then the whole of India will be in a ‘hole’. Bharat   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: ashish sachdeva <mailto:ashish1sachdeva%40yahoo.com> To: " mailto:mgims%40yahoogroups.com " <mailto:mgims%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, 25 June 2012 5:55 AM Subject: Re: Fw: Apathy or is it my biased unbiased opinion!!  I was up till almost 2.30 AM with Namita,my wife... painfully watching the 86 odd hour ordeal of the sweet young child " Mahi " come to a dreadful end on NDTV. It affected me so much that I dreamt about the child being stuck in the borewell crying out for help.Why should so many Mahi's die? Is there not an apathy in my country of birth? Why do people not learn and take actions to avoid such accidents. If one child dies in a first world, why do the parents tend to start a foundation in their memory and start a whole movement to prevent such deaths from happening again?                                   Why does a father whose child is kidnapped and killed in Hollywood Florida, Walsh ,start a TV show called America's most wanted which helps solve so many crimes and prevents so many future crimes?Why do parents of a child named Amber, whose abduction and killing in Arlington Texas, start a movement leading to AMBER ALERTS (actually standing for " America's Missing:Broadcasting Emergency Response " ).By this system within minutes of an alleged abduction of a child all information is broadcast on highways,radios, weather channels etc etc. Why was there no mass information campaign and long lasting programs in schools and colleges and some thing akin to Amber alerts etc  put into place when Sanjay and Geeta Chopra were abducted in the late 1970's I think it was 1978. Despite their being so many opportunities to save the two kids after they were abducted hitchhiking to All India Radio, New Delhi for a program they were killed. The result was just a bravery award set up in their name.                                  Having been brought up in India and having lived a considerable amount of time in the Africa's I am at present in the West for almost 18 years. I have had the opportunity to closely study the human behaviors in all these places thanks to my line of work and inquisitive nature.For a multitude of folks like me who travel back and forth to our countries of origin it gives us a unique opportunity to observe the differences  between our adopted and our birth countries with very little bias ( my biased opinion sic!).Why do people in the third world have so much Apathy towards social issues, civic sense, care for others, empathy in a larger constructive way? I am singling out the intelligentia here, the so called middle class and upper middle class which is doing pretty well economically in the last decade or so. That was an excuse when I was growing up in India. I see my kids in school both in Public( government free schools) and Private schools being inculcated with the sense of duty and volunteerism right from a very young age. They go to public kitchens, hospitals, cleaning their school grounds during breaks...thereby inculcating in them a sense of giving, empathy and being action oriented.                                  Are these just my naive observation or will the west reach the same stage of Apathy when their economies crash and Asia takes over the world in the next 50 years( Thank god for dual citizenship !! ). I hope something constructive comes out of this tragedy and it just does not remain in the domain of mere " BaatCheet " ( Idle talk) and " Time pass " ( sitting room chatter). ________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 A nation obsessed with holes ;-) Ravin '82 > ** > > > Well said in " whole " about the 'hole' > Sunil Takiar(760 > > ________________________________ > > To: mgims <mgims > > Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2012 5:52 PM > Subject: The Nation in a Hole > > > > When > I tuned into my preferred news channel, there was a question flashed on the > screen: What will happen to Mahi? Following the male habit of switching > channels every few minutes, I wanted to see what other news channels had on > offer. It seemed they had hit a jackpot that day. A girl named Mahi had > fallen > into a hole bored into the ground for a tube well at Manesar. “How many > more > Mahis?”, “Continous coverage of the rescue operation”, “Laparwah adhikari” > and > “Kab jagegi hamari sarkar?” were how all of them reacted to this incident. > The > newsreaders on English channels were both excited and concerned, blabbering > incessantly about Mahi and her ordeal. As expected, the Hindi channels were > ridiculously dramatic. A few days later when the child was pulled out > dead, it > was: “Nation Mourns Mahi”. > > This > child-in-the-hole business is not new in our country. Such accidents are > reported > with sickening regularity. I think the ‘child-uncovered disused wells > ratio’ > should be included in the list of parameters to judge our Human Development > Index. Nobody knows how many children have gone down the holes dug for > various > reasons (and then left as traps for the unsuspecting). It would be > interesting > to map the whole country to have a count of such holes. > > It > all started when a boy called Prince fell into a hole in Haryana five–six > years > ago. The rescue was televised live for nearly three days. I remember it > distinctly because there was no other news on TV for that duration. > Fortunately, Prince survived and was pulled out. As he surfaced, there were > people desperate to be photographed with the boy. Prince was handed over > to the > chief minister as if he was the father. The boy looked confused and > irritated > as he was bounced around. > > The traps > we create for our children beg a few questions. Why do we have so many > ‘holes’ > in our country? Who digs them? The child-sucking holes are not the only > issue. Experts > say the economy has hurtled down a ‘hole’. Still others declare production > and > growth have slipped into a ‘hole’. The ones with a conscience mourn we have > buried our morals in a ‘hole’. The once-erudite Sardar is happily > ensconced in > his Parkinsonian ‘hole’. Someone called Pratibha dug herself a ‘hole’ at > Pune. > At this rate, all holes may coalesce one day and become an infinite hiatus. > Then the whole of India will be in a ‘hole’. > > Bharat > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: ashish sachdeva <mailto:ashish1sachdeva%40yahoo.com> > To: " mailto:mgims%40yahoogroups.com " <mailto:mgims%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, 25 June 2012 5:55 AM > Subject: Re: Fw: Apathy or is it my biased unbiased opinion!! > > > I was up till almost 2.30 AM with Namita,my wife... painfully watching the > 86 odd hour ordeal of the sweet young child " Mahi " come to a dreadful end on > NDTV. It affected me so much that I > dreamt about the child being stuck in the borewell crying out for help.Why > should so many Mahi's die? Is there not an apathy in my country of birth? > Why do people not learn and take actions to avoid such accidents. If one > child dies in a first world, why do the parents tend to start a foundation > in their memory and start a whole movement to prevent such deaths from > happening again? > Why > does a father whose child is kidnapped and killed in Hollywood Florida, > Walsh ,start a TV show called America's most wanted which helps solve > so many crimes and prevents so many future crimes?Why do parents of a child > named Amber, whose abduction and killing in Arlington Texas, start a > movement leading to AMBER ALERTS (actually standing for " America's > Missing:Broadcasting Emergency Response " ).By this system within minutes of > an alleged abduction of a child all information is broadcast on > highways,radios, weather channels etc etc. Why was there no mass > information campaign and long lasting programs in schools and colleges and > some thing akin to Amber alerts etc put into place when Sanjay and Geeta > Chopra were abducted in the late 1970's I think it was 1978. Despite their > being so many opportunities to save the two kids after they were abducted > hitchhiking to All India Radio, New Delhi for a program they were killed. > The result was just a bravery award set up in their name. > Having > been brought up in India and having lived a considerable amount of time in > the Africa's I am at present in the West for almost 18 years. I have had > the opportunity to closely study the human behaviors in all these places > thanks to my line of work and inquisitive nature.For a multitude of folks > like me who travel back and forth to our countries of origin it gives us a > unique opportunity to observe the differences between our adopted and our > birth countries with very little bias ( my biased opinion sic!).Why do > people in the third world have so much Apathy towards social issues, civic > sense, care for others, empathy in a larger constructive way? I am singling > out the intelligentia here, the so called middle class and upper middle > class which is doing pretty well economically in the last decade or so. > That was an excuse when I was growing up in India. > I see my kids in school both in Public( government free schools) and > Private schools being inculcated with the sense of duty and volunteerism > right from a very young age. They go to public kitchens, hospitals, > cleaning their school grounds during breaks...thereby inculcating in them a > sense of giving, empathy and being action oriented. > Are these > just my naive observation or will the west reach the same stage of Apathy > when their economies crash and Asia takes over the world in the next 50 > years( Thank god for dual citizenship !! ). I hope something constructive > comes out of this tragedy and it just does not remain in the domain of mere > " BaatCheet " ( Idle talk) and " Time pass " ( sitting room chatter). > > ________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 One PJ/stale joke may be allowed here (since everybody is talking about holes).  Prince after his marriage to was planning for his honeymoon - Seychelles or some such location. Another member-a lady-of the Royal lineage was curious. She asked, " Prince, where are U people going for the honey-moon and how many days?? Prince replied, " Seychelles, for 7 days " . Lady, " What only 7 days?! " Prince, " Maam, 7 days make one (w)hole weak!! "  Diwakar '76 ________________________________ To: mgims Sent: Friday, 6 July 2012 6:15 AM Subject: Re: The Nation in a Hole A nation obsessed with holes ;-) Ravin '82 > ** > > > Well said in " whole " about the 'hole' > Sunil Takiar(760 > > ________________________________ > > To: mgims <mgims > > Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2012 5:52 PM > Subject: The Nation in a Hole > > > > When > I tuned into my preferred news channel, there was a question flashed on the > screen: What will happen to Mahi? Following the male habit of switching > channels every few minutes, I wanted to see what other news channels had on > offer. It seemed they had hit a jackpot that day. A girl named Mahi had > fallen > into a hole bored into the ground for a tube well at Manesar. “How many > more > Mahis?â€, “Continous coverage of the rescue operationâ€, “Laparwah adhikari†> and > “Kab jagegi hamari sarkar?†were how all of them reacted to this incident. > The > newsreaders on English channels were both excited and concerned, blabbering > incessantly about Mahi and her ordeal. As expected, the Hindi channels were > ridiculously dramatic. A few days later when the child was pulled out > dead, it > was: “Nation Mourns Mahiâ€. > > This > child-in-the-hole business is not new in our country. Such accidents are > reported > with sickening regularity. I think the ‘child-uncovered disused wells > ratio’ > should be included in the list of parameters to judge our Human Development > Index. Nobody knows how many children have gone down the holes dug for > various > reasons (and then left as traps for the unsuspecting). It would be > interesting > to map the whole country to have a count of such holes. > > It > all started when a boy called Prince fell into a hole in Haryana five–six > years > ago. The rescue was televised live for nearly three days. I remember it > distinctly because there was no other news on TV for that duration. > Fortunately, Prince survived and was pulled out. As he surfaced, there were > people desperate to be photographed with the boy. Prince was handed over > to the > chief minister as if he was the father. The boy looked confused and > irritated > as he was bounced around. > > The traps > we create for our children beg a few questions. Why do we have so many > ‘holes’ > in our country? Who digs them? The child-sucking holes are not the only > issue. Experts > say the economy has hurtled down a ‘hole’. Still others declare production > and > growth have slipped into a ‘hole’. The ones with a conscience mourn we have > buried our morals in a ‘hole’. The once-erudite Sardar is happily > ensconced in > his Parkinsonian ‘hole’. Someone called Pratibha dug herself a ‘hole’ at > Pune. > At this rate, all holes may coalesce one day and become an infinite hiatus. > Then the whole of India will be in a ‘hole’. > > Bharat > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: ashish sachdeva <mailto:ashish1sachdeva%40yahoo.com> > To: " mailto:mgims%40yahoogroups.com " <mailto:mgims%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, 25 June 2012 5:55 AM > Subject: Re: Fw: Apathy or is it my biased unbiased opinion!! > > > I was up till almost 2.30 AM with Namita,my wife... painfully watching the > 86 odd hour ordeal of the sweet young child " Mahi " come to a dreadful end on > NDTV. It affected me so much that I > dreamt about the child being stuck in the borewell crying out for help.Why > should so many Mahi's die? Is there not an apathy in my country of birth? > Why do people not learn and take actions to avoid such accidents. If one > child dies in a first world, why do the parents tend to start a foundation > in their memory and start a whole movement to prevent such deaths from > happening again? >                                  Why > does a father whose child is kidnapped and killed in Hollywood Florida, > Walsh ,start a TV show called America's most wanted which helps solve > so many crimes and prevents so many future crimes?Why do parents of a child > named Amber, whose abduction and killing in Arlington Texas, start a > movement leading to AMBER ALERTS (actually standing for " America's > Missing:Broadcasting Emergency Response " ).By this system within minutes of > an alleged abduction of a child all information is broadcast on > highways,radios, weather channels etc etc. Why was there no mass > information campaign and long lasting programs in schools and colleges and > some thing akin to Amber alerts etc put into place when Sanjay and Geeta > Chopra were abducted in the late 1970's I think it was 1978. Despite their > being so many opportunities to save the two kids after they were abducted > hitchhiking to All India Radio, New Delhi for a program they were killed. > The result was just a bravery award set up in their name. >                                 Having > been brought up in India and having lived a considerable amount of time in > the Africa's I am at present in the West for almost 18 years. I have had > the opportunity to closely study the human behaviors in all these places > thanks to my line of work and inquisitive nature.For a multitude of folks > like me who travel back and forth to our countries of origin it gives us a > unique opportunity to observe the differences between our adopted and our > birth countries with very little bias ( my biased opinion sic!).Why do > people in the third world have so much Apathy towards social issues, civic > sense, care for others, empathy in a larger constructive way? I am singling > out the intelligentia here, the so called middle class and upper middle > class which is doing pretty well economically in the last decade or so. > That was an excuse when I was growing up in India. > I see my kids in school both in Public( government free schools) and > Private schools being inculcated with the sense of duty and volunteerism > right from a very young age. They go to public kitchens, hospitals, > cleaning their school grounds during breaks...thereby inculcating in them a > sense of giving, empathy and being action oriented. >                                 Are these > just my naive observation or will the west reach the same stage of Apathy > when their economies crash and Asia takes over the world in the next 50 > years( Thank god for dual citizenship !! ). I hope something constructive > comes out of this tragedy and it just does not remain in the domain of mere > " BaatCheet " ( Idle talk) and " Time pass " ( sitting room chatter). > > ________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 A brain with a hole. Bharat ________________________________ To: " mgims " <mgims > Sent: Friday, 6 July 2012 1:26 PM Subject: Re: The Nation in a Hole  One PJ/stale joke may be allowed here (since everybody is talking about holes).  Prince after his marriage to was planning for his honeymoon - Seychelles or some such location. Another member-a lady-of the Royal lineage was curious. She asked, " Prince, where are U people going for the honey-moon and how many days?? Prince replied, " Seychelles, for 7 days " . Lady, " What only 7 days?! " Prince, " Maam, 7 days make one (w)hole weak!! "  Diwakar '76 ________________________________ To: mgims Sent: Friday, 6 July 2012 6:15 AM Subject: Re: The Nation in a Hole A nation obsessed with holes ;-) Ravin '82 > ** > > > Well said in " whole " about the 'hole' > Sunil Takiar(760 > > ________________________________ > > To: mgims <mgims > > Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2012 5:52 PM > Subject: The Nation in a Hole > > > > When > I tuned into my preferred news channel, there was a question flashed on the > screen: What will happen to Mahi? Following the male habit of switching > channels every few minutes, I wanted to see what other news channels had on > offer. It seemed they had hit a jackpot that day. A girl named Mahi had > fallen > into a hole bored into the ground for a tube well at Manesar. “How many > more > Mahis?â€, “Continous coverage of the rescue operationâ€, “Laparwah adhikari†> and > “Kab jagegi hamari sarkar?†were how all of them reacted to this incident. > The > newsreaders on English channels were both excited and concerned, blabbering > incessantly about Mahi and her ordeal. As expected, the Hindi channels were > ridiculously dramatic. A few days later when the child was pulled out > dead, it > was: “Nation Mourns Mahiâ€. > > This > child-in-the-hole business is not new in our country. Such accidents are > reported > with sickening regularity. I think the ‘child-uncovered disused wells > ratio’ > should be included in the list of parameters to judge our Human Development > Index. Nobody knows how many children have gone down the holes dug for > various > reasons (and then left as traps for the unsuspecting). It would be > interesting > to map the whole country to have a count of such holes. > > It > all started when a boy called Prince fell into a hole in Haryana five–six > years > ago. The rescue was televised live for nearly three days. I remember it > distinctly because there was no other news on TV for that duration. > Fortunately, Prince survived and was pulled out. As he surfaced, there were > people desperate to be photographed with the boy. Prince was handed over > to the > chief minister as if he was the father. The boy looked confused and > irritated > as he was bounced around. > > The traps > we create for our children beg a few questions. Why do we have so many > ‘holes’ > in our country? Who digs them? The child-sucking holes are not the only > issue. Experts > say the economy has hurtled down a ‘hole’. Still others declare production > and > growth have slipped into a ‘hole’. The ones with a conscience mourn we have > buried our morals in a ‘hole’. The once-erudite Sardar is happily > ensconced in > his Parkinsonian ‘hole’. Someone called Pratibha dug herself a ‘hole’ at > Pune. > At this rate, all holes may coalesce one day and become an infinite hiatus. > Then the whole of India will be in a ‘hole’. > > Bharat > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: ashish sachdeva <mailto:ashish1sachdeva%40yahoo.com> > To: " mailto:mgims%40yahoogroups.com " <mailto:mgims%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, 25 June 2012 5:55 AM > Subject: Re: Fw: Apathy or is it my biased unbiased opinion!! > > > I was up till almost 2.30 AM with Namita,my wife... painfully watching the > 86 odd hour ordeal of the sweet young child " Mahi " come to a dreadful end on > NDTV. It affected me so much that I > dreamt about the child being stuck in the borewell crying out for help.Why > should so many Mahi's die? Is there not an apathy in my country of birth? > Why do people not learn and take actions to avoid such accidents. If one > child dies in a first world, why do the parents tend to start a foundation > in their memory and start a whole movement to prevent such deaths from > happening again? >                                  Why > does a father whose child is kidnapped and killed in Hollywood Florida, > Walsh ,start a TV show called America's most wanted which helps solve > so many crimes and prevents so many future crimes?Why do parents of a child > named Amber, whose abduction and killing in Arlington Texas, start a > movement leading to AMBER ALERTS (actually standing for " America's > Missing:Broadcasting Emergency Response " ).By this system within minutes of > an alleged abduction of a child all information is broadcast on > highways,radios, weather channels etc etc. Why was there no mass > information campaign and long lasting programs in schools and colleges and > some thing akin to Amber alerts etc put into place when Sanjay and Geeta > Chopra were abducted in the late 1970's I think it was 1978. Despite their > being so many opportunities to save the two kids after they were abducted > hitchhiking to All India Radio, New Delhi for a program they were killed. > The result was just a bravery award set up in their name. >                                 Having > been brought up in India and having lived a considerable amount of time in > the Africa's I am at present in the West for almost 18 years. I have had > the opportunity to closely study the human behaviors in all these places > thanks to my line of work and inquisitive nature.For a multitude of folks > like me who travel back and forth to our countries of origin it gives us a > unique opportunity to observe the differences between our adopted and our > birth countries with very little bias ( my biased opinion sic!).Why do > people in the third world have so much Apathy towards social issues, civic > sense, care for others, empathy in a larger constructive way? I am singling > out the intelligentia here, the so called middle class and upper middle > class which is doing pretty well economically in the last decade or so. > That was an excuse when I was growing up in India. > I see my kids in school both in Public( government free schools) and > Private schools being inculcated with the sense of duty and volunteerism > right from a very young age. They go to public kitchens, hospitals, > cleaning their school grounds during breaks...thereby inculcating in them a > sense of giving, empathy and being action oriented. >                                 Are these > just my naive observation or will the west reach the same stage of Apathy > when their economies crash and Asia takes over the world in the next 50 > years( Thank god for dual citizenship !! ). I hope something constructive > comes out of this tragedy and it just does not remain in the domain of mere > " BaatCheet " ( Idle talk) and " Time pass " ( sitting room chatter). > > ________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Very cute. Never thought that Prince had that kind of libido.....just joking ;-) Ashok 1984 Sent from my iPad > One PJ/stale joke may be allowed here (since everybody is talking about holes). > > Prince after his marriage to was planning for his honeymoon - Seychelles or some such location. > Another member-a lady-of the Royal lineage was curious. > She asked, " Prince, where are U people going for the honey-moon and how many days?? > Prince replied, " Seychelles, for 7 days " . > Lady, " What only 7 days?! " > Prince, " Maam, 7 days make one (w)hole weak!! " > > Diwakar '76 > > > ________________________________ > > To: mgims > Sent: Friday, 6 July 2012 6:15 AM > Subject: Re: The Nation in a Hole > > A nation obsessed with holes ;-) > > Ravin '82 > > > > ** > > > > > > Well said in " whole " about the 'hole' > > Sunil Takiar(760 > > > > ________________________________ > > > > To: mgims <mgims > > > Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2012 5:52 PM > > Subject: The Nation in a Hole > > > > > > > > When > > I tuned into my preferred news channel, there was a question flashed on the > > screen: What will happen to Mahi? Following the male habit of switching > > channels every few minutes, I wanted to see what other news channels had on > > offer. It seemed they had hit a jackpot that day. A girl named Mahi had > > fallen > > into a hole bored into the ground for a tube well at Manesar. “How many > > more > > Mahis?â€, “Continous coverage of the rescue operationâ€, “Laparwah adhikari†> > and > > “Kab jagegi hamari sarkar?†were how all of them reacted to this incident. > > The > > newsreaders on English channels were both excited and concerned, blabbering > > incessantly about Mahi and her ordeal. As expected, the Hindi channels were > > ridiculously dramatic. A few days later when the child was pulled out > > dead, it > > was: “Nation Mourns Mahiâ€. > > > > This > > child-in-the-hole business is not new in our country. Such accidents are > > reported > > with sickening regularity. I think the ‘child-uncovered disused wells > > ratio’ > > should be included in the list of parameters to judge our Human Development > > Index. Nobody knows how many children have gone down the holes dug for > > various > > reasons (and then left as traps for the unsuspecting). It would be > > interesting > > to map the whole country to have a count of such holes. > > > > It > > all started when a boy called Prince fell into a hole in Haryana five–six > > years > > ago. The rescue was televised live for nearly three days. I remember it > > distinctly because there was no other news on TV for that duration. > > Fortunately, Prince survived and was pulled out. As he surfaced, there were > > people desperate to be photographed with the boy. Prince was handed over > > to the > > chief minister as if he was the father. The boy looked confused and > > irritated > > as he was bounced around. > > > > The traps > > we create for our children beg a few questions. Why do we have so many > > ‘holes’ > > in our country? Who digs them? The child-sucking holes are not the only > > issue. Experts > > say the economy has hurtled down a ‘hole’. Still others declare production > > and > > growth have slipped into a ‘hole’. The ones with a conscience mourn we have > > buried our morals in a ‘hole’. The once-erudite Sardar is happily > > ensconced in > > his Parkinsonian ‘hole’. Someone called Pratibha dug herself a ‘hole’ at > > Pune. > > At this rate, all holes may coalesce one day and become an infinite hiatus. > > Then the whole of India will be in a ‘hole’. > > > > Bharat > > > > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > > From: ashish sachdeva <mailto:ashish1sachdeva%40yahoo.com> > > To: " mailto:mgims%40yahoogroups.com " <mailto:mgims%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Monday, 25 June 2012 5:55 AM > > Subject: Re: Fw: Apathy or is it my biased unbiased opinion!! > > > > > > I was up till almost 2.30 AM with Namita,my wife... painfully watching the > > 86 odd hour ordeal of the sweet young child " Mahi " come to a dreadful end on > > NDTV. It affected me so much that I > > dreamt about the child being stuck in the borewell crying out for help.Why > > should so many Mahi's die? Is there not an apathy in my country of birth? > > Why do people not learn and take actions to avoid such accidents. If one > > child dies in a first world, why do the parents tend to start a foundation > > in their memory and start a whole movement to prevent such deaths from > > happening again? > > Why > > does a father whose child is kidnapped and killed in Hollywood Florida, > > Walsh ,start a TV show called America's most wanted which helps solve > > so many crimes and prevents so many future crimes?Why do parents of a child > > named Amber, whose abduction and killing in Arlington Texas, start a > > movement leading to AMBER ALERTS (actually standing for " America's > > Missing:Broadcasting Emergency Response " ).By this system within minutes of > > an alleged abduction of a child all information is broadcast on > > highways,radios, weather channels etc etc. Why was there no mass > > information campaign and long lasting programs in schools and colleges and > > some thing akin to Amber alerts etc put into place when Sanjay and Geeta > > Chopra were abducted in the late 1970's I think it was 1978. Despite their > > being so many opportunities to save the two kids after they were abducted > > hitchhiking to All India Radio, New Delhi for a program they were killed. > > The result was just a bravery award set up in their name. > > Having > > been brought up in India and having lived a considerable amount of time in > > the Africa's I am at present in the West for almost 18 years. I have had > > the opportunity to closely study the human behaviors in all these places > > thanks to my line of work and inquisitive nature.For a multitude of folks > > like me who travel back and forth to our countries of origin it gives us a > > unique opportunity to observe the differences between our adopted and our > > birth countries with very little bias ( my biased opinion sic!).Why do > > people in the third world have so much Apathy towards social issues, civic > > sense, care for others, empathy in a larger constructive way? I am singling > > out the intelligentia here, the so called middle class and upper middle > > class which is doing pretty well economically in the last decade or so. > > That was an excuse when I was growing up in India. > > I see my kids in school both in Public( government free schools) and > > Private schools being inculcated with the sense of duty and volunteerism > > right from a very young age. They go to public kitchens, hospitals, > > cleaning their school grounds during breaks...thereby inculcating in them a > > sense of giving, empathy and being action oriented. > > Are these > > just my naive observation or will the west reach the same stage of Apathy > > when their economies crash and Asia takes over the world in the next 50 > > years( Thank god for dual citizenship !! ). I hope something constructive > > comes out of this tragedy and it just does not remain in the domain of mere > > " BaatCheet " ( Idle talk) and " Time pass " ( sitting room chatter). > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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