THOSE WERE THE HOSTEL DAYS: Part II: College Life (My Experience)

College life is completely different from school life. School days are full of innocence and pranks while we get into college we are mature and serious. The hostel life in school has its own charm and beauty. I was allotted accommodation in G.P girl’s hostel by my college Jamia Milia Islamia and I stayed in a room with two more freshers. According to the hostel rules, with one or two freshers, there has to be a senior. But ours was a lucky room where all three of us were freshers. In a gap of two months one girl came as a roommate but within a month she left the hostel, then another roommate came and she too left the hostel. The Hostellers had an impression that we torture our roommates that’s why they left the hostel. But it was all wrong!!

Our first roommate was shifted to “Womens Working Hostel.” Another roommate was too homesick so she couldn’t adjust in the hostel and she left it. But our third roommate was a troublesome. She used to keep her lights on the whole night with an excuse that she wanted to study. But at night she used to doze off on her open book. Whenever we saw her sleeping we would stretch our hand to switch off the light, but she would suddenly wake up and tell us to keep the lights on. Her name was Kahkasha, but her friends called her “Kaks.” Her another bad habit was, she would stand in front of the cupboard, hide her face behind her cupboard door and eat her snacks. She was one of the amusing characters in our room.

Another source of entertainment were the two greedy Kashmiri sisters, Rehana, Romahana. Without asking they would snatch the food sent by my mother which we used to heat on the heater. We had to hide our food from them. When we used to have jam sessions and farewell parties till morning 4 o clock were the other good memories of our hostel. I was always ready with a script of a play. Daily, during evening we used to have tea party. Next to my room was our caretaker’s room and her son, must be about 8 or 9 years old, was an eve teaser. He had the habit of giving flying kisses and eye winks at girls. Our provost office was located at the entrance of the hostel. Many times I had noticed a dark middle aged woman, with badly worn dull colored sari, and slipper, coming out from the provost’ office. I had the impression that the woman was a worker. We received complaints that we did not wish her at all. Like me, many freshers were curious to see the provost because none of us had seen her before. To our shock the provost was the same middle aged woman who often came out from the office. Whenever she called us for hostel meetings, she had the habit of giving long lectures which were off the topic. She had the habit of shouting too much at girls because according to many girls she was unmarried and she takes out her frustration on hostelers. It was winter, when I bunked the hostel with a group of six hostel girls just because I wanted to play basketball in my college. The college was some distance away from my hostel. But this could not continue longer and I was caught, and we all got a good bombardment from our provost. But by the end of our third year we wished to take revenge on our provost. We sneaked into our Vice Chancellor’s (V.C) office with a long list of complaints. When our V.C entered the hostel premisis he just taunted “Why don’t you record this whole incident.” We took it seriously and students from Mass Communication Research Centre, recorded the whole incident in their camcorder. It was an unforgettable incident of my life. Bunking hostel, loud music, birthday parties and wild behavior was one part of my life. When we are in the hostel we criticise everything but when we leave then we miss each moment that we spent there.

THOSE WERE THE HOSTEL DAYS….(Part I): School (My Exprience)

“Rules are meant to be broken,” is a very common slogan of hostellers. I had a wonderful experience in three hostels and each hostel has its own charm. Located on a hilly area “All Saints School,” in Nainital is dominated completely by girls. The hostel girls were famous for their tomboyish and aggressive behavior. The hostellers of class 12 had the full authority to rule the hostel premises. They maintained the discipline in dormitory, corridors or mess. Even the extra curricular activities were handled by them. School authority had never interfered in their work. Our matron Disouza, who was called Disco by us, was a good piece of entertainment. She had a huge manly personality with short curly hair. She was famous for hitting and banging the girls and her killing looks made every girl shiver. Our morning used to kick at 5:o clock with her impressive abusive language. Well, I can’t blame her because it was her normal language. Her dressing style was amusing. She never hesitated in wearing bright color T-shirts and tight fitting slacks though she was too bulky to fit in it. Her age must have been about 50 plus but she was expert in flirting with the young and old. Even middle aged office bearers were also not spared from her. At 9 pm when the lights of the dormitories were switched off, we used to scare girls with candles and “ghungroo.” Many a times we were caught red handed and bombarded but according to hostel norms it was cool to get punished. We were used to of getting punished for bunking PT classes or school classes. Whenever we sneaked into the dormitory to eat snacks we were generally caught. Prefects had full authority to give us any kind of punishment like, to kneel with one leg stretched out, or scroll down on the field full of small pebbles. If we still misbehaved we were made to take 20 rounds of the playground. The more we misbehaved the harsher punishment we got. It was a resident school and very often our class teachers used to get the home food for us.

In class 12 when we did hunger strike just because the principal was against the celebration of the friendship day. According to her, the friendshipday was cancelled because there was no school unity. Our head girl had the guts to ask the principle to write the reason for not celebrating the friendship day on a piece of paper. She had put that piece of paper on the notice board. Class 12 took the decision for a hunger strike and the announcement was made by the head girl and by all the prefects. Not a single girl ate the food. Our principal got furious and suspended the batch holders. For at least 2 months not a single class was held. But when we apologized for our behavior, the batch holders were given back their position and the situation was under control.

The incident of our PT display was also unforgettable. That day it was raining heavily and hostellers on their own went to the PT display Ground with their buckets and towel. We soaked the water from the PT ground to make the place dry for our parents…. The school Principal was impressed by this act of ours.

Celebration of our atic was a 3 day event. First day was tea party; second day was dance party, third day we used to show scary movie to our juniors. Class 12 girls had to wear in the scariest attires. We were in class 12 when we got the opportunity to scare our junior’s .We made our Ghost mask with rice, dal, toothpaste, and paints. At 12 in the night, the main switch was put off. One girl had lied down on a stretcher, with a skeleton. We carried the stretcher on our shoulders shouting the slogan, “Ram Nam Satya Hai, Ram Nam Satya Hai. Each ghost had a torch, we made a group of four or five girls to crowd and scare the juniors. Pyjamas were pulled down, quilts were snatched away, T-shirts were torn, and girls were thrown in the buckets full of water. We had scared the hell out of them.. The ghosts had to stay in a group in order to be protected. if any of the ghosts were caught alone then they were attacked by the juniors. It was a completely jungle night. If the junior shouted loudly or they pretended to be very scared then they were distributed sweets and chocolates. Everything was forgiven for that day. We had to stay awake whole night for the jam session.

It was a completle girls hostel so guy were a unique piece for girls. We hardly used to go for a town walk. Many girls had a crush on our maths teacher and many were heartbroken when he got married, some of them had even cried. Though he was our teacher but he was also not spared by anyone of us. Our classmates had Sread gum on a sheet of paper and kept it on his chair. Without realizing, our maths teacher sat down on that chair and as he got up to write something on the board, that paper got stuck on his back. On that paper it was wriiten “If you have guts, kick me on my buts.” When everyone giggled he was able to make out that there is something wrong in the class. We were told to vacate the class for some time and he closed himself in that class. But when he came out he was fuming with anger. He did not teach the class for at least 10 days until we apologized.

In our school there was a trend of bullying juniors. I used to make the juniors stand next to me and ask their classmate to get some snacks for me. There was a cycle of bullying. If I would bully a class 9 girl then that girl would buly her junior and that junior bullied her junior. But if you won’t bully your juniors then your junior would bully you. Running, hitting, taking panga, was very normal in hostel. But the farewell was the most touching moment of my life. That was the only day when my juniors had forgotten all their grudges, they became too emotional. I passed out from that school 5 years ago but still those wonderful memories are fresh in my mind. As the years passed, everyone started settling in their life s smoothly. My classmates grew matured and changed with the time. Those tomboyish girls became sophisticated but whenever we meet we forget our sophistication and behave likle old hostelers. But I wonder, for how long it will remain the same. As the time is passing, life is changing and everyone is accepting those changes. During my school days I use to think that there the college life and school life are similar. But I was wrong.
(Soon u’ll get part 2)

HEIGHTS OF TERRORISM!!! (Editorial)

Almost every country is facing the threat of terrorism. In 2006, apart from Jammu and Kashmir, approximately 270 people died in the serial terrorist attacks from March to September. In 2007, two major bomb blast had created terror among the public of India. On May 18, 2007 about 13 people were killed in a bomb at a Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad. On Aug 25, 2007, about 42 people were killed in two serial bomb blasts in Lumbini park and in a restaurant in Hyderabad.
According to the survey, in 2006, around 2,765 people died in terrorist-related violence in India and 41 per cent of such fatalities occurred in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). In the current era when each country in the world is working towards peace and progress, these fanatic groups are killing all innocent people with an aim to create disharmony everywhere. Taking advantage of this situation various politicians prepare a long list of speeches to eliminate terrorism but they fail to keep their promise. The main question is: What do the terrorists want? Who is responsible for terrorism? First part of question is difficult to answer but the second part has few answers. In various circumstances political leaders are also responsible for terrorism.
The definition by US Federal Bureau of Investigation has proved that US President George W. Bush is a terrorist. According to US Federal Bureau of Investigation “Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.” George W. Bush, had violated the UN Charter by attacking the sovereign nation of Iraq. According to Articles 2(4) and 51 one can attack on another for self defence or with the authority of U.N, but George Bush launched an unlawful use of force against persons and property in Iraq. His brutal bombardment of Baghdad was aimed to terrorize and coerce the government as well as the civilian population of that nation to change its existing leadership. The main reason for the occupation of Iraq is to replace its dictatorship and not permit the emergence of a government headed by the majority Shia religious leadership. And now he is targeting Iran. Bush had stated that Iran is making dangeruos nuclear weapon. Hence according to the definition, George Bush is the main terrorist. But he has not been punished because he is powerful leader.
The political situation in Kashmir is also responsible for terrorist Group. Since India’s independence, Kashmir has suffered tremendously. Kashmir has been disputed territory between the two nations India and Pakistan. The terrorist groups that are prevailing in Kashmir include Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Al-Badr, HM Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, etc. The other parts of India, such as Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal also targeted Naxalite Groups which are supported by Communist Party of India (Maoist). Naxalite and Maoist Groups are recognized as terrorist groups by the government of India. They have emerged into less developed areas of rural, central and eastern India, such as Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The group started with Marxist agenda but nowadays they have become violent and dangerous.. On February 3, 2007 forest officials of the Kamakhyanagar fell prey to Naxalite brutality. A group of Maoists dragged three forest officials in their sleep, stoned them, slit their throats and finally gunned them down. Initially the Naxalite movement had its epicenter in West Bengal. These terrorist movements have spread to various parts of world and the political groups are using them for their as propaganda. Since the 9/11 attacks the terrorist groups emerged drastically. Afghanistan, Iraq, Central Asia and Southeast Asia are suffereng from horrors of terrorism. It is very important for the world evolve a proper solution of this problem. When politicians are themselves responsible for creating the terrorism then it is really difficult to solve the problem.

THE EFFECTS OF FILMS ON SOCIETY... (Editorial)

For the past many years there has been a vast improvement in the Indian film industry. Not only technology has improved the standard of film production there has also been improvement in the content of the story of a film. They are no more fairytale-types romantic films, but they are more focused on social issues. Such social issues encourage the youth to fight against any prevailing social evils and to work towards constructive development. “Chak De India,” has been the movie of the year 2007 for its impact on the public, because the positive theme of this movie has encouraged the youths of the Indian hockey Team to win finals against South Africa on September 2007. During the British rule in India, cricket was given more important than any other game. As compared to the other games, Cricket always gained government and media support. However the other games like hockey, football, swimming or indigenous games like kabaddi were always sidelined. But after the release of the movie “Chak De India,” at least the media started covering hockey matches. The Indian Hockey Team had won Asia Cup against South Africa. Though press media had covered their match, electronic media had held many talk shows of Indiab Hockey Match to make the public aware of the prevailing apathy. bring their problems in front of the public. But sadly the achievement
Hockey Team of India was ignored by the government of India.Cricketers got more publicity than the Hockey team and their return was celebrated with pomp and show. Thanks to Bollywood for creating awareness of the other matches apart from cricket. People were unaware that our Indian Hockey team had reached the semi finals in 2006 but that time there was no press coverage or any governmental support.
Another major film was “Rang De Basanti” encouraged the public to support the Jessica Lal Case. In that movie, the public marched silently with the lighted candles in front of India Gatefor the justice of the pilot who died accidentally due to government calousness. Influenced by the movie the Indian public marched with a candle in front of India Gate for the justice to Jessica Lal. Since then, Red Fort has become the symbol of protest or a silent march.
“Lageraho Munnabhai,” is the third movie in which the Actor Sunjay Datt has taught “Gandhigiri,” to the audience. Mahatama Gandhi’s “Gandigiri,” based on the concept of non violence had contributed a lot in gaining Independence for India. But in today’s world this formula has failed to work successfully because of too much corruption. Tihar Jail, exams on Gandhiri are held for the prisoners to transform the prisoners into better citizens.

INDIA’s TIRING OLD SYSTEM (Editorial)

Indian law and order is great “if there is a law to punish criminals then there is always a loophole to that law which allows those criminals to escape that punishment,”.. It all depends on how strong and influential you are…” If you are not financially or politically strong then you are fighting a loosing battle. A living example of this is Sanjay Dutt … who has been accused of taking the arms from Abu Salem the main culprit for the 1993 Bombay Blasts.. It is indeed disheartening to see that just because Sanjay Dutt is a Bollywood star the court has been lenient towards him and he was granted bail even though the TADA Court has charged him under the Arms Act. However the other accused of the 1993 blasts failed to apply for a bail and neither did they plead for any form of leniency just because it seems they were not powerful or rich enough.
Well he is not the only one taking advantage of power and money.There are some high profile politicians who are freely creating disharmony in India.. … It is a well known fact that Because Babri Mazjid was destroyed in 1992 Bombay was brought down to its knees by 13 blasts all over the city. Political leaders like L.K.Advani, and Bal Thakre were involved in creating the rift between Hindus and Muslims.… On a single day 250 people killed and 700 were injuredWhat did the government do??? … nothing… they just stood by and enjoyed that ‘tamaasha’.. after all disharmony among Hindus and Muslim will help them raisetheir political agendas for upcoming elections. These politicians should have been charged under the Criminal Act, but the court was never serious about punishing the main culprits as a result these politicians are still freely giving the poisonous speeches against certain sections of the society.

The public being so disheartened by the corrupt political and judicial system of India now prefer taking the help of the media which freely expresses the views and opinions of the common man. Today, because the media is not afraid of showing the true picture of politicians the general public is aware of the main culprit of the nation…But sadly our law and order is so weak that they fail to punish the real culprits. The hard fact is that bribe plays a very important role in solving the court cases.Why else are the weaker sections of our society generally ignored or not given timely justice??? Because they cannot afford to bribe the right policemen.
Even though there is corruption in our society I still believe that there is hope because we have democracy. … our constitutional laws are not bad and are equal for everyone. On the other hand, bureaucrats or safekeepers of our society who run the system are not well organized. Investigative teams like CBI do not investigate cases seriously, police try and avoid registering cases against the rich and powerful members of our society. A good example of this point is the Nithari police in Noida. Lawyers prolong cases in court for years just because they are hungry for more money. A good example of that is the Jessica Lal or the Best Bakery case. and sometimes despite paying the right people it is still not sure whether the victim will get justice. It is tiring to hear the same old speeches from politician during elections which are filled with the same old empty promises. … If the CBI,. the police and the politicians do their work sincerelythen whole scenario of our country will improve.It is high time now. In the present century countries from around the world focuson progressing. Instead of concentrating on individual and selfish needs India needs to look at the basic problems.How can a plant be strong if its roots are so week.

INSIDE THE MEDIA (Editorial)

For a layman a journalism is a daring job.. I was in class 9 when I told my mother that I want to be a journalist.. she got a shock.. “It’s a risky job dear, u have to be smart enough to face any situation,”… But gradually I realized that this field is fake.. I’m sad to say that the journalism has sold itself to politics… Few newspapers are dominated by the political parties of India.. Few sets of newspapers and news channels are so much influenced by these politicians that they cannot write a word against their politician bosses.

My mother is a Chairman of Congress at a town area near Fatehpur District…while she was away from her town area for a marriage, the MLA of BSP Aditya Pandey with Mayavati’s legal adviser, Satish Mishra had entered into her office, sat on her official chair where even the DM will hesitate to sit,and shouted at her employees and used abusive language for her supporters… But my mother was smart enough to call for a meeting when she came to know about his misbehavior. Rallies were held and there were slogans shouted against him…

Etv and Sahara Tv were called.. Interviews were taken by these news channels.. This incident was also recorded in our camcorder.. But sadly thewhole incident was not telecast on the news.. WHY???

After all Fatehpur is dominated by the BSP and Aditya Pandey is a member of the BSP.. and also she had taken the help of her party to handle that politician… So the news was buried…

I came across another piece of news which was meant to fool the audience.. Few days back newspapers and news channel had shown a seme-nude woman in two pieces who marched with a hockey stick.. She was protesting against the domestic violence that she had endured and my first reaction was… “so sad, she had to take this step because our Indian police did not register her report,”…But through my media sources I came to know that the reporters had told her to strip down if she wants her news to be telecasted or printed…

WoW!!! this is our media… They can go to any extent to sensationalize news…

Has one ever compared various Indian news channels?

Remember that tsunami incident in Indonesia? The reportings were terrible.. So many people died… what was exact number I don’t remember, but how can I …. After all, all the news channel were giving different statistics of the people dead.. To make the news sensational they were told to increase the number of the casualties… The news channels and newspapers are forgetting their ethics because of the increasing competition.. The facts that are presented are not credible… the news is edited in such a way that the meaning of a sentence changes completely. …

I have gonet for various reportings and I have seen the media from upclose… I still remember that reporter from Aaj Tak news channel, who bombarded a politician:

“You are late…We have certain time limits to cover the news… Next time u do the same then I will not cover your news,”…

Politicians were taking a rally against another politician.. They were telling the channels to take the shot from here or there so that the news can become sensational.. There were 30 to 40 people participating in the rally but the shot was taken from such an angle that it seemed that there were more than thousand people in the rally.. A dummy was burnt and the reporters were giving instruction to the cameramen as to how the shots should be taken.. it was amusing..

Have you ever noticed the activity around Jantar Mantar or India Gate? You will always see various vans of the news channels. After all it is a hub of political rallies or any retaliations or stake outs.

But I do agree that though there are certain news which are not the truth there is also news that is not fake but is useful.. It is the media that forces the Indian police to take its duty seriously,they bombard the Indian police so much that they have no choice but to wake up!

I must say India is one democratic country.. It is true this country is for the people, by the people and of the people.. Each day there is a new media house which is coming up which is approachable by the common man whose trials and tribulations are there for everybody to see and sympathise with.And when you compare,the foreign media is not as free as the Indian media…. But it doesn’t mean that the “Indian Journalist” should destroy the facts and go against the journalism ethics…

You are there as the voice of the nation-the true representation of the feeble voice of the common man…the farmer who is committing suicide,the Jessica Lal who is getting murdered in broad daylight,the child of nithari who was killed by the dozen,and also the woman chairman of a humble village who is being harassed by the local MLA just because he has a personal agenda of his own.

I appeal to the journalist community of a wonderful democracy like India to NOT become the yesman of the political bigwigs-but to represent the common man and his plights-truthfully and with full sincerety.

SAVE THE WORLD... (Editorial)

All the religious books say “There will be a time when the world will come to an end”. It seems to come true sooner than expected or forseen. Since 1992, Earth has been experiencing rapid Global Warming and in future it will be a cause of significant destruction on the existing environment. Glaciers are melting, animals are becoming extinct, and various natural disasters present dangerous indications. Various signs of global warming are causing concern among the people.

The researchers believe that between 2030 and 2050, the ice in Arctic Ocean will completely disappear. The increasing emissions of greenhouse gases caused by the use of industries are making the ocean acidic. As a result many marine organisms are becoming extinct, especially plankton. The behaviors of various marine organisms are also changing. The temperature of Arctic region has increased from 35C to 40C and as a result the numbers of insects are increasing and the worms are eating away the birch leaves. Within few years at least 125 lakes have disappeared in the Arctic. If the temperature is not controlled then the Polar Bear in Arctic region will go wild and start attacking the humans so it is important to save their sea ice habitat. This climate change may also lead to the extinction of various animals including Polar Bear. Recently the scientists had noticed an early spring in Arctic region. The flowers emerging from the buds and chicks are hatching 30 days earlier than they did in 1990. According to some research wild geraniums, columbine and other species are blooming earlier that before. Arctic temperatures are increasing at twice the global average and is an increasing concern.

Himalayas, the tallest mountain range in the world is also under threat. There are indications that soon this mountain will disappear because it has started melting down??? The glacier lakes in Himalayas are increasing in number and sizes. The glaciers between South Asia and China has shrunk because of the rise in temperature caused by the greenhouse gases from the industries. If the temperature on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau is not controlled then a glacier, which was 500,000 square kilometers in 1995, will rapidly shrink to 100,000 square kilometers in 2030.This will imperil rain patterns, river flows and farming across Asia. Glacier-fed rivers could be over flooded as the ice melts but then dry out as the ice disappears. Even the Everest ice forest is melting down. There is a rise in the precipitation in the regions of Central Himalayas, Mount Everest and Annapurnas. This abnormal behavior of the climate will effect the life of the settlers near the mountain regions. The increase in the number or size of the glaciers is causing the risk of flood.

On 10 – 11 June 2007, major landslides had occured in Chittagong. It is also a negative sign of global warming. After 25 years Chittagong had 267 mm highest rainfall. The city was in chaos because 126 human lives were lost and there was huge destruction of property. Due to the heavy rains,the hills had come crashing down and the houses and people were buried.

Of course, the whole blame for the Global Warming Disaster has to be put on Man!!. They are responsible for polluting the atmosphere and making their own lives unsafe on this earth. In 1970 the scientists had discovered the depletion of ozone layer which protect the ultraviolet rays of the sun from directly entering atmosphere of the earth. The hole in the ozone layer was due to man- made chemicals known as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC). This gas we had been using in increasing amount in refrigerators, air conditioners, and as propellants in aerosol spray cans. The harmful chemicals used by the industrialists caused the Global Warming to accelerate. To build more and more industries, trees and hills were cut down. These activities are directly responsible for global warming. The trees are known as perfect antiwarming antidote because they protect us from the harmful rays. It holds the soil and prevents various natural disasters. But if the deforestation will continue taking place then the existence of the human life will become tough. Countries like Bangladesh, California, Florida, Western Europe are experiencing encroachment of the ocean as it eats into the country's coasts. Bangladesh is in threat because it may lose 17 percent of its entire territory to the ocean. Global warming is causing droughts, heat waves, wildfires, famines, new diseases, intense rainstorms, floods, food shortages, financial disaster and other extreme events. It is disrupting entire habitats and ecosystems, as well as the plants and animal lives including the humans. It is predicted that by the end of the century, a further rise of as much as 37 inches, or 3 feet may occur as snow and ice loss continues and the seas become warmer.

Various programs creating awareness relating to global warming are presented regularly. But are they rarely implemented. The well-educated industrialists are working hard to expand their industries in various parts of the world. The industries use burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. It creates heat trapping carbon dioxide which is responsible for the greenhouse effect or global warming. Though these energies are used for the development of human race and eradication of poverty, but its effects have huge impact on human, animals and plant life and on the entire ecosystem.The industrial and domestic automobile is responsible for trapping 23 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year. These are the wakeup calls for the world. Instead of using their technology for destructive purpose its time for them to use these technologies for constructive purposes before its too late. Each and everyday there are news of natural disasters.. If early steps are not taken,then the world will come crashing to an end-much sooner than expected!

INNOCENCE IN DARKNESS (Editorial)

In todays age of globalised economies and aggressive human rights activists operating in various countries around the globe campaigning for various causes, Child labor can still be seen as a very common practice especially in developing economies like India where many laws are made and amended relating to child labor. The reality though is, these laws are useless unless seriously implemented.. The victims are hardly aware of these laws mainly because of illiteracy and poverty.. and the perpetrators do not want to create awareness for want of their own selfish needs.. how will dhaba walas or chai walas get cheap or free child laborers if they follow these constitutional laws? Or lets put it the other way, how can a child survive poverty if he doesn’t do jobs??.... well, the whole situation is so complicated because of our corrupt systems... We live in a very selfish and materialistic society….even in the so-called V.I.P colonies, almost every dhobi wala has a child running errands for him. When certain laws have been formed to abolish child labor then provisions for their implementation must also be enforced.

Sometimes one cant help but feel sorry for the children begging on the streets despite knowing the hard fact that that most of these children are well trained professionals in the art of begging. ..And they cannot or in many cases do not want to experience the other world - a world where they would not have to spend most of their childhood begging for alms.. a good example would be the Community Centre at new New Friends Colony, Delhi, which is a favourite haunt for beggars. It is a known fact that if you walk out with any snacks from McDonald or any other restaurant..you have to be prepared to be surrounded by these groups of small kids who will then pester you for burgers or Ice Creams..as Money isn’t the only thing they are interested in.. my sister who is an artist.. decided to make some sketches of these small children at that Community Centre,but seeing these thin small children with torn and dirty clothes begging for whatever you can give them made her feel so sad that she started handing out sweets and drinks,the children too reciprocated her gesture with love. They started to pose for her.. but the parents were not too happy with the children wasting precious time when they could be out on the streets and earning some money by begging. ..The children on their part were so touched by the little affection that was shown to them that they constantly touched my sister’s hands as if they are touching something very unique.. When she returned home her dress n hands were dirty but she did not care, she was just too emotional with the whole ordeal.. From then onwards whenever she goes to the Community Center kids surround her, give her flowers or greet her with affection.. It is true that these children are now so well adjusted in their profession that they they ignore the beautiful part of world where they can gain education and better lifestyle..and that little education may change their mind.. they might learn to dream big..