"आस - ७" Free Dental Campaign

07 Days FREE DENTAL CAMPAIGN

Eating habits are a major problem nowadays. Lifestyles have changed, needs have altered. People are aware about the latest gadgets but hardly about health trends. Do you remember the last you had your health check up? Well not so shockingly half of the youngsters are not even aware of it. Awareness cannot be spread by setting only policies but it should comprise simpler and short term milestones.

Similar step was taken by our proud NGO member Dr. Nidhi Vyas and her team. She with the support of our Anant Aman Social Welfare Society arranged a dental camp dating from 25th Jan 2017 to 31st Jan 2017.It was held at Dental lounge, 1709 Dwarkapuri. A good population of around 500 appeared. It comprised patients of every age from child to aged people. The main aim of this camp was to spread dental awareness. The following points were highlights-

- To brush atleast twice a day to avoid cavity.

- To use a floss to clean mouth regularly.

- Intake of green vegetables and foods should be increased.

- Visit nearby dentist in every six months.

- Avoid sticky foods such as chocolates.

Each patient actively participated and discussed their dental issues. 50-75 children came for the check up and parents were asked for follow up visits. 07 aged patients were keenly observed who didn't had teeths. And were provided with dentures. 

The camp ended up successfully as it left over with smile on the faces of patients and with a feeling of relief that they are alright. The positive feedback of patients foster our belief of continuing such camps that too at mega level. 

Thanks.

Report By - 

Purva Banthiya

व्यक्तित्व एवं ज़रुरतें

ज़रुरत एक ऐसा शब्द है जो हर किसी के जीवन में होता है।

किसी के लिए जरुरत कुछ भी नहीं और किसी के लिए सब कुछ है ये।

कभी कभी सोचता हूँ कहा से आती है इतनी ज़रुरत और कहां तक मैं इनको पूरा करू। 

एक भूके को ज़रुरत है भोजन की,

एक प्यासे को ज़रुरत है पानी की,

एक बच्चे को ज़रुरत है खिलोने की,

एक अनाथ को ज़रुरत है सहारे की,

ऐसी कई परिस्थितियाँ है जहाँ हर किसी को किसी न किसी वस्तु या सहयोग की ज़रुरत है।

हर किसी की ज़रुरतें भिन्न है।

परन्तु आज के युग में एक ज़रुरत सभी की समान है और वो है संस्कार की जरुरत। जिस गति से हम आज अपने समाज में आगे बढ़ते जा रहे हैं उसी गति से अपने संस्कार पीछे छोड़ते जा रहे हैं। परन्तु न जाने क्यों आज हमारे पास इतना समय ही नहीं है की हम अपनी ये महत्पूर्ण ज़रुरत को पूर्ण कर सके। क्या हमारी कामयाबी हमारे संस्कारो से ज्यादा महत्पूर्ण हो गई है ? क्या हमारा जन्म केवल अपने कार्य सिद्द करने के लिये हुआ है? 

कुछ कवर्त्तव्य हमारे समाज और संस्कृति के प्रति भी है।

आज भी हमारा समाज उस दौर से गुजर रहा है जहाँ एक ओर संस्कार और परोपकार की कहानी सुनाई जाती है। वहीँ  दूसरी ओर एक पुत्र अपने माता - पिता को बृद्ध आश्रम में भेज देता है और एक मासूम बच्चा अपने भोजन के लिये चौराहे पर खिलोने बेचता है। हम सम्पूर्ण समाज को नहीं बदल सकते परन्तु स्वम को बदल सकते है।

तो क्यों न एक शुरुआत करें स्वयम  से बदलने की 

हम अपनी ज़रुरत तो पूरी कर ही लेते है। क्यों न ज़रुरत उनकी पूरी करे जिनको वास्तविक जरुरत है।

ज़रुरत है एक परिवर्तन  लाने की 

ज़रुरत है सोच में परिवर्तन लाने की 

ज़रुरत है भेदभाव समाप्त  करने  की 

चलो आज हम अपने अंदर एक विस्वास जगाते  है,

जिन्हे है जरुरत खुशियों की उनके जीवन में खुशियों के दीप जलाते है। कुछ उनके दुःख कुछ अपनी खुशी चलो मिलकर एक नई खुशी बनाते है। चलो आज हम अपने अंदर एक विश्वास जगाते  है। सबके अंदर एक नई ख़ुशी फेहलाते है !!

     

देवेंद्र पांडेय 

ETHICAL DILEMMA – EQUALITY OR SECULARISM?

We have read it in books, several times and wondered what actually a dilemma is like or how to get out of such situation? According to books, an Ethical Dilemma is a situation where there has to be a decision made between couple of options which may be right and justified at their ends.

Not long ago High Court of Maharashtra had an appeal from ‘Bhumata Brigade’ seeking judicial approval over lifting of all gender barriers for access to the inner sanctum where there is idol of ‘Shani or Saturn Shrine’ at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The temple had a 400-year tradition of not allowing women to worship at the altar. On 26^th Jan, 2016, a group 500 of protestors in buses was stopped by police near town of Supa, 70 Kms from temple.

Since temple tradition was justified on religious believes it somehow denied women an equal right of worshiping as men. That’s an Ethical Dilemma, where on one hand there stood Religious belief and on another stood Right to equality. Indian Constitution laid equal emphasis on Secularism, where religious belief of every individual is equally respected, and Equality, among all citizens of India. Opinions raised all across the country likely arguing that a tradition should not be broken as it would have calamitous effects or something bad would occur.  While others argued that it is a superstitious belief being followed for 400 year that now should be debunked. In a country where religious sentiments bind billions together can even lead them falling apart. Unrest situations and riots over religious causes have been frequently countered in India therefore a tough call was to be made by the judiciary at Maharashtra High Court.

On 1^st April High Court held that it is the women’s fundamental right to go into places of worship and the government is duty bound to protect their right. Further temple trust welcomed Court’s decision and invited Bhumata Brigade to offer prayers at inner sanctum as it opened doors for women thereon. Many people are still of an opinion that, ‘Maharashtra is facing drought because Saturn Shrine is upset over debunking of tradition’, a mere superstition, maybe. Whatever the impacts may be, this decision certainly speaks eloquently of peaceful and progressive of Indian triumph.

On latest notes, Tripti Desai led Brigade is demanding equal access to women at Haji Ali dargah. Another challenging dilemma for authorities.


By Umang Daga

Be selfless to selfish

Two alter egos were sitting in a park met after a long time. One of them was fortunately me.

Me: Hey dude! Is everything all right? Why my all-time nuisance creating buddy is so serine today?

Friend: Leave me alone (annoyed).This whole world is 'Selfish'.

Me: Correct (politely). But what's wrong in being selfish?

Friend: For the one whom we care the most disappoints the most. And the one whom you love the most hurts the most.

Me: It's not actually not being selfish my dear. It's just you expected a lot.

We Homo sapiens grow up learning the newton's 3 laws. Most of us forget the initial two. But maximum remember the third one. 'Every action has equal and opposite reaction'. And with this beautiful law we initiate raising our expectations. But this law on practical grounds is not as tenable as it is applicable on scientific grounds. Life is not just about theories, derivations, numerical. But it's much more. Not every student who studies for 18-20 hours regularly clears IAS exam. Not every war leads to peace.

Friend: It's really turning out frustrating for me.

Me: Calm down. You know the major reason of our frustration at maximum times is Expectation. If we aid someone, we expect the same from the guy some or other day. And if he is not able to do so we tag him with one of the most mis-interpreted word of the world 'selfish'. Without knowing his circumstances we set our mindsets and instead of fixing problem we give rise to another problem.

Friend: Oh c’mon! It's human nature. Why should we not expect?

Me: Nobody is selfish in this world. It's just how the needs and demands alter according to circumstances. Nobody can live isolated. Not even the Jainism saints who have although taken moksha but still urge to share and enlighten their thoughts. They wish to see the change. They do expect. But before expecting any change. Change yourself first. Expect from yourself rather than others.

Friend: Well that's true. But the word selfish means arrogance resulting into arrogance.

Me: This is exactly where we are mistaken my dear. The word selfish is not always a negative connotation as we perceive. To survive in this world we need to be selfish. Selfish like at least fulfilling our desires and working on our basic needs.

Friend: Yeah! True. It does sound interesting.

Me: One of the greatest ironies in life is before being social we need to be selfish first.  I hope you are not misinterpreting the term selfish now. Being selfish here means polishing yourselves, working on your forte by learning from others.

I remember one of the beautiful lines spoken by superstar Mr Shahrukh Khan that, do not engage in psychological talks until and unless you do not achieve anything (gyan tab tak na baato jab tak khud gyaani na ho jao).

Friend: So it's better to work on our grass first. Right?

Me: Oh yeah! Exactly. We cannot completely discard our expectations. But still we can minimize them. Maximum problems will soon get solved then and there itself.  Before being social be an achiever first. And when it comes to aid 'Be selfless to especially those who are selfish. By doing this you will definitely fall in love with yourselves. Concluding my words, stop complaining start living.

By - Purva Banthiya

Gulaal !!

Being a Jain I have learnt not to waste water unnecessarily. But being a human I have experienced that never to waste a single moment which who knows can be unknowingly source of joy. Well this situation is truly a dilemma. Now how will I be able to play Holi. Water or colors or just social sites! Excess water usage will ruin my values; colors may be skin sensitive, while just plain texts would be boredom.

Well not wasting water literally makes sense. There is still a major chunk in India which still suffers of this water shortage problem. We people usually go insane when our comfort zones that is a.c., water coolers or fans suffer from glitch and we have to spend just few hours without them. But you know there are still people in this nation whose happiness doesn't lie in such luxurious materialistic things. Their happiness lies in just basic needs such as food, clothe and home.

I have been constantly reading the success story of startups nowadays. Be it the Bangalore Cleanliness startup or Indore's recent Med startup. Wow! Technically we have so much innovation that just one click and get the most desirable stuff ignoring all the vague.  But isn't it true that the more we are becoming technology driven, the more we are forgetting our values.  In India still only 38 percent people have access to internet. Many rural areas are still facing the issue of water shortage, power shortage, food etc. Here the point isn't to be sympathetic towards them. They better know how to prove their capabilities and strive for what they want.

The only point that is being exaggerated is we as future drivers should understand the value of our natural resources and should not take them for granted. We should be careful if any leakage occurs at our surroundings. We should consume only that much water that we require. I have learnt this value from my 4rth standard student.  One day she asked me for water. I served her full glass of water. She asked me to make it half. I asked her why? She replied ' I don't require full glass I just require half amount of it and we should not waste water. I gently smiled and thanked her for opening my eyes. Children may be small but give us big teachings in simplest ways. I f you see today not just Rajasthan even Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh are equally suffering the problem of water shortage.

Since its Holi, so reminder reminder!! On this occasion we will really prove to be sensitive and tolerant. But to overcome this issue Holi wouldn't be enough we every day need to follow few basics to eradicate this issue such as:

•       Only consume that much of water which is required
•     Use bucket instead of taking a shower
•     Use rice water for washing utensils and mopping
•     In case of any leakage repair it asap

If we all take an oath to follow such basic things we will certainly make this a better nation to reside in.

But the good thing is finally I am out of dilemma. I have found a wonderful way of celebrating Holi. How about celebrating this grand occasion with small kiddos? Because their smile heals every pain and so whole heartedly our AnantAman family invite you on this auspicious occasion of Holi to celebrate it with a social cause on 28^th March 2k16.

This Holi, play safe, go eco-friendly & save water. Dry Holi is best Holi.

Happy Holi

By Poorva Banthiya

"आस २" Free Health Camp

^^^^^^^^^^^^//"आस"\\^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Health Campaign under supervision of registered Doctor to help all resident at Malendi village.

+Dr. Arvind Jagnari (M.B.B.S)

& his team

+Ms. Raksha Goyal (Dietitian)

& her team

   Details :-

* General health check

* Malnutrition screening

* Diet counselling

* Biochemical test:

   #Blood group

   #RBS

   #Urine test

Brief Report by Purva Banthiya :-

No matter how jovial we are, no matter how disappointed we go. Ultimately we have to move on and smile. Smile by doing what we like not by emulating others. With this exact set up strategy in our minds we the members of AnantAman social welfare soceity  headed towards our new destination. A venue which was hard to find as almost everyone of us discovered new unfolded pathways which in future might carry broaden horizons although it wasn't actually our present destination. Finally we assembled around 7:45 am with shivering hands and blizzardly faces we reached naya school, Malendi village near Mhow. The Panchayat people - Sarpanch , Aganwadi workers , ASHA workers greeted us and played a very crucial role in organising Health camp. Actually it was a free Health check up so as to spread awareness and uplift health status. It was under the supervision of Miss Raksha Goyal and Dr Arvind Jagnari .

The camp encompassed the following - body health check up, blood sugar test and urine test. People from the village  supported well and discussed their issues. Overall 150 registrations occured without any mess because of the support of dedicated members of our team- Varnini, Umang, Hitesh , Ankit, Palav, Purva and no doubt president of our ngo Hemant Gupta is always our forte. Monitoring,  surveillance and feedback are the major tools to be noted by any governing body. SDM(Mhow) Mr. Sandeep Rajapaa sir approached the camp and took an overview of all the task done . It's always a matter of pride being honoured by such  an ardent persona and so SDM sir merrily provided acknowledgement to one of the most dedicated member of our group Mr Raksha goyal. Although India lost the series this time but yet won the last match. As it is truly acceptable that if end is well all is well. So around 2 pm we packed up . After that we were offered lunch by the people of Malendi itself. It's always a matter of delight having traditional food and that too when served with so much of fondness with extreme care. Now we moved on with a promise of coming soon in the scorching heat but with soothing minds by enlightening 'आस' in the mass.

Jingles everywhere!!

It's easy to preach others to donate but difficult to do ourselves. Just with this thought on this Christmas fest NGO AnantAman Social Welfare Society requested society to, "Be a SANTA for some NEEDY"

It's Christmas day, 

At 11:30 members of our group started gathering at Hellen Keller ( Blind School ). All were full of energy & enthusiastic. Various responsibilities were delegated among members. 

Celebration leader Ms. Raksha Goyal took lead and asked members to have small interaction with kids. Our Member Atul, Hardik, Rajat and Abhishek helped in placing banners of our Ngo at different places.

Group General Secretary and another leader for this Celebration Mr. Umang Daga helped in making arrangements for music system as children there although couldn't see but had an urge to dance and have fun.

Various volunteers also participated in  celebration, Ms. Khushboo, Ms. Ilma, Ms. Neera etc have helped in arranging songs of choices. Member Ms. Varnini decorated Christmas tree. At 12:00 pm all the arrangements were ready. At 12:10 pm Our member Poonam, Payal, Divya helped in organising Chair race and divided teams. We had completed first round then.

At 12:20 pm our Chief guest Mr. Sandeep Rajappa SDM (MHOW) arrived.

Ms. Raksha Goyal, Mr. Prateek Maheshwari, Ms. Neera greeted the chief guest, presented a small token of remembrance and shared some information about the working of our NGO.

Mr. Sandeep Sir (SDM) has seen few games and distributed prizes to some winners.

At 12:35 pm he has to depart as having other official meetings, he has given small message to our group members and motivated by sharing his personal experiences of life.

It's 12:45 pm, various games like chair race, lemon race, rope jumping, poetry competition, singing competition etc were organized for kids with support of all members. It's 2:00 pm approx all games were finished and listed down names of all winners in different games.

At 2:10 pm one family in reference with our group member Ms. Poonam joined our celebration.

We all celebrated birthday of Ms. Chinky, she got emotional and started crying while just all children there wished her ""..hapieee birthday..""

All the prizes were distributed via birthday girl and another volunteer Ms. Ilma khureshi distributed Chocolates among children.

At 2:30 pm we served food, cake, pastry to children and wished good luck for their life.

After that few members went to M Y hospital and distributed cake, clothes, woollens, blankets etc.

So in this we all tried to share happiness and make this Christmas special.

➕➕➕ 

^^^^^^^^^^^^//"आस"\\^^^^^^^^^^^^^

~~Free Health Campaign~~

Date: 13th December 2015

Day: Sunday 

Place: B-block, Digvijiya Nagar, Near Hawa Bangla, CAT Road, Indore. 

Timings: 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

>>Health Campaign under supervision of registered Doctors to help underprivileged people.. 

# Dr. S.K.Chaturvedi

     (Family physician)
# Dr. Urvi Barhanpurkar

     (Eye specialist)

# Dr. Nidhi Vyas (Dentist)

# Dr. Neha Rajoriya(Dentist)
# Dr. Pooja Pandey (Dentist) 

# Ms. Raksha Goyal (Dietitian)

//\\ The greatest gift you can give your family & world is healthy you..

Join our hands.. Serve the society.. Serve the Nation..

📲For any info contact.. 

9407423237

9907046281

No choice but begging

At 56shops, 28th August 2015

A girl: Please give me some money. I'll buy something to eat.

Me: No I'll not give you money but if you are really hungry I'll buy you something to eat.

Girl: No but I need money.

Me: You said you were hungry.

Girl: Give me money I have to buy something for grandmother as well.

Me: What about your parents?

Please

Girl: I don't know. I live with grandmother.

Me: What is your name?

Girl: I don't know.

Me: Where do you live?

Girl: Nanda Nagar..

Me: That's too far from here. Why do you come here?

Girl: I get good money at 56shops.

Me: Your Grandmother asks you to come here?

Girl: No. I come by my own.

Me: Do you study?

Girl: I want to but I don't have time.

That was a moment which stuck me in deep thoughts..

She appeared to be around 7-8years of age, very weak in physical appearance yet full of energy even after a hot day. I desperately wanted to help her but I didn't wanted to give money. I was helpless. 

We know she could go to a government school where she will be provided with one time meal but what about her grandmother who was unable to work. All responsibility of her family was on her shoulders. Though she was begging on streets, but she did get something to eat at end of the day after all she had no choice because she couldn't be employed anywhere due to regulations prohibiting child labour. Now she has only one choice — begging. 

Lets assume a different scenario..

What if government prohibited child labour subject to certain terms and conditions, like they always do in other acts and laws like IT. If condition were like children could be employed at day time only if they attended school in morning or night, regularly or on alternate days. There attendace would be monitored to get them employment. I know many would be offending my opinion but i do belive that working at a good place and earning someting is far better than begging. Providing them work and earning opportunities only if they are regular to school will certainly help. Many people would be holding an argument that we can't ask children to work, but do these people really feel that children aren't working already. When they will have a fix amount coming in at the end of a day they would be less worried about what they will eat. Thus they will have some interest towards school. There are many success stories of people who started working at very young age and became pioneers in there field. So why not children on streets get a chance to earn something with respect. 

Some facts and figures..

I personally observed at 56 shops that number of children begging for money are constantly increasing. Towards end of august I noticed two girls who regularly wandered there. By end of September there were 4-5 children who were frequently observed there.. Somehow there numbers are increasing on streets this is the matter of concern.

By Umang Daga

Cleanliness — Godliness

'Cleanliness is next to godliness' .This beautiful line truely fillls my heart with ecstasy whenever it strikes my ears.May be yesterday we had some loopholes,may be till today we have not yet improvised.But being a nifty neopyte i do believe that tommorrow will be a brighter day with completely revitalised thoughts and rejuvenated goals.I am neither a politician nor any party's immitator.I m just a common voice of lakhs of young bloods who wish to behold Indore city as safest as well cleanest city not just in India but in the whole world.It's the exacting time to spread awareness related to cleanliness and vanish the stingy smell widely spread in the avenues of our city.Because if we dream our city to become a 'smart city' we need to transgend it into 'cleanest city' foremost.I never consider picking broomsticks, capturing snaps and editing it by insta beauty on some oppulent occasions would create the difference. But i strongly believe that initiating such events and active participation in it on a regular basis with apt survillence would certainely aid and then our city will get it's right place in right terms being heart of Central India shimmering it's real essence.Although Indore being a very populous city of a rough estimate of around 30-50 lakhs people but still if we target small zones we can accomplish our objective.I simply meant if Indore can be referred as 'Mini Mumbai',if it can be an education hub,if it can be a food hub then why not cleanliness hub? Few steps to go ahead and certainely the scenario will change.Recently i visited to a small town Sailana (dist-Ratlam) which is being continuously awarded as cleanest town in Madhya Pradesh.That is not at all miracle,it's authentic because of the combined efforts of ruling body as well as residents residing there.Nobody ever dare to throw garbage on roads,proper garbage vehicles are allotted to each zone with door to door service in morning as well as evening.Every home is being allocated with a dustbin.So this  is exactly what needs to be done.If in a small town the level of awareness could be to such an extent,then Indore is a city where awareness is never a barrier.Even if a single voice will raise,lakhs will support if the content is appropiate.So unleash your potential and fulfill your urge of crowning your city with the sobriquet of 'the cleanest city' not just in India but in the whole world.Plz join our campaign 'Ek kadam swachta ki aur' to fulfill our dreams.

Credits :- Poorva Banthiya

Airline Lunches

I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a  long flight from Delhi. 
'I'm glad I have a good book to read Perhaps I will get a short sleep,' I thought.

Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to start a conversation. 
'Where are you guys headed?' I asked the Young man seated nearest to me. "Agra. We'll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we're being deployed for operations."

After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that lunches were available on payment. It would be several hours before we reached Delhi , and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time..

As I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. 'No, that cost a lot of money, probably wouldn't be worth it. I'll wait till we get to Delhi ...." 
His buddy agreed.

I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant enough money to cover for 10 lunches and told her 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers..' 
She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. 'My young brother was a soldier in Kargil , it's almost like you are doing it for him..'

Picking up ten lunchboxes, she headed up the aisle to where the boys were seated. 
She stopped at my seat and asked, 'Which do you like best - Veg or chicken?' 
'Chicken,' I replied, wondering why she asked..

She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner plate from first class. "This is your thanks".

After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room. An old man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this.' He handed me a Rs 500/- note.
Soon after I returned to my seat,

I saw the Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he wasn't looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand, and said, 'I want to shake your hand.' 
Quickly unfastening my seat-belt I stood and took the Captain's hand. With a booming voice he said, 'I was an Air Force pilot a long time back. Once someone bought me lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.' I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers.

Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A kid who looked about 18 was sitting about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. I felt him stick a currency note in my palm.

When we landed I gathered my belongings and started to depart. Waiting just inside the aeroplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a word. 
Another currency note !

Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their Trip up to their training area.. I walked over to them and handed them all the currency notes that was given to me on the flight and said. 'It will take you some time to reach your training area. It will be about time for a sandwich. May God Bless You.' and thank you for doing whatever you do.

Ten young men of honour left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow countrymen. As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals. 
It seemed so little...

A Serviceman is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank cheque made payable to ' India ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'

That is Honour, and there are way too many people in this country who don't understand it.............



We acknowledge this wonderful work of an anonymous writter.

Walk of Life - A Race, A Chase

Walk of Life

"A never ending race and the great seat chase"

Right to education is a fundamental right of every Human Being, which seems to be violated by the Educational institutions by preventing admission or biased admission process. Parents often claim that admitting a child to a good school has become a feverish experience. They often say that "Admission process is not transparent and even after complying with all formalities uncertainty lies over admission into school". This predicament is created due to limitation of seats in prominent schools and thousands of applicants over them, in near future it is expected to exacerbate. This rush is no far from the day when parents will have to reserve a seat for their child before its birth. Scramble for seats begin soon after Diwali, while academic session starts from May.

We may say that Government is the culprit. But instead of inhibitions by Government, through "Right to Education Act", such as reserving 25% quota of total seats in an institution for economically weaker sections, amalgamations of cacodemon (either be rich or corrupt institutions) have always exploited rules for their benefit and to make money. Without any shame "Temples of Knowledge" demand donations and one time admission fees apart from tuition fees and lunch fees which are already very high. This is resulting in soaring of educational cost and making it more difficult for guardians to educate their children, while we say that education is an initial step towards development of the Nation. But present scenario is not favourable, Opaque admission process, Scramble for seats, high cost and in-affordability of education have become a part of never ending race in walk of life.

Courtesy: The Hindu.

By - Umang Daga.

OP-ED

"प्रजातंत्र"

यह कौन सा तंत्र है

षड्यंत्र ही षड्यंत्र है

वैश्विककरण का दौर है

हर आदमी यहाँ चोर है

दिल नहीं यह दौरा है

काहे का ढोंग धतूरा है

धर्म का मुँह काला है

अधर्मी का बोलबाला है

भ्रष्ट ही यहाँ शिष्ट है

स्वार्थ में सब लिप्त है

खादी के भाषण झूठे है

अपने बन सबको लूटें है

हर मानव बेरोजगार है

रोजगार की दरकार है

चारों ओर सूखा हतै

किसान यहाँ पर भूखा है

देखिये जनहित सरकार है

सर्वत्र भ्रष्ट और भ्रष्टाचार है

कहने को प्रजातंत्र है

जहाँ षड्यंत्र ही षड्यंत्र है..||

By: Mrs. Vandana Chaudhary

“परमार्थ"

हम सदैव इस भ्रम मे रहते है कि हमने किसी की सहायता करके बहुत पुनित व पावन कर्म किया है और इससे हमारे पापों का बोझ किंचित  मात्र कम हो जाएगा |लेकिन वास्तविक्ता यह है कि जब तक हम अपने स्वार्थ का परित्याग नही करेंगे तब तक  हमारे द्वारा किया गया परमार्थ सिद्ध नही होगा|

हमारा स्वार्थ हमपर हावी होकर हमसे कई तरह के कृत्य कराता है ,कुछ सत्कर्म की श्रेणी में आते हैं, कुछ दुष्कर्म की !

हमारी नज़र में हमारे द्वारा किया गया कार्य उचित ही होता है , किंतु नज़रिया बदल कर देखिए नजारें स्वयं ही बदल जाएँगे|

 अपने लिये तो सभी जीते है औरों के लिये जीकर देखो वह आनंद  प्राप्त होगा कि जिसका

 स्वाद आपकी जिह्वा से कभी न जाएगा| परमार्थ का  रसास्वादन करने के पश्चात  स्वार्थ आपको कड़वी निम्बोली के समान प्रतीत होगा |

    परमार्थ वह दवा है जो प्रत्येक रोग का उपचार करने मे सक्षम है| कहा भी गया है – “परहित सरिस धर्म नहीं भाई" ,अर्थात् दूसरों की भलाई से बड़ा कोई धर्म नही ! हम सक्षम है, समर्थ है, असीम कोष है हमारे पास तो यदि हम उसका छोटा सा हिस्सा नि:शक्त जनों के हित मे दें तो हमारा कोष कभी खत्म नही होगा अपितु दिनों दिन बढ़ता ही जाएगा|

    साँई इतना दीजिये जामे कुटुंब समाए |

     मैं भी भूखा न रहूँ  साधु न भूखा जाए ||

  अर्थात्  आगम उतना ही होना चाहिये जितने मे आवश्यक्ताओं की पूर्ति हो जाए,

और नि:शक्त जनों के हित में योगदान भी दिया जा सके |

नफरतें  भर  गई  आहों में,

लाठियाँ  चलती है  राहों में,

मैं  मैं  न  रहा  तू  तू  न  रहा |

यह  राज्य  नहीं  अब  तेरा  है,

यह  सारा  इलाका  मेरा  है |

तू  मुस्लिम है  या  हिन्दु  है,

माथे  पर  तेरे  बिन्दु  है |

चलते  है  हम  अंगारों  पर,

राहों  में बनी  कतारों  पर |

भेड़  नहीं  हमें  बनना  है,

काँटों  पर  इसको  चलना  है |

महफूज़  नहीं  यहाँ  नारी  है,

अब  चारों  ओर  कटारी  है |

मानव में दानव  शामिल है,

गैरों  की गए  पनाहों में,

नफरतें भर गई आहों में ,

लाठियाँ  चलती है राहों में,

मैं मैं न रहा तू तू न रहा..||

By: Mrs. Vandana Chaudhary