The marraige season is on. And with this comes the chaos on roads - traffic jams, people not reaching home in time and so on.
The other day I was walking to the market in my colony. On the way a 'barat' had just come on the doors of the bride. The groom was sitting in a beautifully decorated big limousine. His car was a little away from his destination. The friends and relatives were all dancing in front of the car and not letting the groom reach the bride and put the garland, 'var mala', as fast as possible. The celebrations were going on - loud music, dancing and the fireworks.
While the marraige party was enjoying itself a number of vehicles were stuck in the jam that followed the celebrations. The road was completely blocked and traffic from both ends came to a stand still. Some, from the party, were seen trying to help but invain.
Tempers ran high and the persons sitting in the jammed vehicles were cursing the marraige party - they could not do any thing further.
Now, tell me when a marraige is taking place in the family we invite guests to shower their blessings on the newly weds and here you are getting cursed because no one took care to avoid any inconvinience being caused to the others. If only, we had been a little more careful atleast there would have been no curses, even if blessings did not come from these people.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
SOCIAL WORK TO BE HIT BY PRICE RISE
We have been hearing of price rise on all fronts. Inflation has been hitting record heights and each one of us is feeling the pinch.
All said and done I feel the biggest casualty will be the social work being carried out by so many of our NGOs. All the noble work being carried out, to ultimately help the poor and deprived section of the society, by social organisations run on donations received from philanthropists all over. This donation is certainly to be hit because of the price rise. It will not be only from the individual donors but the coporate sector is also going to trim its budget for expenses under the 'Corporate Social Responsibility' head.
It is time that the NGOs should take stock of the situation and see to it that the expenses they make are justified and their targets for helping the needy fixed as per their priority.
All said and done I feel the biggest casualty will be the social work being carried out by so many of our NGOs. All the noble work being carried out, to ultimately help the poor and deprived section of the society, by social organisations run on donations received from philanthropists all over. This donation is certainly to be hit because of the price rise. It will not be only from the individual donors but the coporate sector is also going to trim its budget for expenses under the 'Corporate Social Responsibility' head.
It is time that the NGOs should take stock of the situation and see to it that the expenses they make are justified and their targets for helping the needy fixed as per their priority.
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