A g m (Anti - graft movement)

Summary of All scams of India : Rs. 910603234300000/-

See how Lokpal Bill can curb the politicians, Circulate it to create awareness

Existing System	System Proposed by civil society
No politician or senior officer ever goes to jail despite huge evidence because Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) and CBI directly come under the government. Before starting investigation or prosecution in any case, they have to take permission from the same bosses, against whom the case has to be investigated.	Lokpal at centre and Lokayukta at state level will be independent bodies. ACB and CBI will be merged into these bodies. They will have power to initiate investigations and prosecution against any officer or politician without needing anyone’s permission. Investigation should be completed within 1 year and trial to get over in next 1 year. Within two years, the corrupt should go to jail.
No corrupt officer is dismissed from the jobbecause Central Vigilance Commission, which is supposed to dismiss corrupt officers, is only an advisory body. Whenever it advises government to dismiss any senior corrupt officer, its advice is never implemented.	Lokpal and Lokayukta will have complete powers to order dismissal of a corrupt officer. CVC and all departmental vigilance will be merged into Lokpal and state vigilance will be merged into Lokayukta.
No action is taken against corrupt judgesbecause permission is required from the Chief Justice of India to even register an FIR against corrupt judges.	Lokpal & Lokayukta shall have powers to investigate and prosecute any judge without needing anyone’s permission.
Nowhere to go - People expose corruption but no action is taken on their complaints.	Lokpal & Lokayukta will have to enquire into and hear every complaint.
There is so much corruption within CBI and vigilance departments. Their functioning is so secret that it encourages corruption within these agencies.	All investigations in Lokpal & Lokayukta shall be transparent. After completion of investigation, all case records shall be open to public.  Complaint against any staff of Lokpal & Lokayukta shall be enquired and punishment announced within two months.
Weak and corrupt people are appointed as headsof anti-corruption agencies.	Politicians will have absolutely no say in selections of Chairperson and members of Lokpal & Lokayukta. Selections will take place through a transparent and public participatory process.
Citizens face harassment in government offices. Sometimes they are forced to pay bribes. One can only complaint to senior officers. No action is taken on complaints because senior officers also get their cut.	Lokpal & Lokayukta will get public grievances resolved in time bound manner, impose a penalty of Rs 250 per day of delay to be deducted from the salary of guilty officer and award that amount as compensation to the aggrieved citizen.
Nothing in law to recover ill gotten wealth. A corrupt person can come out of jail and enjoy that money.	Loss caused to the government due to corruption will be recovered from all accused.
Small punishment for corruption- Punishment for corruption is minimum 6 months and maximum 7 years.	Enhanced punishment - The punishment would be minimum 5 years and maximum of life imprisonment.

Dear All,   Please go through the details carefully & try to be part of this mission against corruption. Things to know about Anna Hazare and Lok pal Bill-:  

1.Who is Anna Hazare?
An ex-army man(Unmarried). Fought 1965 Indo-Pak war.

2.What's so special about him?
He built a village Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahamad Nagar district, Maharashtra.

3.This village is a self-sustained model village. Energy is produced in the village itself from solar power, biofuel and wind mills. In 1975, it used to be a poverty clad village. Now it is one of the richest village in India. It has become a model for self-sustained, eco-friendly & harmonic village.                                                                                                                                                                                      
4. This guy, Anna Hazare was awarded Padma Bhushan and is a known figure for his social activities.

5. He is supporting a cause, the amendment of a law to curb corruption in India.

6. How that can be possible?
He is advocating for a Bill, The Lok Pal Bill (The Citizen Ombudsman Bill), that will form an autonomous authority who will make politicians (ministers), bureaucrats (IAS/IPS) accountable for their deeds.

7. It's an entirely new thing right..?
In 1972, the bill was proposed by then Law minister Mr. Shanti Bhushan. Since then it has been neglected by the politicians and some are trying to change the bill to suit their theft (corruption).

8. Oh.. He is going on a hunger strike for that whole thing of passing a Bill ! How can that be possible in such a short span of time? The first thing he is asking for is: the govt should come forward and announce that the bill is going to be passed. Next, they make a joint committee to DRAFT the LOK PAL BILL. 50% government participation and 50%   public participation. Bcoz u can't trust the government entirely for making such a bill which does not suit them.

9.What will happen when this bill is passed?
A LokPal will be appointed at the centre. He will have an autonomous charge, say like the Election   Commission of India. In each and every state, Lokayukta will be appointed. The job is to bring all alleged party to trial in case of corruptions within 1 year. Within 2 years, the guilty will be punished.                                                                                          

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Spread it like   fire; Our Nation needs us... Please Contribute... This is not just a forward, it’s the future of our Nation.

(Forwarded by Mr R. Ananthanarayanan - Ashok Leyland, Ennore, Chennai)
               

EIGHT CLUES TO HAPPINESS.

EIGHT CLUES TO HAPPINESS                          

     By- KHUSHWANT SINGH

Having lived a reasonably contented life, I was musing over what a person should strive for to achieve happiness. I drew up a list of a few essentials, which I put forward for the readers' appraisal.

1. First and foremost is GOOD HEALTH. If you do not enjoy good health, you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct from your happiness.

2. Second, A HEALTHY BANK BALANCE. It need not run into crores but should be enough to provide for creature comforts and something to spare for recreation, like eating out, going to the pictures, travelling or going on holidays on the hills or by the sea. Shortage of money can be only demoralizing. Living on credit or borrowing is demeaning and lowers one in one's own eyes.

3. Third, A HOME OF YOUR OWN. Rented premises can never give you the snug feeling of a nest, which is yours for keeps that a home provides: if it has a garden space, all the better. Plant your own trees and flowers, see them grow and blossom, cultivate a sense of kinship with them.

4. Fourth, AN UNDERSTANDING COMPANION, be it your spouse or a friend. If there are too many misunderstandings, they will rob you of your peace of mind. It is better to be divorced than to bicker all the time.

5. Fifth, LACK OF ENVY towards those who have done better than you in life; risen higher, made more money, or earned more fame. Envy can be very corroding; avoid comparing yourself with others.

6. Sixth, DO NOT ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE to descend on you for gup-shup. By the time you get rid of them, you will feel exhausted and poisoned by their gossip mongering.

7. Seventh, CULTIVATE SOME HOBBIES which can bring you a sense of fulfillment, such as gardening, reading, writing, painting, playing or listening to music. Going to clubs or parties to get free drinks or to meet celebrities is criminal waste of time.

8. Eighth, every morning and evening, devote 15 minutes toINTROSPECTION. In the morning, 10 minutes should be spent on stilling the mind and then five in listing things you have to do that day. In the evening, five minutes to still the mind again, and ten to go over what you had undertaken to do.

RICHNESS is not Earning More, Spending More Or Saving More, but ... 

"RICHNESS IS WHEN YOU NEED NO MORE"

(Forwarded by)
 

            R ANANTHANARAYANAN

Pachchai kuththal.

            

By S. Nivedhitha.

A practice called pachai kuthal which played a very magnificent role in the lives of ancient people is now wondered among the people of this technical world. This pachai kuthal which is made in our body with a lot of pain was once started to identify people during days when there were no means of communication. In very ancient days this pachai kuthal was common among people . Generally those days soon after the marriage, the groom goes to make his earning for his new life or go for fight in wars. The names in their hands or any other part of the body are useful to identify the person.

Basically, this is done with a sharp needle which pierces deep into the body. It results in a lot of pain and blood also. Later, it brings a green mark accordingly, due to the green ink used.

When spoken to one Mr.Venkatesh who was the lone person in this field, found in the marina grounds, he gave us many interesting details. Coming from some hilly villages of our country they said “We do this work for years together. Our grand fathers and great grand fathers started with this and we do this for generations. All days we sit here except for the 'thiruvizha' times during when we go to places like Mylapore. "Per day we don't get too many customers. We get some one or two or above very rarely. We don't make a very good profit out of this job but still we do this because our ancestors thought this must not go out of our country"

But in recent days there is something called tattoos when asked about the influence of these tattoos in their work, his reply was "rich people who can afford more money go to big show rooms and do tattoos which are done with electronic machines. People who cannot afford that much of money come to us. We can also make those big and more complicated designs which these tattoos are usually like. But since the pain kills the marrow, people either prefer small designs, their names or only the initials of their names.

There was some design carved on stones. "Sometimes youth prefer temporary tattoos, so we pour inks in these and press these in their body. It is temporary and does not bring a lot of pain. Men prefer in chest and hands while we don't get too much girls. Very rarely girls come and they prefer hands."

It is also said that these pachai kuthal is healthier to bones.

    

       

            

Bar tenders

                     

By : S. Nivedhitha

Photos: Mahmoodha Nowshin

Bar tenders, people with a different profession who are all time busy especially in the evenings. Students who do hotel management courses get their own interest of bar tenders and take up a three months course in the institutions.

Getting inspired by this job, Soban along with his other partners Mukesh and Subash, who did their diploma in hotel management in the SRM university who met up together in the same institution where they did their bar tending course got inspired by this and started a separate bar tending academy. Having 80 students in this academy, they give training to these students who pay up for their course and also get paid up for their services in private parties.

One of the very rare professions among other jobs in Chennai, when asked, Soban, 24 year old said, "Finished diploma in hotel management in SRM university. Since I am a hotel management student, I have to be in the hotel industry but the way the seniors in the hotel industry treat juniors is very worse and left some distance between the guest and me. That time I had an opportunity to meet bar tenders. That was when, I noticed these people had higher level of interaction with guests and other people than the other students. So I decided to become a bar tender and right now I am loving it. We work from 10 am to 5 pm and and after that we go and take up private parties whcih goes on from 6 pm to maximum of 2 am. Most people do not know what is bar tending. Since we work in bars they just know that we pour drinks and liquor. But it is not only that, but there are many more challenges in it. Our parents knew clearly about it and so they are happy about it. After I came to this job, I became familiar among people and also got many  invitations from theVIPs."

  

When I spoke to the students who take this training course they had many different opinions to share.

   

Vicky, a 19 year old student who was doing his diploma in mechanical engineering in Sriram college said, " I discontinued the Mechanical engg., course one year back. I lost my interest and discontinued that course. I had my own passion in bar tending and so i joined this academy. I did my 3 months course and now am working for it. Though at first my parents hesitated to accept this, later they had to accept this."

Rakesh, a 24 year old who finished his diploma in bar tending said "This is a booming industry in recent days. My parents still oppose this. I am taking a three months training course and later will find a profession in this."

Dinesh , 19 year student of Hotel management who takes up this 3 months training says "am doing my second year diploma in hotel management in SRM university. Since my exams are over I come here for classes from 10 am to 5 pm. During my college working days I take up evening classes. So bar tending is my full time work. I need to concentrate full time in this alone."

     

Mukesh, one of the partners in this academy says "Some students take this as an extra course. Mostly hotel management students take up these classes. Some students work here full time after their training period and some join various other works after they finish their training."

                     

                

Parties are not very common but still these bar tenders get many invitations from in and around their known circle. "We have not started giving advertisements or even pamplets. Our academy's first anniversary was celebrated 2 years ago and from that we got many various party invitations. We get a profit 15 times more than what we expected. We are planning to open a restaurant in a month or two" said Subash.

But, among the 40 or 50 people in this academy who took this job the most important thing to be noticed is that these people do not drink. They tell, "It is only our self control. We came to this due to passion and that does not mean that we need to drink. We enjoy this profession than anything else..."

                   

(Views of the readers are welcome on the subject - Bar tending as a course and profession)

                  

 

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