Struggle for Benevolence

We all, at some point in life think of helping people. The craving to do something for the needy makes us do small acts of kindness. Few people make it the mission of their life and it becomes their calling.  Others busy with their work and duties try to contribute by charity.

I too went through that phase, the craving to make difference in people’s life by providing them some guidance, cheering them up, contributing to an NGO. The only difference is that these small acts of kindness could not satisfy my craving neither did I dedicate my life for it. Maybe I was a borderline case. An individual who was busy with the worldly things, but could not ignore people who had the potential of leading a good life by just a little guidance.

Reservation and Education

She still remembers it and is worried about her children’s future.  She does not want to experience the same sordid blackness ever again.  Her worry is about the system which has not changed in last 30 years, will it change now? The system that has provided opportunities for many undeserving and is one of the major cause of corruption in India.  So many deserving candidates do not get admission in good educational institutions because THEY DO NOT BELONG TO THE RESERVED CLASS.

 It was Monday, 5^th August 1996, her first day at Law College, new class, new enthusiasm. Beautiful morning class full of chirpy students getting to know each other.  The teacher came for first lecture- Constitution of India.  This girl being a history graduate and had an idea about the Constitution of India.

Divorce- A Social Stigma

Just because she decided for divorce, she becomes the guilty party in India. And this stigma is not by men, it is the women who look down at her.  She is expected to carry on with the marriage even though she feels suffocated everyday. Nobody is at fault for this social stigma. The mental conditioning of Indian women and the so called family name and traditions are not the only ones responsible for it. It is also the sub conscious of men and women in India, it has become part of the genes, running into the blood.