Post dedicated to Moin (or for thousands of Moin-in-Making).
कुछ बच्चे अच्छे होते है, बहुत अच्छे होते है,
जिद भी नहीं करते, और मचलते तो बिलकुल भी नहीं है.
In amidst of usual excel/power point stuff, received a text last evening, which goes like this:
कुछ बच्चे अच्छे होते है, बहुत अच्छे होते है,
वो विडियो गमेस नहीं मांगते, खिलोने भी नहीं मांगते.
जिद भी नहीं करते, और मचलते तो बिलकुल भी नहीं है.
बड़ो का कहना मानते है, और इतने अच्छे होते है
की छोटो का कहना भी मान लेते हैं.
इतने अच्छे बच्चों की तलाश में रहते हैं हम.
और मिलते ही उन्हें ले आते है,
अक्सर १०० रुपैये महीने और दो वक़्त के खाने पर.
In amidst of usual excel/power point stuff, received a text last evening, which goes like this:
“If thinking/passing by India Gate today evening, make yourself to drop in there for few minutes. A candlelight vigil is being organized by ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’ - Kailash Satyarthi. Let's stop child labour.”
What annoyed me most, was the sender who recently hired a 14-15 year old kid for household tid-bits. DISGRACEFUL. OUTRAGE. (I replied).
Back home, was disturbed. Tried, failed and re-tried. But could not find the answer. Wonders what is with this attending-a-candle light-vigil-thing? Is it become fashionable these days? Or does it sounds cool? Can Child Labour get curbed just by gathering the crowd who don’t even know or bother to know about the ghastly reality?
When will we introspect rather than just-attending-a-vigil/dharna? Will we ever?
When will we introspect rather than just-attending-a-vigil/dharna? Will we ever?
