India is the largest democracy in the world; we have a very old civilization, rich n diverse in our culture, heritage and value system. India has never invaded any country. We have produced many Noble laureates, Scientists, Intellectuals, Leaders and many other personalities who have brought laurels to our country. India is a fast developing country and is poised to be one of the developed countries by 2050. However in light of all these +ve signs we are bogged down with one big obnoxious word called Corruption, which cud snowball and slide us down like an avalanche.
While “Corruption” is a dreaded word to many, it is word which cannot escape our daily lives. We are so used to this word that our system has become immune to it. Activists are struggling to find an appropriate law/tool/means/drug to kill it, it has already spread rampantly across every sections of our society. Guess which is the most common word ringing ur ears as u are in a debate/discussion concerning National/Social issues? It is “Corruption”, This is the most common word heard n read in the media and the press. Probably this word could be replaced in the syllables what our children learnt earlier fm C for Cat now standing as C for Corruption. I do not think I need to explain the meaning. We have all seen, experienced and have sometime or another been inadvertently been part of this due to our unavoidable circumstances.
India has institutionalized Corruption to Core. We have many of our Politicians, bureaucrats, business houses, the so called champions serving for the common man turning out to b Corrupt. B it admission to Kinder Garden, Professional course, Ration Card, Arms deal, Tender, Telecom, Infrastructure projects or the Commonwealth Games, the list is endless and u could pick all the nouns fm the dictionary. We can stoop to such a level that even in the hour of grief, for procuring a death certificate u need to shell out Chai-Pani/Baksihi at the Municipal office, a euphemistic way of corruption.
Reasons why v r affected :
• Criminalization of Indian Politics is the culprit for the state in which we r today. Looks at our own MPs who get elected using all the corrupt practices to return to the parliament.
• Bureaucrats the so called Administrators have joined hands which weaken our whole democratic processes as a whole.
• The Judiciary which is supposed to be the law makers and guarding is itself under the scanner for corrupt practice.
Corruption is classless, it is not just the rich who are corrupt as they have the means/resource and the power to bend the rules and get scot free, it is also the middleclass and the poor who learn the ropes of malpractices to graduate 2 b corrupt.
Effects of Corruption :
• This is a huge loss to the Government and the exchequer thus affecting development and employment.
• Fear of corruption has created a unhealthy environment in the investment and thus this puts in a burden on the cost of Govt’s subsidized services.
Corruption has modified or translated in different forms, fm cashing on the cash to seeking favors for getting work done. Corruption is now directly proportional to our Population. The level of corruption is so extensive that India’s corrupt people are running a parallel economy. India’s so called “Black Money” is worth almost 1.4 Trillion $ which is almost 20% of our GDP.
I never understood Why r we Corrupt??
Nearly 50 % of our population has access to Education, no matter what type/quality it is. Stats show that it is invariably the Educated who are more corrupt than the lay man. Wonder what kind of Education are we imparting? It is not that I blame the Education, but, I feel there is something a miss in our system which draws ppl to b corrupt, feel that we have forgotten our “Values” which is not thought in our schools. This is one of the easiest way to fulfill ones desires, no matter how small it can b, the only bargaining factor is the task u need to part/discharge unethically. This greed to achieve something easily tempts us to b corrupt. The only Common Religion practiced in India is Corruption. India ranks 74th in the Corruption Perceptions Index. With corruption hitting every strata of our society, it looks like v r in rat race to climb of the Index.
Can Corruption b contained or routed out??? Is there a way out???
Well, I think it is very difficult to have a 100% corrupt free environment. However I feel flwng measures can act as a deterrent to corruption. :
• Use of RTI effectively to dig in the suspect.
• The Judicary should be strengthened and action has to be taken against the officials, We need to really demonstrate and show our commitment to eradicate corruption o/wise it is a mere lip sympathy. We are just “Spitting in the Sky”
• By enforcing “Transparency” in all Govt transactions.
• Capital punishment is the last resort if none of the above work.
Last but not the least. Humans must learn to be CONTEND, it does not mean that they need to starve or b stingy, after all we just need 6 x 3 ft end of our life.
Let me conclude with a famous quote which is quite relevant in today world.
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”
Thanks of reading, please post in ur comments or email ur valuable feedback to hkumanath@gmail.com .
Take care, God bless u and keep smiling
While “Corruption” is a dreaded word to many, it is word which cannot escape our daily lives. We are so used to this word that our system has become immune to it. Activists are struggling to find an appropriate law/tool/means/drug to kill it, it has already spread rampantly across every sections of our society. Guess which is the most common word ringing ur ears as u are in a debate/discussion concerning National/Social issues? It is “Corruption”, This is the most common word heard n read in the media and the press. Probably this word could be replaced in the syllables what our children learnt earlier fm C for Cat now standing as C for Corruption. I do not think I need to explain the meaning. We have all seen, experienced and have sometime or another been inadvertently been part of this due to our unavoidable circumstances.
India has institutionalized Corruption to Core. We have many of our Politicians, bureaucrats, business houses, the so called champions serving for the common man turning out to b Corrupt. B it admission to Kinder Garden, Professional course, Ration Card, Arms deal, Tender, Telecom, Infrastructure projects or the Commonwealth Games, the list is endless and u could pick all the nouns fm the dictionary. We can stoop to such a level that even in the hour of grief, for procuring a death certificate u need to shell out Chai-Pani/Baksihi at the Municipal office, a euphemistic way of corruption.
Reasons why v r affected :
• Criminalization of Indian Politics is the culprit for the state in which we r today. Looks at our own MPs who get elected using all the corrupt practices to return to the parliament.
• Bureaucrats the so called Administrators have joined hands which weaken our whole democratic processes as a whole.
• The Judiciary which is supposed to be the law makers and guarding is itself under the scanner for corrupt practice.
Corruption is classless, it is not just the rich who are corrupt as they have the means/resource and the power to bend the rules and get scot free, it is also the middleclass and the poor who learn the ropes of malpractices to graduate 2 b corrupt.
Effects of Corruption :
• This is a huge loss to the Government and the exchequer thus affecting development and employment.
• Fear of corruption has created a unhealthy environment in the investment and thus this puts in a burden on the cost of Govt’s subsidized services.
Corruption has modified or translated in different forms, fm cashing on the cash to seeking favors for getting work done. Corruption is now directly proportional to our Population. The level of corruption is so extensive that India’s corrupt people are running a parallel economy. India’s so called “Black Money” is worth almost 1.4 Trillion $ which is almost 20% of our GDP.
I never understood Why r we Corrupt??
Nearly 50 % of our population has access to Education, no matter what type/quality it is. Stats show that it is invariably the Educated who are more corrupt than the lay man. Wonder what kind of Education are we imparting? It is not that I blame the Education, but, I feel there is something a miss in our system which draws ppl to b corrupt, feel that we have forgotten our “Values” which is not thought in our schools. This is one of the easiest way to fulfill ones desires, no matter how small it can b, the only bargaining factor is the task u need to part/discharge unethically. This greed to achieve something easily tempts us to b corrupt. The only Common Religion practiced in India is Corruption. India ranks 74th in the Corruption Perceptions Index. With corruption hitting every strata of our society, it looks like v r in rat race to climb of the Index.
Can Corruption b contained or routed out??? Is there a way out???
Well, I think it is very difficult to have a 100% corrupt free environment. However I feel flwng measures can act as a deterrent to corruption. :
• Use of RTI effectively to dig in the suspect.
• The Judicary should be strengthened and action has to be taken against the officials, We need to really demonstrate and show our commitment to eradicate corruption o/wise it is a mere lip sympathy. We are just “Spitting in the Sky”
• By enforcing “Transparency” in all Govt transactions.
• Capital punishment is the last resort if none of the above work.
Last but not the least. Humans must learn to be CONTEND, it does not mean that they need to starve or b stingy, after all we just need 6 x 3 ft end of our life.
Let me conclude with a famous quote which is quite relevant in today world.
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”
Thanks of reading, please post in ur comments or email ur valuable feedback to hkumanath@gmail.com .
Take care, God bless u and keep smiling
4 comments:
Hi Uma,
Nice article.
In fact corruption is an important element to the code of conduct of our politicians. They may enter politics all-clean and principled...but the moment they enter the polity ring...corruption becomes destiny. "Being Corrupt" is a value that a so-called good politician should possess....and if you are not or don't want to change...you are shown the door.
Our executive and legislative are the ones who are corrupt as compared to the judiciary. And then immorality comes to the executive becoz our legislative/ parliamentarians are crooked. A biodata of each minister representing the two houses including their past and present history need to presented in public and then understood whether he is fit for (moral) purpose. If he isn't... he needs to be chucked out. We can't have murderers and gangsters represent our Parliament.
Keep writing. Cheers!
Hi Mearl,
Tks for the f/b, I fully agree with u abt candidates entering politics clean and subsequently getting sucked into the ring of corruption or shown the door.U have analyzed this topic well enough to mention abt the Executive and Legislative being more corrupt than the Judiciary, I appreciate n endorse ur views.
Bio-Data of all our reps are declared as they file in their nomination papers, which are made public, however, common man who goes to vote is either ignorant to glance, or has preconceived notion/ideology.
Till we have the Politician turning Business man and vice-versa the nexus between them will fuel in more corruption. V need a system wherein there is transparent accountability,if not, forced to resign.
Let us hope that v c Politicians and Business community compete 2 free corruption rather then b part of it in our life time.
Cheers...
Uma
Thought-provoking indeed. My only quarrel with anybody taking a moral high ground is the pretence of dissociation from the system. We forget that we are as much a part of this rotten system as the so-called corrupt. We all like to pull strings, drop names, suck up to the powerful, etc. in order to get our work done and then point a finger at them -- little realising that four fingers point at our own selves. We corrupt others and then blame them. Besides, let us not forget that we deserve the system we vote for. If we cannot be responsible for our own actions, we should not blame anybody.
Hi Derek,
Thanks for reading my blog, I agree with ur point, as we are all party to this mess. However we need to some point raise up to the occasion,otherwise v are heading like a Banana Republic. Let us hope there is a change for Gen N.
Uma
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