Political fate of India   

India is going through political crisis. Whether it is agitation of Anna Hazare for Anti-graft  Bill  i.e. Ombudsman (Lokpal), or bifurcation of Andhra pradesh into Seemandhra and Telangana which is still a vexatious and contentious issue for both province as well as central politics, or It is Damini rape case due to fragile governance, These all country wide spectacle clearly depicts the "Weak Government" and it is a Political fiasco. Political pandemonium is symptom of Flailing governance. Politics has always been associated with deteriorated and abhorrent deeds. In India it is often uttered that If you want to join politics you must have criminal background. Criminals and politicians are regarded as synonyms and they are often used interchangeably. Although it doesn’t applied for all and sundry, Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. Young people's political participation has long been a concern. It is commonly said that for good people Politics is their last Job. Most of the parliamentarians have criminal cases , one can easily get flabbergasted ""How a lawmaker has become a lawbreaker".

Politicians are perpetrator, they are the real impediment on the way of development , According to the latest data available with the World Bank, India is the world's 10th largest economy by nominal GDP and 3rd largest Economy by Purchasing Power parity (PPP), for this thanks to the 1991 economic Reforms. But according to World Bank 33 % of Indian people fall below the International poverty line and India has a third of the world's poor, Why?  Why it takes eight years to build a road where it should take three; ten years to get justice instead of two?  Every son or daughter of Politicians treat Politics as it is their father's fiefdom. The real problem is 'family politics', Dynastic rule is still prevail among the parties. Why a wicked person or person with huge money dare to enter politics? Why common people are scared to enter politics? Who is responsible for these?  Who have looted the public treasury?  Who have made the system detrimental for common people?  Why corruption is everywhere?  Why an honest person can't breath in politically stranglehold  air?  Who will answer these mesmerizing and bewildering questions?  Why government is not accountable?  Where is transparency? …... Alas!  Where is democracy??

India is a gerontocracy with the highest age difference between the rulers and the ruled among 10 countries recently studied.  It is a paradox, the Average age of Indian is 25 and the average age of Indian Politician is 65, The youngest country of the world is ruled by The Oldest people. How contrasting is this !! But the million dollar question is "Whether India can survive with its 19th century Politics and 21st century economy". India is a success story in perspective with economy but a failure story in context of politics. This contrasting situation has failed the system to work in tandem which in itself a biggest challenge for India.

Politicians can spar over frivolous things, Disparaging remarks, derogatory words of one politician for other politician is a Vogue in present day political system. There is a moral crisis in the political conduct and this has arises many loopholes in the governance of India. Colgate scam, commonwealth game Scam, Breaking the record of all time notorious Bofor scandal in India in the 1980s;  2G scam became the biggest corruption scandal in Indian history. Time Magazine ranked it the second among the top ten abuses of power in 2011.  One can be sceptical about these politician, Are they protector and guardian of indian citizens and India or they are scoundrels and born to loot the State's funds which are entitled to the destitutes?

 But the confronting challenge before India is whether it can reconcile its politics with its escalating economic trajectory? Whether India can debunk the Dirty political stereotype? When Status quo is unsustainable; change is inevitable. Amidst all Political Turmoil and unsustainability, there is a silver lining in the chaotic system, Especially after the supreme court's recent judgment "Convicted Politician can't contest election and if any of them prosecuted and jailed for more than 2 years then membership of parliament or assembly would be annulled". Lalu yadav and Rasheed Masood’s detention has soothed the Rule of law. 2013 was the year of Judicial Activism when Supreme court dictated many Bold Judgments. Anti-Corruption movement has Impacted Indians morally and has revived the political aspiration among the youth, Victory of AAP (Aam aadmi Party) in Delhi is a testimony of the revival of middle class in Indian Society. Now, anyone can witness the churning in the Society. Citizens are now realizing that the darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis and now directly participating in political affairs of India. AAP has shook the long gravitated Political conceptions, to end the VIP culture in politics. Arvind Kejriwal rejected all the aristocracy, no Red-beacon, No bunglow, No Z-square Security - A new hope of clean and Virtuous Politics, Politics based on morality. This is a period of Renaissance for Indian Politics, and still there is a hope India could rehabilitate its long destructed antiquated Civilization what it all need is active participation of all citizens to create it a vibrant democracy by replacing filthy Politician with Honest ones.

By:- Tanveer Ashraf 

                                                           IAS or POlitics

If you are given a ticket to contest Lok Sabha elections by the Aam Aadmi Party from New Delhi, would you contest leaving behind your IAS dream?  

                       

        ''PAIN''

My perceptive senses make me realize Life is full of Pain.
Destitute's apathy, agony, grief for others is platitude in vain
Money is delinquent,it drags person in calamity of Rain
Our suffering is ours, why others meddle into it to drain
Observing others burgeoning pain, went to destitute's den
I found my griefs and pains, felt like all are phony claims
Their sufferings alleviated my melancholy, without any repentance,
                 
                             

and I learned the following things






It would be sagacious step to take others pain
Personal pain is eternal, it always comes in chain
Attaining spiritual peace is independent of loss or gain
Inner peace cannot be intruded by materialistic pain
Annihilating others pain can nullify our disdain
 Outlay of mammon, can turn it into a different ballgame


By:- Tanveer Ashraf

(a poem written by me)

GDP(Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH(Gross Domestic Happiness) would be the right Indices for  judging the well-being of a country.

          

       ‘‘Artha’ is not the only condition to take Society from Poverty to Prosperity.’’

A country is said to be prosperous when it has sturdily consolidated economy, but it is only a necessary condition not sufficient condition. In todays world, GDP (Gross Domestic Product ) of any country is directly taken into consideration to know the status of a country in world perspective, But it would be frivolous if we not take GDH(Gross domestic happiness) for drawing unambiguous efficacy and well being of that particular country. Economic well being can't alone guarantee Social well being, there are myriad of factors which directly and sometimes indirectly plays a decisive role in making human life worth enjoyable. A country with high economic boom but without rudimentary facilities like Drinking water, health, protection of life and Education is nothing but a den of destitutes and penurious who have no future but a life full of anxiety, grief and agony. In this juncture we perceive, GDP (Gross domestic product ) alone can't fetch a clear idea about the Well being and life style of citizens and by blending it with GDH ( Gross domestic happiness) we can have impeccable indices for judging the wellbeing of a country.

Burgeoning GDP in scarcity of sustainable development can't help any country in long run, because GDP is calculated without estimating the devastation of 'Natural environment' which is the ''Common wealth of all Human being'' and a source of subsistence for thousands of people living in tribal regions. The main problem with which Citizens are confronting is 'Inefficacious Governance' which has totally failed in delivering the goods and services to its people, If GDP denotes 'the final goods and services in a region for particular time', Who will deliver it? Governance fiasco is independent of GDP estimation where Governance has to do many things with real life of citizens, It would be flawed to take only GDP as a yardstick of Well being of a country, Isn't it?

Heterogeneity in economic aggregation is the major problem in Indian Society, if 100 people are billionaire, Millions are living on 21 Rupee a day, Major Portion of the population Still have to rely on Agriculture barely with any certainty, It is clear from the number of suicides farmers are commiting every year.

According to the latest data available with the World Bank, India is the world's 10th largest economy by nominal GDP and 3rd largest Economy by Purchasing Power parity (PPP). According to World Bank 33 % of Indian people fall below the International poverty line and India has a third of the world's poor. This is also deciphered in The Book 'Target 3 billion' by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. How can we explain this contrasting figure??  In perspective of GDP estimation India has no precedents in this globe, but in juxtaposition when we see the poor, India is the dweller of Largest poor in the world. Where a single person is doing manipulation of thousands of crores in IPL matches, there thousands of people sleep with an appetite belly. They are not Part of GDP calculation??  There well being should not be regarded in calculating India's well being??

Caste based discrimination, honor killing, delay in justice, getting anything done through lethal red tape, where there is crisis in Rule of law, all these affect our life directly and besides mammon, these are the ingredients which make life cumbersome and clumsy, annihilation of these can provide us the right indices and can adjudge the well being of a person in the society. ??  'Money' and 'happiness' is independent terms, Single entity can't define the status of well being of a person or a country. People sometimes with extra mammon are found more depressed than hackneyed persons who have a balance of both money and happiness. Some people are so poor that they have nothing but 'Money'. GDP is a half baked data, on the basis of which we can't decide the country's well being.

Democracy is only an idea until it's tenets are executed right from the Individual level. The Essence of Democracy lies in the Freedom of its people. India ranks 116th out of 145 nations on the freedom Index. A country where people are bounded with unnecessary obligations and their rights are not taken care of, Can we say only GDP alone can diktat the country's prosperity

Gurcharan Das's Query in his recent book 'India Grows at Night' is. How is it that one of the world's most stable, vigorous democracies with an enviable records of Economic growth has among the worst records in Human development? Bangladesh and other third world countries score better in infant mortality. India's child malnutrition levels are among the highest. Learning Achievements in government primary schools are among worse- on par with Ghana. The Stubborn persistence of child malnutrition is particularly tragic. In sub-Saharan Africa only 30 percent children are malnourished, versus 50 per cent in India. One third of the babies in India are born with low birthweight compared to one-sixth in sub-Saharan Africa. These are the some mesmerizing and intriguing points which coerce us to contemplate over it, and also emphasize why we must zero in on Gross Domestic Happiness (GDH) along with GDP to draw the Unambiguous Indices of a country like India.

Along with 'Economic well being' we need to be 'Social well being' along with "Moral well being'', to attain all these I do believe we need Bureaucracy reforms, Police reforms and Judiciary reforms in the same way we did Economic reforms in 1991. Reforms Kick-off when there is Crisis in the system, we have enough Crisis in our social system which are hampering our Happiness and well being but we are not enough competent to perceive that crisis. The only way to eradicate problems is to evaluate them. Once we shall include GDH in addition to GDP to measure the well being of a country many questions would be answered in the way.

Fundamental unit of any country is not society but a family, we can't have an idea of family or family would collapse without a responsible woman who can look after its inevitabilities?  Woman accomplish a major portion of the work in the society, as a daughter, as a wife,  as a mother, as a cook, She work almost 15-16 hours a day, There contribution is sine qua non for prosperity in the society and country, We termed their contribution as 'Care economy'. Then why their chunk of work is not Included in calculating the GDP of a nation?? If it is not Possible to add it in GDP, we can count it in GDH. Now, we can analyse how a nation's status can be adjudged without Including GDH. Taking only GDP to know the country's well being is a foiled attempt to know the reality.

BY:- Tanveer Ashraf

     "Misinterpretation and Misuse of freedom in India"

India got freedom from British Raj on 15 August 1947. But, after independence India was under the dominion status of British crown. Dominion Status of India was ceased on 26 january 1950, And India became a full fledged 'Republic' After the commencement of Indian constitution. India's Freedom date should be 15 August 1947 or 26 january 1950?  It is still a contentious issue among the youths that whether we are breathing in a free India or not?  Per se 'Freedom' is an ambiguous word whose meaning can be drawn differently from different perspectives.

Even during India's freedom struggle every section of the society interpreted the meaning of ‘Freedom’ on their own discretion and convenience. for peasants it was freedom from the exploitation of landlords, for business class it was nothing more than exemption from paying heavy taxes, Scheduled caste (depressed class) participated for the freedom struggle with the hope of getting emancipation from discrimination and atrocities done on them. The sense of Freedom was extremely equivocal, and since then we are confronting with the same situation again and again. But, now in free India we are misinterpreting the word "Freedom" deliberately or sometimes Inadvertently to quench our own selfish motives and desires.  

Freedom always comes with some restrictions and paucity of freedom is created to maintain apron string among different people and organization for their betterment as a whole. "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains" That is the first sentence of Rousseau's "The Social Contract." One can easily Misinterpret it. Man is 'born free', so, he must not to be in chains, but here 'born free' means a nascent infant doesn't know emotional values, he is almost with no language which he could understand in childhood, no cogent tools to decode this complex society, these sine qua non elements act like a chain which connects the whole humanity in one. The Word 'Chain' could be misinterpreted in different ways, like man is besieged in these catastrophes without his will although he is born free.

Terrorism Of al qaeda, Taliban and other terrorist group is misusing their 'freedom' to create suzerainty among rest of the world through destruction, terror and intimidation. Their ultra-freedom ( misuse of freedom ) is the reason where millions are scared to enjoy their basic rights. Is it fair, for one's misuse of freedom, another's freedom is at stake? Youths interpret the meaning of freedom in their own way, Do whatever your psyche allows, whether it is legitimate or illegitimate, they define their own code of demeanor, they bear in mind a preconceived notion that is very contradictory with the status quo norms of the Society, Infringe the social contracts, go against the societal norms, Are these things can be adjudged right on any ground??  Is it not a misinterpretation of freedom?? Once we start to misinterpret freedom, its misuse would be an inevitable corollary.

Democracy provides enough power, freedom to citizens and its leaders so that they can prosper and develop in their life.  This democratic freedom becoming a lobby for corrupt practices for some people.  Our political leaders and doctrinaire democrats are enjoying freedom, and often misuse their freedom to wreck Indian civilization completely, they think, being a "representative of people" they have full right to exploit them. Political chaos can be seen throughout the country in spite of model code of conduct by election commission has been imposed, due to lack of consciousness and deliberate misuse of Freedom we can see the reciprocation of vindictive and lewd comments by politicians. By misinterpretation and misuse of freedom, When defenders becomes traitors and saviour becomes slaughterer, then we realize the cost and consequence of Excess freedom. Exploitation and misuse of freedom can become the cause of distraction for thousands.  Intrinsically freedom is not what we perceive in our daily life, it is a sense of responsibility based on the principle of 'Live and let others Live'.

Sometimes Misinterpretation of freedom arises out of fallacy, A physically free person might be mentally incarcerated. An ostensible freedom in reality might be a bondage of Enslavement. Indian constitution provides us with freedom of speech and expression but on Social media, especially on facebook we can see many disparaging and derogatory comments and post which is totally a dereliction and misuse of freedom. Cartoonist Aseem  Trivedi was arrested on charges of sedition for displaying cartoons during the Anna Hazare protest, he was too alleged guilty of misusing his freedom. To comply with rules and regulations is also our moral obligation along with our professional obligation. same was the case of MF Husaain for which he was ostracized from the society and later from the country. When Balthakre died, two girls were arrested for commenting on social media and for misusing their freedom, but later they were acquited and their detentions were condemned because this time Police misused his freedom and their freedom was misinterpreted.

The Earth is ours, so we are free to do anything, we are misusing this freedom and Infringe the fragile norms of Nature. Recent Uttarakhand catastrophes are the dire consequences of impeding Nature to take its own course. By misusing our freedom we want to create a hegemony over Nature and humanity, which can be proved very disastrous for us and for upcoming generation.

Freedom is never absolute, it is always liable to some constraints and always comes with some sense of responsibilities. Misinterpretation of freedom is the major cause of its misuse. Autonomy doesn't meant to have arbitrary behavior. Through prudent sense and through humanitarian values we can have the control over misinterpretation and misuse of freedom.

By:- Tanveer Ashraf 

           Politics without ethics is Disaster

Politics in India is more in limelight for bad reasons. It is often uttered that if you have criminal background, You are eligible for Politics. These are the main reason why India is still unable to emancipate herself from basic problems of destitution, poor health, lack of infrastructure in hinterland. Things are being done only on papers, real beneficiaries are still deprive of their rights. "We are living in a democracy" only we claim, upper class is enjoying their liberty, middle class can percept their existence in a democracy while poor and destitutes are still living in a autocratic regime. For them there is no meaning of "democracy" ,it is all because of the dirty politics of which they often become victim.  What they will do with Right to speech, right to expression, Right to freedom, when they lack basic rights like food, shelter and daily commodities. There is huge lack of Ethics within political arena. Myriad of reasons are there for inhuman activities by Politicians. Somewhere they want to grab excess muscle power to perpetuate their dominance in an area, and on the other hand in the process of accumulation of lots of mammon they forget ethical values. Citizens' entitlements are used by them for their own benefits.

It was political decision to have "Reservation system" but at that time this initiative was taken to eradicate the untouchability, caste based discrimination, and to water it down the "varna system" of our society. Their motives were sacrosanct behind providing reservation to backward class - to make them equal with other caste and class. Now, this reservation system along with political vote bank is proving disastrous for Indian democracy. Where essence of democracy is based on disseminating Equality, unethical and immoral politics is augmenting disparity and enmity among different caste , religion, social groups. Politics without ethics in India is impeding the very purpose of democracy.  It is responsible for enhancing communalism. To perpetuate vote bank they can apply every means whether it is licit or illicit.

Corruption at high level , mainly economic is detrimental for whole country because it involves manipulation of thousands of crores but when it comes to the life of citizens which are at stake at every stage due to political flaws, somewhere due to poor infrastructure which becomes the reason of various fatal accidents. More than half Member of parliaments [MPs] have criminal records, many are already behind the bar due to serious criminal charges but they contest elections and It is a paradox in Indian context that even they win elections. How they win elections?? , what tactic they apply ?? Malpractices during elections are trivial instances. Once they get elected by the people , they set aside all morality, humanity and ethics.

There is a lust of power in politics and to attain this Politicians can go to any acme of Impishness.When thousands are dying in communal clashes and religion motivated catastrophes, politicians heed only on their vote bank instead of taking cogent humanitarian steps to curtail this pandemonium. These all types of evils are being done to grab the power, Everyone is craving for power to show their superiority and to create a hegemony over the opponents within the political arena, but they never think of the damages done to public. These  anti-humanitarian crises are due to scarcity of morals and ethics in political behaviour.  The major problem with politicians is they don't stick to their probity, Rhetorical and boasting statement during elections is common, sometimes their election manifestos are vote driven which have nothing to do with the welfare of the public collectively. For self motive attainment of goals, they do deterioration and wrongful outlay of public funds, and in few instances siphon off the public treasury, like in 2G scam, Coalgate, commonwealth game scam  during congress regime or  Kargil Coffin Scam during BJP rule. Per-se excessive lust for mammon is unethical  but when it is the plunder of entitlements of the poor and pillaging public coffers, then it becomes more serious matter. Here we realize the need of ethics, morality and humanitarian behaviour within the political arena.

Aristotle once said, At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. The same situation arises when man is kept away from ethics, without ethics and moral values man is barbaric, and when it blend with politics takes a dangerous face. Demagogue's hate speeches are common today. Somewhere they derelict from their duty by indulging in these unethical things. Votes are being snatched on muscles power, distribution of liquor is common during elections, amidst all chaos and inhumanitarian activities a honest person either scared to contest election, if someone dared to do so either they are drag by illegal means.  Politicians must know how to conduct in places like parliament and assemblies. if the well educated bureaucrats have to take rigorous training before holding any responsible office, then why politicians are exempted from any training which can inculcate some ethical and moral conduct in them?, This might be helpful in Quenching the thirst of power  and can instill ethical and humanitarian behaviour.

We can't neglect the ethically based governance of  Bhimrao Ambedkar, Sardar patel, jawahar lal nehru and many others through whose efforts " 'We' the people of India" are endowed with A well written constitution and balanced democratic institutions. It is another thing that after Independence , our democracy in its very childhood is plagued with many flaws But after supreme court's latest judgement ( convicted politicians cannot contest election), quashing of Ordinance passed by the cabinet which was against the essence of supreme court's' mandate and after conviction and prosecution of some bad apples , it seems that the process of scavenging of dirty politics has already started now. Politics is a game and for wrong performance of the players we can't blame the game. Every game is fair when it is conducted within the moral and ethical norms. Sometimes basic rules are manipulated with wrong ones, we can correct the game by annihilation of those wrong rules.

Realising our obligations is the need of the hour

As a responsible citizen of India, we can all contribute something to society by enhancing awareness among the people about their entitlements, by making them cognizant of their rights provided by The constitution. We can contribute a lot for the marginalised Group of society by making them aware of the government's flagship schemes. Administration's job will become so easy to implement schemes, and by our contribution dividend of those schemes will reach to real beneficiaries.
Private institutions are considered as more efficient than government run institution. Private institutions are doing well because they are owned and controlled by particular person or particular group of people. Then, the question is "Who own the government schools?", Government of India or "We" the people of India.
"We" elect the government for five years and gave all our command to the government which is totally dereliction of our duty. As a responsible citizen we must make vigilance over government machineries and institutions. We all can contribute to the society from different capacity, as an actor, celebrity, doctor, engineer, social reformer, social activist, and last but not least as a citizen of developing India.
This is Right To Education Anthem, and I think Ranbir kapoor , Katrina kaif, Imran khan, and Anushka sharma has contributed much for this cause. I will be more happy when they will part these ideas directly in the society. As we know “ The road to hell is paved with good intentions” , So, We need actions as well. Without proper degree of action nothing is going to be change. So, arise, awake and take your responsibilities.

                                                                                                                                                                    

             'Social media' is not really social,  Youths are the reason.

India is going through very critical phase. People, especially youths are considered as the "future" caretaker of country, and some youth are already doing astonishing jobs for the welfare of society and country albeit most of them are anonymous, they are unsung trailblazers. But the kind of revolution which we ought to see in the society due to the active participation of youth is unsatisfactory.

It is because ....

They all are active and enthusiastic only in fb. They can fight over the issues but cast aside themselves when to do something which could bring change in the society. They are Indians but have certain type of stereotype for Indians. they are cynical and crippled by narcissism. It is very good to have nationalism, but it is detrimental and disastrous to have ultra-nationalism and jingoism. whether it is the case of anti-corruption movement led by Anna hazare (in which youths had shown unprecedented response at the beginning) , "damini rape case" ( where youths had came out of their houses in support of 'girls' protection'.) and many such causes.  These all are like an ephemeral episodes, where youth's sentiments caught fire in few seconds and get vanished within jiffy without leaving any permanent effect.

We abhor corruption, and criticize government by posting derogatory pics and other materials( folks, don't take me wrong , we should criticize it and condemn it as Indian constitution has provided us with "Freedom of speech and expression" but as a human being  and "Social Animal"  we should avoid those things which can hurt anyone's psyche and soul.) but don't forget we have also certain obligations as a citizen. It will be wrong if we escape our part of responsibilities, because in democracy we generally think "our duties are over by casting a single vote once in five year", but it is not true. it is futile to clamour on 'Social media' i.e. facebook. If we really want to change the society then we have to take up the social problems at grassroot level. Afterall , We constitute society, if we will change ourselves, the society will get automatically changed.

Social reformists can reform the society up to some extent because it is tangible but Is it possible to take vigilance over 'Social' media from such inflammatory objects. Now a days we can perceive more 'controversies' in social site facebook than in our real society in which we are living. Facebook is western product but we are using it in Indian style. Few months ago there was a rumour that kadar khan ,Bollywood actor was dead. Yesterday I saw a post in fb from my friend stating that “ Jackie Chan was shooting for his film and during a stunt he falls from 16 story building and died on the spot...... R.I.P. Jackie Chan" Are these things are relevant?? , whether these things make any sense?? Youths must understand that Real society comes under 'social and ethical' norms, while 'Virtual society' (facebook) comes only under IT Act norms, due to misuse of IT act government has watered it down, it means enhanced autonomy. So, this is the need of the hour , if want something better for the society we should reflect our thoughts through action rather than boasting and making rhetoric statement on Facebook.” 

There are many instances on fb where students get benefited in myriads way. Facebook provides a platform where we can interact with eminent people, we can exchange our thoughts. we can use fb to meet our ends which are productive in nature. Facebook is beneficial for those who is mature and sensible enough to put their thoughts in Public. This is why facebook has a restriction on age limit , if u want to create fb account u must have attained18 years of age.  Some people interpret it in wrong way that u must be an adult only. But it is not the only motive of age restriction. It is another thing that generally it is believed that if you are an adult, you are suppose to have sensibility as well, but it is not true in every case. Sensibility and maturity is independent of any age, it totally depends on our rational views, how profound we are attached to other people and it depends on our positive attitude.so, folks, use facebook prudently and safely, and in prolong connection with "Social media" don't forget the society, u must be active in Social affairs as well. Shape your thoughts in words and reflects your words through action. Prove that you are also social animal by inculcating ethical and moral values.

By:-  Tanveer Ashraf       

Attitude makes habits, Habits makes character and character makes a man

World comprises of billions of people. Majority of them are anonymous, while few persons are capable of making impressions all over the world. Why they became famous??  What qualities placed them at different position than others? Why they could be able to succeed in their life and others not ? They all are the products of same society but some of them able to make their way amid all negatives and some are caught in the vicious circle of Negativity. As bad roads make good drivers in the same way those people who take these impediments as a stepping stone rather than stopping stone, succeeded in the way of their life. The factor which plays a candid role in making "personality" of any person is his/ her Attitude. Person's Attitude determines, where he will be placed in future. To what extent a man can go, totally depends on how he takes the things. A positive attitude can accomplish the impossible while negative attitude can drag a man to nadir. William James of Harvard university said, "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."

Our attitude towards things take the shape of 'habits'. If we approach the things positively, it imbibe positive habits which in turns make our benign Character. And our character makes us great. And ‘character’ of a person is the most valuable asset which can decide his status in the society. A person with good character is always respected , while person with nasty character always recieves  cast aspersions on his character. People with bad character even sometimes face estrange and they get ostracised from the society. It is aptly said that "If wealth is lost, nothing is lost; if health is lost, something is lost; if character is lost, everything is lost."

Attitude of people also impacts on their mindset. Things which people repeatedly do become habits and when habits are applied in daily routines becomes Mindset. if a person is visionary then he could imbibe good habits to form their constructive mindset and can excel to become a "man". While destructive mindset can produce a monster which can be detrimental for other people in society.

Inculcating good Attitude is tough albeit it is possible, if it is taken care since the inception of childhood days. Right attitude comes from the ethical values, moral principles and positive approach of pragmatic life. In indian society itself, we can find many 'walking encyclopedia'. It is because knowing facts and figures can not make you great, but the things which we do and the etiquette which you have instilled from the childhood mostly by virtue of good family norms and good ethos play unprecedented role in achievements of a person. A foreign versity based survey shows that In a person's success, facts, figures and bookish knowledge have subtle impact ( only 15 %), while Attitude contributes 85 % in person's success.  Attitude is intangible and can't be bought or sold. It can not be learned by reading books or by joining classes. It can be imbibe through our environment in which we are living ,through the family etiquette and through our positive perspective in taking up the pragmatic problems and resolving them through legal norms.

Without right attitude, it is impossible to generate aptitude because Attitude is the manner in which we approach a situation. Aptitude is our ability to handle a situation. Without right attitude it can not be possible to draw cogent aptitude towards any situation. Sustained habits can help in forming right aptitude, consequently a man can become a successful person by making a foundation of good character and a person with good character is respected around the globe.

Attitude of a man can classify him as an optimist or a pessimist. If a person has bad or negative attitude he will see everything as unachievable while person with right or positive attitude can have optimistic view and can even accomplish the improbable. It is because right attitude can make a good character of a human being. Right attitude always absorbs good habits, and a person with good habits can make an edifice of good character which can achieve the things beyond impossible.

Greater personage of all time achieved their goal only by their positive attitude. Dr. A.P.J. abdul kalam has said " You can't change your future, But you can change your habits, and surely your habits will change your future." We can change our destiny by inculcating good habits and by altering our attitude towards situations and problems. A pessimist can take problems as obstruction in the way of success, but an optimist can take those problems as step ladder as he knows when god wants to send a gift he wraps it up in a problem, The bigger the problem he wraps it up in, the bigger the gift that it contains.

Attitude of mind can bring leniency in the habits of a person. Habits which are expedient for the people in society can augment peace in the society, if there is peace in the society , there will be peace in the country, and if there is peace in the country, there will be peace in the whole world. Today, we lack people with good attitude, and their bad habits laid by deteriorated attitude becomes the cause of their worse face. Habits which are laid by positive attitude can makes a man for the serene society.

In nutshell we can say that it is positive Attitude of a person which can fill him with good habits, and their good habits can make him great. It is hunky-dory if u have factual knowledge but it will be all in vain without making your habits suitable which successively will underlay the foundation of good character. Character is the biggest part of man's success can be gain in toto without any currency. 

By:- Tanveer Ashraf

      What we have not learnt during sixty five years of Independence ...

India has transformed profoundly from last 65 years of Independence. But the lessons which we have learnt in 65 years are far less than what we have missed during those 65 years. Conditions which were prevail at the time of independence, even exist today and in some cases it has become more worse than before. Mixed perception of hostility and euphoria were observed during 15 August 1947, the day India got its independence due to various reasons, such as partition, which was of course inevitable at that time. But in today's India we can see the same feelings of hostility and euphoria  among different religions and ethnic groups which shows that our leaders and politicians have not done much to allay that ghost of antagonism. Bifurcation of states on linguistic base still a major issue for Indian Union ( Vexatious issue of Telegana ). Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel and V.P. Menon had made it possible through their efforts by uniting more than 500 princely states to form a union of 14 states but today we have started disintegration of states again to maintain "status quo ante" which was prevail before the independence.  At present there are 28 states and according to some authentic speculation, by 2050 we will have 50 states within India. Which is detrimental sign for the existence of "Indian Union". We never endeavour to imbibe 'How to remain united?

We have never learnt how to deal with the problems prudently, especially Social problems. In spite of lots of works have been done to eradicate this draconian caste based discrimination, ill treatment of lower caste and lower class by upper class still exist in our society. Chauvinists of 'Varna System' still want to dominate over so called lower caste groups. Scarcity of religious tolerance which was felt during the days of independence can also be felt in Independent secular India. We still lack how to respect other religions along with the religion which we practice. In India we have totally failed to recognise the basic doctrine of all religions, that is "Humanity" in large perspectives.

How to alleviate poverty? Since independence, it is still an enigma. It is an election manifesto for politicians and hot topic debate for debaters, but we have never looked at grassroot level and never tried to know the atrocities and adversities of poor through which they are passing, and never have done enough to mitigate its effects. India has attained 65 years of independence, why a democratic India still holds largest number of poor in the world? It's because if a person is affluent, he never try to see others who need help to cope up with destitution. Our motives are always self-centered. We have had selfishness in our own well being. We never make ourselves cognizant with sufferings of the society of which we are also a integral part. We have never looked upon those people who sleep on an empty stomach. To eradicate such problems each and every citizen should comply by their responsibilities. There are many reasons of existing poverty. Poor lack aspiration and zeal and somewhere their own mindset becomes the decisive cause of their destitution. Poor are also caught in 'vicious cycle' from which their emancipation is very tough, but still possible. Even after 65 years of independence we have failed to end "bonded labor". In the recent news brick kilns owners of hydrabad were found guilty of perpetuating bonded labor. Child labour is still augmenting. burgeoning sexual harassment of poor women, working in these brick kilns is a great matter of concern. At the one hand India is developing , people are creating concrete jungles with high buildings and infrastructures, and on the other hand people with poor background are being exploited. Unfreedom that gets promoted in the names of free markets is the main reason of escalating inequalities and this scene is enhancing since 1990's.

Indian nationals never tried to install scientific temper within them. They still believes in the myths and mysteries. In 65 years we have moved so much towards science and technology but we still lack scientific temper. We need to legitimize our thinking through logics and by imbibing rational thinking.

Current education system of India was started by Macaulay to ruin the Indian Culture but even after 65 years of independence we rely upon on this education system. Indian are timid by nature. We should not resist necessary change. If the changes are for the welfare, we should welcome them. This is the prime cause "why we unable to make Indian education system compatible with rest of the world. Something lacks in the current education system, which unable to put a cap on unemployment and brain drain. At some point we lack ethical education also. Still people have not learnt how to make best use of human asset. Becoming rich has become a status symbol and public service has taken a back seat.

Politics of the country is becoming worse day by day. Politicians know how to create vote bank meticulously on the basis of caste and religion. They have never learnt how to fulfill the rhetoric promises. They have created efficient social engineering to perpetuate caste based vote bank through different reservation policies. Cheats and adulterers go scot free because we have not learnt to teach them lessons. Reservation policy was started to eradicate caste based discrimination and to stop casteism in the society, but we have failed to cultivate the very purpose of reservation. The real beneficiaries are still at large, and they are still deprive of reservation policy benefits, that's why caste based discrimination still persist in the society. State have never learnt how to implement this reservation system for the welfare of really needy ones.

We never want to take individual responsibilities. People only know how to criticize others for the malfunctioning of any machinery. Never learnt to change themselves, which they want to see in society. People always impose lame excuse to get rid of their obligations. We forget our duties as a responsible citizen and blame on particular institutions for 'status quo' omnishambles in the country. We always blame government , but never tried to know what are our obligations as a responsible citizen. Majority of citizens have never learnt what are their constitutional duties and how they should protect their rights from abuse.

Gender inequality is not a new problem for Indian society but we have never learnt how to allay this escalating inequality in this independent India. Girls in most cases treated as "paraya dhan' and boys always get preference over girls. If 'girl child' born in a family then everyone observe the day of mourn, but if it is boy then we celebrate it with euphoria. Notwithstanding, showing equal competence with boys, girls are always regarded as mediocre albeit the scene is gradually changing but still we have to learn too much. Hitherto we have not learnt to give proper degree of respect and care to the women. Domestic violence and prejudice against women are enough cogent evidence to endorse the aforesaid sentence.

The most important of all , We have yet not learnt to democratize our democracy. On the eve of Republic day Dr. B.R. Ambedkar had said that "Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realize that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top- dressing on an Indian soil, which is essentially undemocratic." Unfortunately, even after 65 years of independence, we have not cultivated constitutional morality and democracy is still a top-dressing on an Indian soil.

In nut shell there are myriad of lessons which we have not learnt during 65 years of Independence. And the main reason why we are so far from these lessons because 'we are comfortable with our fiasco, the pandemonium, chaos, adversities and all evils which exist today. We have never learnt these because we never dare to accept these changes, we lack enthusiasms to move towards the new dawn. If Indians will take up these issues seriously, according to my speculations, we will succeed in accomplishing all the lessons in next 15 years.

By:- Tanveer Ashraf