Raise your voice against corruption

5 comments Posted by swaroop at 19:21

Venkata Swaroop Pappala

I don't think corruption is something new or unfamiliar to anyone. Everyone is responsible for this evil element in this world. We have all equally contributed to keep it always live and omnipresent. We have long back accepted corruption in our homes. We treat it like any of our family member. Its no more evil. Even if someone reports about corruption charges against any individual, people do not care because its just common.

Everyone wanted to eradicate corruption and make India a better place on earth. But how can we do that? Do we have enough time to fight against this evil? Can we sacrifice our livelihood and fight for our country? The answer from my side is a big 'NO'.

I have an idea which can fulfill my dream. This idea doesn't demand a playcard protest or a muscular war against the strong politicians. You don't have to leave your 50K euro job. You can be the same old selfish person as I am today. You don’t have to spend even a second for the welfare of our country. The idea is quite simple. Do not promote corruption from your side. For instance, if you happen to apply for a passport, and the officer promises a faster process for a bribe of Rs.5000, do not go for it. Always follow the legal path. If the officer tries to trouble you, there are many ways of protesting by just sitting at home. For instance you can lodge a complaint at public grievances (http://pgportal.gov.in/). If this doesn't work, you can question the authorities and can get your work done using the right to information act (RTI, http://righttoinformation.gov.in/). There are many other ways to solve the problem in the right way. What ever you do, make sure you are on the right track. Do not forget that there is no wrong way to do something good.

What if someone does evil deeds before u?

If the concerned person happens to be ignorant, educate him. If his muscles scare u, do not go against him. But when ever you happen to talk about him, do not make him a hero of his muscles or his boldness. Always remember that he is evil and I do believe that evil should always be killed. Consider him as dead, which no social being can accept.

Lets introduce a new discrimination in this society. There are a number of reasons to discriminate different people. But all these reasons like white/black, rich/poor, male/female etc. are pretty outdated concepts. I am pretty bored following them since my childhood. Why don’t we introduce a new cause for discrimination? Lets differentiate the corrupted evil doers from the righteous men. If everyone practices this idea, then we have to plan a holiday in Europe or America to visit 'Corruption'.

I am practicing this idea since two years. I have already started a secret battle against corruption from my side. So when r u going 2 join me?

Please stay connected and raise your voice against corruption.

 

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Is it possible to stop corruption?

1 comments Posted by swaroop at 14:17


Venkata Swaroop Pappala


Most of the evil deeds in the society are in someway or the other related to corruption. In 27 years of my living, I have contributed enough to keep it alive. For me bribing is no big offense. There are many more dangerous things to complain about. But actually corruption is the root cause of evil in the society. Even after so much economic development (trillion economy) and numerous welfare activities from the governments, why can’t 1 out of 5 Indians spend Rs 12 a day? How could foreign terrorists create so much carnage in Mumbai? Why are common men out of reach of security and justice? The reason for all this is corruption. Although corruption was a small plant some 50-60 years ago, but today it is a well developed tree with roots firmly dug under the earth. It’s not so easy to unearth it but it’s not impossible. We need a simple and easily practicable strategy to eliminate this practice right from the roots.


Let me give you an example to illustrate why eradicating corruption is still a possible task. I have been living in Germany for the past five years. I never tried to corrupt any official; truly speaking I never had an idea to corrupt anybody. Once I was traveling to India with an overweight baggage. I was asked to pay for the overweight. Suddenly I realized that my goods weren’t so important, so I dumped some of my stuff. Don’t ask me why I was carrying the unwanted stuff? Everything went fine with the rest of my journey. On my way back to Germany, I had a similar situation at Chennai airport. I didn’t know what to dump, for because I was carrying all important stuff (pickles, sweets etc.). In situations like these, I don’t even look for the options; my dearest Big brother, corruption takes guard and comes to my rescue. He settles matters quite easily. Now you might have understood why I like him the most. No matter what might be his other facets, he helps me and so I need to raise him. He is very powerful and can make anything happen. As far as I remember, the problem was solved by bribing the officer a couple of hundreds (≤ 5€). I would have spent even a hundred euro to get my things done. One day when I was analyzing the whole incident, I found myself having a split personality. I have two different solutions to the same problem. Even though, I had a strong bond with my brother for almost 20 years, I never took his assistance even in critical situations during my stay in Germany. Things did happen in his absence. On the other hand, after my 5 years life in the absence of my big brother, I look forward for his help even for minor problems during my stay in India. I know that my brother is omnipresent and I can approach him at any time. I faced many tough situations in Germany but I never approached my big brother for help. I can’t give you the exact reason why I am behaving differently in my home country. I know that things can be done even without corruption. May be I am in a hurry to get my things done quickly but in a similar situation in Germany, I do have patience to wait. I can’t say that corruption is no evil to me, because if that the case, I would have also practiced it in Germany.

The reason for all these indifferent reactions to situations is all because of ignorance. We think bribing a couple of hundred rupees does no serious harm to anyone. But this habit epidemically spreads to all our actions. People watching you from close corners take the success of these dealings and try to ape you in similar situations. Since somebody try to take money from you to do you a favor, you try to take money from others when somebody needs your help. Finally nobody does his duty without a bribe and does anything for a bribe. A police officer and a lawyer protects a culprit because he offers a better deal, an engineer makes better profits by deteriorating the construction projects, doctors perform major operations even for minor aches, military personals allow terrorists to cross the national border for a few bucks and so on… But if you remember, all these evil deeds started from very small bribes. These small bribes have also flourished with our economic development and today these are completely out of reach of common people. Rich, middle and poor peoples have equally contributed to this evil custom. Recession has no impact on this. Sometimes, when I read the news that so and so politician is involved in a multi crore scandals, I get furious and devote all the bad words to him. But I never scold myself for offering bribes to get my favors done. Fortunately I am not in the public sector; otherwise I would at some stage have accepted bribes.

After all these analysis and awareness of the ill effects of corruption, I realized that now is the time to stop this culture inch by inch. I know it’s quite difficult to stop it. It’s like sacrificing a family member. Since things can be done without corruption, it’s easy to believe that monstrous structured corruption culture can be abolished.

 

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Things I wish to take home from Germany

2 comments Posted by swaroop at 16:23



Venkata Swaroop Pappala

After many years of my stay in Germany, I am finally packing my things to go home. I was thinking what best fits in my baggage. Besides my two academic degrees I attained in one of the most prestigious university, I wish to take some thing more special than this. Is there anything so special to take home? All these years, I greatly missed my sibling, the corruption. But still I was able to survive. I haven’t seen him or his shadow anywhere. On web some German’s say they have seen him but mostly he is a distinct partner. But in India, he is my dearest sibling. I live with him every moment. Though I know, he is wicked and extremely bad. I still try to make him strong by helping him in all possible ways. I love him a lot. I never wanted to lose him. Every year when I visit India, I am so excited to see him. I miss him dearly. But even with so much affection, I never dared to bring him with me to Germany. Truly speaking, I never thought of such an idea. May be I don’t need him here. If I don’t need him here even during my long stay, then why do I need him during my short stay in India. I don’t know.

I am taking this special experience of mine back home. I have learnt that I can live without corruption. I am much happier and the society is better without corruption. So I will stay away from this evil act for the rest of my life. Is this not a worthy gift from Germany?

 

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Don't buy your rights with money

0 comments Posted by swaroop at 18:33


Y.S.D.SRAVAN KUMAR
Engineering student

we can’t get sound with a single palm.The person who is corrupting is equally responsible as the person who is bribing.Usually we used to see corruption in government offices.It is our right and their duty to get our things done we shouldn’t buy that with money.As we the children of our Bharat mata we shouldn’t hinder the development of our country instead we should support. We all know that this corruption is spreading like HIV virus in our country,we may not cure it but we can prevent it. So we have to grow patriotism in the minds of young children. Now a days we are seeing that college education is becoming financial aspect (business), inorder to prevent corruption, the only way is to educate the children morally even at the college level. I believe that “Todays children are not only the citizens of tomorrow but also the trend setters of the society”.The only way to support our country's developement is to spread the moral education among the indians.

 

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