Happy Teacher's Day!

Guru Goving dou khade, Kake lagu pao

Bali hari Guru apne, Govind diyo bataye!

A very happy teachers day to all my Teachers. Not only this day but i have always thanked you in my heart for making me the person i am today. I wonder, if krishnan or many other kids like him would have the same gratitude towards their teachers!

Torture in school has become a common affair. Kasab is been taken care off and is not punished for such a heinous crime, why are these kids? The reasons for which they were harshly penalized, was it really a crime??

- Krishnan could not write English properly. To make him teach that, his teacher used cane on his back.

- 10 year old girl had a habit of bed-wetting, her teacher forced her to drink her urine to teach her a lesson.

- 5 year old boy could not control and urinated and vomited in the class. The cause for this act was his ill health. Instead of taking care of him, his teacher hit on his private parts with a hot tong to discipline him.

- 9 year old boy was thrashed viciously for not paying attention in the class.

- Boys of 9th standard were fighting and as a result their head master gave both of them such thrashing that they had to be admitted in the hospital for days.

These are just a few just a few cases among few registered and many many unregistered. Of course the follow up news states that the teacher has been punished, jailed or suspended. But have we thought about the psyche of the child who is undergoing this pain? The external marks will certainly go sooner or later, but what about the internal healing?

Will these kids have a normal childhood?

Will they go to school happily?

Will that boy ever learn English or will he fear for that subject always?

Will that little girl sleep at night without fear?

Will that kid be ever playful in class or will he become a quiet person?

Won't they be embarrassed in front of their classmates?

Will they become the fearless fighters of the young nation?

India is a nation where we put our teachers before God. We worship our teachers for the knowledge they spread, for the lessons of life they teach, for the guidance they give and for the love they spread in our lives. Is it true in the current situation? My niece goes to school and soon my daughter will join her, but can i be in peace when they are in school? We all know the answer in our hearts. On behalf of all the parents, i can only request to all the teachers on this Teachers' day -

"Sir and Ma'am, Thank you for being the torch bearer in our kid's life. Please show them the correct path with lots of love. Love is the only language which we teach them and send them to you. Be patient with them.  Give them a reason to smile. Make them a person to be proud of. Be the leading light. They might be naughty but not scandalous, they might be playful but not illicit, they might be disobedient but not disgraceful, they might be mischievous but not inexcusable."

 Thank you Sir, Thank you Ma'am!

A ray of hope!!

Roti, kapda, makaan, water, sanitation, electricity, education, employment and endless "vadaas" or promises.

Yes, i am talking about our beloved politicians. I am not a lover of politics rather am highly apolitical. And with the growing size of scams, my faith is going downhill with the same rate. In this pitch dark political scenario, do you see any ray of hope?

A BIG NO.

When Mr. Nitish Kumar became CM of my Bihar, well he had his speech and of course, a lot of promises. I had, of course, no hope.

This was my view few months back till i revisited my Bihar after a long and a very long time. With what i saw, what i heard, what i felt, i was forced to change my perspective.

Where ever i went, roads were mended, in entire Bihar. Like before, my tours were not a roller coaster ride. Not only the roads, even life is becoming turbulence free to some extent.

People who can't afford much for their kids, send them to "agan badi", where they get education, stationary, food, and clothes for free. For primary education, government schools, where teachers are present, have yearly fees of Rs 10 or Rs 20 and other fees which are so nominal which any one can afford. To top it, there is free lunch and some amount is given to students for clothing. For higher education, girls are given money to buy bicycle for their easy commutation and yearly money to make their clothes.

For daughters at 18 or above, collective wedding is done where everything is managed by the government. The daughters also gets Rs 5000 along with the government's blessings.

When again they have babies, government hospital are for their service where doctors and other facilities are present. Hospital charge is Rs 2/- where in you can avail qualified doctor's check up, free medicines, x-rays, ultra sound and many more facilities. If you have a girl child, Rs 5000 is deposited in her name in the bank and parents get the pass book. New born can withdraw the same at time of her wedding. Be it boy or girl, parents get Rs 1500 for taking service from government(of course they should put a condition - till 2 kids only, considering the population explosion). The only condition to avail the above said, is that, you do a regular check up and come and take your free medicines during your pregnancy.

There are "Asha" - who help pregnant ladies throughout. There are "Mamta" - the ones who teach about hygiene and other care for the new born. There might be numerous other things which i don't know about but  in real reaching to people.

Education and employment joining hands and making a better Bihar. Every scattered piece is falling into correct place. All these sounds like a dream. But it is not!! Some where some one is pulling the strings to keep the entire show running.

To see a politician who has been a man of his words, hope is again finding its place in my heart. I think we all are actually clinging to this ray of hope!! Of course there's a lot to be done yet. But hey, Rome was also not built in a day! Right!!

We all owe you a BIG salute, Nitish Sir.

Hail Nitish, Hail Bihar, Hail Biharies!!!