Its because of few people like you Madam, You!

Today, I was standing in Metro, Metro was neither crowded nor empty but crowed enough. Suddenly a Women (again decently looking, looked from Middle/upper middle class) took the train, did some Dhakka Mukki and ordered (atleast her tone sounded like order) one guy who was sitting: ‘Bhaisahab aap jara khade ho jaie’ (Sir Please stand up) (certainly there can be better way of asking favors) , That seat certainly was not Ladies Seat, Not a Ladies Compartment. Delhi Metro has both. But she had chosen to stay with her husband. Anyone from Mumbai like me can understand how couple travel in different compartment. Coming back to main story, that guy just being gentleman (or atleast pretending to be) stood and gave his seat. Either he was gentleman, pretended it, under stress by recent law changed or was too influenced by advertisement of Metro which say ‘Please offer seat to Old age people, differently able people and Ladies.’ Anyways that lady who was not in more need of seat, took her seat. That was not all, In next station person adjacent to her alighted the train. She reacted like Thundering Bolt and called her husband in the empty seat, so that the person who left seat for her couldn't sit back. Husband must get the seat as he as married a women who is empowered. And then she passed a devil smile of accomplishment and started chit chatting with her husband.

I agree that women need empowerment and most of them are experiencing lot of disparity and differentiation at home as well as outside. But that doesn't mean you start doing anything in name of empowerment, mostly these are people who take undue advantage of any facility and make others suffer. I understand equality doesn't mean equal trouble, I can understand a Pregnant or even a 40+ women asking a seat. But as a young individual what made you ask a seat, you can’t take privilege of being a Lady and Ask for Equality at same time.  While MCPs (read Average NCR Male) certainly needs to change their behavior, Women too need to stop Self Victimization! Its High time we respect and live with pride instead of making fool!

Its because of few people like you Madam, You !

Challenges Ahead in front of Bihar

Delhi Haat is organizing Bihar Utsav! I went there. To be honest, Having Litti Chhokha was primary objective of going there. I reached at 7 PM and Cultural program was going on. While Most of that was very very good and One covering Bihar History and Culture was superb, I would not be ashamed to admit the song "kanch he basen ke bahengia" the famous Chhath Geet almost made my eye moist, Despite being in a language different than my mother tongue. Overall the Bihar utsav was good.
But what shocked me was something else, Singers were singing songs on Sushashan (Good Governance) of Nitish, Please make Nitish PM , They were to level of obscenity/vulgarity prevalent in so called Bhojpuri Music present is market which are Far Far from a typical folk Music or Bhikhari Thakur’s Creation. The overstress on Nitish and he should be PM was totally uncalled for and looks like Frustration and Greed /overdoing from Bihar Government who want to go to level 2 without completing Level 1.

There is lot more to do :
1. Bihar still has lowest literacy rate in India
2. One of the lowest per Capita Income
3. One of the lowest Energy Consumption
4. Alarming High Population Density, Even an average educated people like me can deduce this to Low Education and Social Awareness.
5. Almost No/negligible Industry
6. No Corn Industry coming to Bihar Despite being one of the best Corn Belt
7. Dead Sugar Industry despite being Sugar belt (Maharashtra and UP doing good)
8. One of the most fertile Land, most of Bihar is part of the Ganga (Ganges for Purist) Basin; Industries which are based on Value addition on agricultural product are almost absent.
9. Despite Having Bodhgaya, (where Gautam got enlightenment), Gaya (Hindu’s Holy place for doing Pinddaan for Ancestor, Patna Saheb (one of the top 5 holy place for Sikh), Birthplace of Gurugovind Singh, Buddha, Bhagwan Mahavir, The First Democracy of Vaishali, Ganga Bank, Many Famous Old Shivlings like Devghar and Guptadham, Nalanda University and Many other things about Mauryan Dynasty, Many Things Associated with Ashok and Chanakya. : Bihar Tourism is almost doing nothing, All Non Bihari Traveled to Gaya still complains about Standard of facilities present their, Patna is yet to have a good Quality Hotel. Still a lot of Scope is there to improve Bihar.
10. Bihar might be having 4th largest lot in GATE Qualifiers as repeated by you recently, but most Biharis still goes to Southern State and Maharashtra, paying Huge Fees to take admission in private College which hardly have any value addition and/or Placements. Reason: Development has been their but at much lesser speed to catch demand, inadequate number of higher education colleges.
11. Teachers are working on Temp Job and Salary near to minimum wages, we can expect Quality of education, and this generation is going to be your future after few years.
12. Distributing cycle to girls is good , But whats the plan to control Female foeticide, Infant Female Homicide and Dowry.
13. I am not sure if you Mr. CM claims not to know it, But even Layman can know by visiting Bihar for 1 day that NO FARMER IS GETTING MSP (minimum Support price). Days are not far when farmers of state which is heavily dependent on agriculture will meet fate of Cotton farmers of Vidarbha.
14. The Contracts for all Govt work are still going at lower rate (where quality work is not possible) . Plus these contracts are going to people favored by Ministers and Goons, No Need to repeat about commission and Cut of Entire Chain of people. These unethical practices will become hindrance in development.

Development doesn’t need to be shouted. Silent people with OK eyes can see. No one is deaf and blind here so please stop shouting. It’s very Easy to put everything on central Govt and ask for Special Status, I support you , but what about other problems, when they will get resolved. I can list many more but restricting myself.

Having Said That, I am not saying Laloo Regime was better; not at all, But You are Better Than Laloo, Thats a Huge Achievement by any standard, But we want you to be GOOD too!

Shocking and Shameful ! :-(

I went to Pragati Maidan to attend Aahaar Exhibition today, While I was returning back, I saw a foreign lady (white) in a Dress walking beside, Her Dress was completely normal, if you feel I am of modern outlook, Let me assure her dress was completely normal even as per Khap Standard. Suddenly I saw a local businessman kind of person shouting to his friend "Wo Dekh Gori" , I was shocked, Then He shouted and Jumped, Much louder so that everyone can see "O Gori Gori .... ruk ruk" (complete expression and meaning can't be conveyed here), The Lady ignored him purposefully, Then he started scratching his pubic area publicly, I was feeling like slapping this guy almost thinking: illiterate person from Bharat: these people embarrass India (stereotyping like we always do) .... Suddenly a decent and educated looking person sitting on chair on side of road Jumped and Shouted "Heyyy Baby" ..I was stunned and Speechless.... Thankfully that Lady was accompanied by some person, I ensured that and Moved on my way.... Guess this is the Our way of Treating Guest and Tourist ....after all अतिथि देवो भव: Incredible India! We are busy in Making Tough Laws & strongly condemning all wrong things! Shocking and Shameful ! :-(

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