tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post7823461000751239603..comments2023-10-30T04:35:48.392-04:00Comments on Amrit Wadhwa: Answer to "Guess what is this picture" and a difficult questionAmrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-74536927419115961972010-06-21T19:18:07.993-04:002010-06-21T19:18:07.993-04:00Thanks Numerounity. I agree with you.Thanks Numerounity. I agree with you.Amrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-20962129520652162952010-06-21T09:23:20.460-04:002010-06-21T09:23:20.460-04:00Well Mahatma Gandhi unlike Mayawati never asked to...Well Mahatma Gandhi unlike Mayawati never asked to put his statues across. Nice blog. keep up the good work:)ekta khetanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253258697971928171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-64683618579285646062010-06-15T09:46:58.808-04:002010-06-15T09:46:58.808-04:00thanks my dear friend for your consistent encourag...thanks my dear friend for your consistent encouragement..cheers n wishes:)R. Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00314470449340373184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-26309076868947968502010-06-15T09:45:12.361-04:002010-06-15T09:45:12.361-04:00thanks my dear friend for your consistent encourag...thanks my dear friend for your consistent encouragement..cheers n wishes:)R. Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00314470449340373184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-73338521262851218742010-06-14T22:46:58.454-04:002010-06-14T22:46:58.454-04:00NRIGirl,
Sure Indian Government offers free educa...NRIGirl,<br /><br />Sure Indian Government offers free education. But India's literacy rate is 66% where literacy is defined as basic reading and writing skills.<br /><br />Few key reason for even missing basic literacy skills for 34% of population:- <br /><br />1. Families don't send children to school as children earn income at that time. <br /><br />2. No money to buy text books.<br /><br />3. No food. School comes later.<br /><br />4. Children of lower caste are denied admissions in some schools.<br /><br />5. Even if they have money, girls are not sent to school (even today) as girls are considered fit to work only at home.<br /><br />These problems exist in villages and in poor states.<br /><br />Kerala is excluded from these. Kerala has the highest literacy rate.Amrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-44144651063999986652010-06-14T22:30:04.003-04:002010-06-14T22:30:04.003-04:00A: The Government of India offers free education t...A: The Government of India offers free education till the XII standard, in local medium of language. <br /><br />Is there really anything more it can do?<br /><br />Am I missing something?!NRIGirlhttp://www.hephzibahisrael.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-65273796009003643452010-06-14T16:30:33.086-04:002010-06-14T16:30:33.086-04:00NRIGirl,
Teach me how to 'fish'. I agree....NRIGirl,<br /><br />Teach me how to 'fish'. I agree. But for basic education, we need to have money for the needy people.<br /><br />Hello Sid,<br /><br />Welcome and thanks. That is the exact point I am trying to make here.<br /><br />Hello Usha,<br /><br />Thanks for long comment. I did not see any art in standing like statues. I felt very sad for them. There was no set rate. Essentially they were making faces for bystanders so that bystanders throw some money.<br /><br />With regard to venting, I read the following quote on 'iphrase' yesterday<br /><br />"Change starts with ordinary people doing extraordinary things to make a difference."<br /><br />Sure we cannot change the world but we can control where we donate money. Reading your opinion, I don't think you would donate money to build statue but most likely for education of needy children.Amrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-81380921663341704862010-06-14T12:53:11.125-04:002010-06-14T12:53:11.125-04:00Posing like statue with artistic makeover is art a...Posing like statue with artistic makeover is art and these people have chosen to make money by displaying their artistic abilities and patience...It is extremely hard work but then they prefer to do so must have good reason..may be because if they choose to work they may not get paid as much as they are rewarded by this hard work.In India we have various types of artists on the street making money by displaying their talents...This is fine with me. I agree with Nrigirl.<br /><br />But healthy people begging is wrong...again helpless handicap person begging is fine for me...Healthy person pretending to be handicap is wrong and we have huge number of such beggers in India...There are different types of begging and can be justified differently...It is complex social problem and need aggressive rehabilitation which is not possible in corrupt mean world.<br /><br />I am against placing new statues..we have had enough statues all over the world...In last one decade we are facing various serious problems...all unnecessary spending need to be diverted to solve those problems...priorities need to be fixed...and statues are no way going to bring any reform...unfortunately we will end up venting on net..this rarely brings any reform.<br /><br /><br /><br />IUshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088490681074977671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-42311186496045662832010-06-14T07:00:01.194-04:002010-06-14T07:00:01.194-04:00Agree too Sid-ji!
What do you think is the solut...Agree too Sid-ji! <br /><br />What do you think is the solution here? What really is stopping them to live differently? To work with their hands to better off their lives? I guess it is the "help" they receive at this state. <br /><br />What would be a true help we can do for them? I would say helping them think better will do the trick... Where to start, no clue...NRIGirlhttp://hephzibahisrael.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-89581257164109545242010-06-13T23:58:22.405-04:002010-06-13T23:58:22.405-04:00Sad indeed!!
BTW, NRIGirl ji, though you give a d...Sad indeed!! <br />BTW, NRIGirl ji, though you give a different viewpoint, I have a counter-point to that. Although these statue-enacting people are better than beggars but why are they compelled to do even this? <br />I mean, as a society, isn't it shameful for all of us to find a part of our society so helpless to find living in such conditions and types of works?Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397001870740084397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-45757517652903707962010-06-13T18:53:45.439-04:002010-06-13T18:53:45.439-04:00NRIGirl,
That is a different perspective. I am gl...NRIGirl,<br /><br />That is a different perspective. I am glad you stated it here. ThanksAmrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-83608096310101079332010-06-13T14:41:40.795-04:002010-06-13T14:41:40.795-04:00Hi A! I remember the saying, "Give me a fish,...Hi A! I remember the saying, "Give me a fish, I will live for a day; teach me to fish, I will live a life time"<br /><br />I don't feel too bad about the people who enact live statues. It is much much better than the healthy human beings who shamelessly beg in the streets of India. <br /><br />I once came upon this little lad who was begging and told him, if he comes and works in our farm we can pay him a decent meal and a good salary. I was taken aback by his response that he actually works on weekdays and on weekends when he doesn't have work, he goes begging...<br /><br />How shameful is that? As long as we feel the urge to "help" such lads they will feel the urge to remain the same...<br /><br />The best thing to do is to introduce the dream in their hearts to live better; to look beyond their financial needs, to make them a better being... <br /><br />If one is honest, there is nothing stoppoing him from achieving higher goals! If they come across any, sure there are always willing people to give them a hand.<br /><br />Building a honest nation is all we can do to repay what Mahathma Gandhi did for us. What say?<br /><br />~ NRIGirlNRIGirlhttp://hephzibahisrael.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-4026846799589093982010-06-13T11:56:00.765-04:002010-06-13T11:56:00.765-04:00Thanks danke merci danyavad nanri shukran shukriya...Thanks danke merci danyavad nanri shukran shukriya….R. Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00314470449340373184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-79332731270436712112010-06-12T23:14:53.420-04:002010-06-12T23:14:53.420-04:00Hello All,
Thanks for the comments. I was out of ...Hello All,<br /><br />Thanks for the comments. I was out of country and did not have access to blog and hence could not read or reply to most of the comments.<br /><br />It seems like most of you agree with me but Anjuli is not not sure. <br /><br />I was expecting some people to disagree with me but probably they did not leave any comments.Amrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-38632132727452329552010-06-12T15:32:02.985-04:002010-06-12T15:32:02.985-04:00As for the statues- I have a young friend who do t...As for the statues- I have a young friend who do this 'living statue' thing here in Seattle- http://garagevoice.com/2009/09/living-statues-in-the-seattle-times/<br /><br />As for the tough question- I do think there are so many priorities we have all mixed up.Anjulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563616683370799899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-13852302283404633872010-06-11T14:47:55.224-04:002010-06-11T14:47:55.224-04:00Excellent, i am with you and agree with you.
I fee...Excellent, i am with you and agree with you.<br />I feel that the people who do not follow the leader always build the statues.smhttp://realityviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-80190961952393665262010-06-11T11:35:27.526-04:002010-06-11T11:35:27.526-04:00Very thoughtful. I agree. You are better than many...Very thoughtful. I agree. You are better than many, at least you thought so.<br /><br />You can always initiate a thing or tell others to do. Sometimes people do not realize it. There are so many ways to make things better.<br /><br />I do my bit, whether anyone is with me or not.Nishahttp://www.lemonicks.com/Travel/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-74470775113055980232010-06-11T04:19:59.903-04:002010-06-11T04:19:59.903-04:00So true, that would be the only fact thats going t...So true, that would be the only fact thats going to make our father oof the nation happy, then the name engraved below the statue...donated by....that makes the people who donates happy and all this is done for their happiness...i believeReaders Daishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743365366490863078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-7914458841039708042010-06-10T10:27:42.374-04:002010-06-10T10:27:42.374-04:00There is an award waiting for you. Please visit m...There is an award waiting for you. Please visit my Blog and pick it up. Thanks.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-43591855998737187852010-06-09T11:55:45.393-04:002010-06-09T11:55:45.393-04:00I agree with you. We spend so much money on wastef...I agree with you. We spend so much money on wasteful things, when we could be helping those who really have needs, the basic needs. I am thinking not of these sculptures but of politicians and how much it costs to run a campaign. So much wasted money--and for what?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505661913107994459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-59300841990420587672010-06-08T10:24:34.934-04:002010-06-08T10:24:34.934-04:00I would like to help poor people so that my fellow...I would like to help poor people so that my fellow human beings do not suffer from hunger.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-74337216932837287422010-06-08T05:54:54.441-04:002010-06-08T05:54:54.441-04:00Thoughtful picture and thoughtful questions. I wi...Thoughtful picture and thoughtful questions. I will be asking lots of tough questions to myself.<br /><br />SatishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-39336510380022373692010-06-08T03:30:33.833-04:002010-06-08T03:30:33.833-04:00What a wonderful thought :)
Indeed world would be ...What a wonderful thought :)<br />Indeed world would be a better and happier place if money and all other resources were more equally distributed amongst everyone.Chatterboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515351283232359854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-49825976472386974332010-06-08T01:41:36.980-04:002010-06-08T01:41:36.980-04:00Its not a difficult question at all. The answer is...Its not a difficult question at all. The answer is obvious. Mahatma would have been really happy to see his dreams realized with the help of people who could make it happen instead of installing his statues all around. You said it just right!Insigniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819054091062923489noreply@blogger.com