As Elections approaching.... We all should be awake and charged up for using our right of voting. It is not only our right but our duty too to opt for the right person.
If we really want to see some change its time for us to take actions. Democracy have no meanings if we do not use our this right rightly. We should go and vote and make sure to vote for the right person. Most of us might not be knowing about the RTI act and if knowing would never have used it. It is actually a very good tool to cross question the government.
RTI Act is Right to information act.It came into picture since 12th October 2005.RTI is a central legislation, which enables the citizens to procure information from a public authority. It provides the mechanism for obtaining information.
Information means any material in any form including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for the time being in force.
"Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high…
…into that heaven of freedom , my father, let my country awake"
-Rabindranath Tagore
Thanks,
Anamika
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Be The Change You Want to See!!!
Yesterday, My friend called me up. He was very upset. He did not know the reason but he said he is angry. He was angry with everything around him. Angry with society, country systems, corruptions everywhere, Lies, Robberies, Cheatings, terrorism and what not. He was so pissed off with all this things that everything he do, every person he meets looking fake to him.
When I gave a thought to it, I felt all of us are in the same kinda situation. Somewhere in our hearts we are angry with something or the other. But does it change anything around us. Instead this thing is making us so unhappy, giving us misery all the time. Our anger not only affecting us it is also affecting people around us, our society, our real motives.
We cannot run away from things whether good or bad we have to live with it, face it and than only we can make an effort to change the things. Things seems fake when everything around is so annoying. And the only way to be happy in such scenario is to take some action to change. To give yourself a real hope that things will change, will actually move in the direction we want them to move.
Start seeing yourself, your efforts what you can do, ask yourself questions are you doing anything to achieve it. As someone very well said "Be The Change You Want to See"
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Politicians divide us … Terrorists unite us !!!!
In the light of recent events, isn’t the above statement, though seems to be an oxymoron but, very apt.
Continuing with the motive of Sparsh, I will highlight a very important and common issue of our country - Exercising judiciously Right to Vote.
If in any morning; a national level mishap is reported in a newspaper, how many of us abuse politicians or raise doubts over their capabilities. I think majority will be answering in the affirmative. But are we right in blaming the people who are so called “representatives of us “…. Are these people to blame or we are the real criminals. If we don’t exercise our voting rights properly, I say we are the reason and people to be blamed for inefficiencies in the system. When these representatives divide our country on the basis of region (Maharashtra Vs Bihar) or caste (OBC Quota) or religion (the infamous and everlasting Hindu – Muslim division) why do we get so agitated; When half of us treat an election day as a holiday or half of us think it is ‘out of fashion’ to cast vote or many refuse to vote because they can’t stand in long queues … and last many get an excuse that there is no eligible candidate to whom we can vote.
Recent terror attacks in Mumbai, whole nation came together to raise voice against terrorism, to show anger against Politicians, to discuss inefficiency of policy makers and all. Isn’t it strange terrorists (Antisocial elements) are doing the job which politicians should have done much before – Uniting people of India irrespective of caste, creed, location and religion to fight for the cause.
Many of my friends tell me, that they want to vote and want to have stake in nation’s say… but most of them are out of their native places, and could not vote at the place they are living.
A very unique and plausible solution has been brought up in the form of http://www.jaagore.com/ ; where in a Bangalore based NGO joined hands with TATA TEA to appeal people of India obtain their voting rights at their current place of residence. The simple steps are –
1. Visit http://www.jaagore.com/ and fill a form there; It's easy and hardly takes 5 minutes!
2. Take out a print out of that form and submit to your nearest local electoral Registration office; on the website, address of the office respective to your location is given.
3. Jaago Re will take responsibility of tracking your application, and inform the voter, if and when his/her name is entered in the rolls, which would enable him/her to vote.
Continuing with the motive of Sparsh, I will highlight a very important and common issue of our country - Exercising judiciously Right to Vote.
If in any morning; a national level mishap is reported in a newspaper, how many of us abuse politicians or raise doubts over their capabilities. I think majority will be answering in the affirmative. But are we right in blaming the people who are so called “representatives of us “…. Are these people to blame or we are the real criminals. If we don’t exercise our voting rights properly, I say we are the reason and people to be blamed for inefficiencies in the system. When these representatives divide our country on the basis of region (Maharashtra Vs Bihar) or caste (OBC Quota) or religion (the infamous and everlasting Hindu – Muslim division) why do we get so agitated; When half of us treat an election day as a holiday or half of us think it is ‘out of fashion’ to cast vote or many refuse to vote because they can’t stand in long queues … and last many get an excuse that there is no eligible candidate to whom we can vote.
Recent terror attacks in Mumbai, whole nation came together to raise voice against terrorism, to show anger against Politicians, to discuss inefficiency of policy makers and all. Isn’t it strange terrorists (Antisocial elements) are doing the job which politicians should have done much before – Uniting people of India irrespective of caste, creed, location and religion to fight for the cause.
Many of my friends tell me, that they want to vote and want to have stake in nation’s say… but most of them are out of their native places, and could not vote at the place they are living.
A very unique and plausible solution has been brought up in the form of http://www.jaagore.com/ ; where in a Bangalore based NGO joined hands with TATA TEA to appeal people of India obtain their voting rights at their current place of residence. The simple steps are –
1. Visit http://www.jaagore.com/ and fill a form there; It's easy and hardly takes 5 minutes!
2. Take out a print out of that form and submit to your nearest local electoral Registration office; on the website, address of the office respective to your location is given.
3. Jaago Re will take responsibility of tracking your application, and inform the voter, if and when his/her name is entered in the rolls, which would enable him/her to vote.
4. If any problems, please visit “Questions” section on website.
Never before, casting your vote has been simpler. Let us join in their dream to have 1 billion votes this general election. Also, we should pledge that, we cast votes with full responsibility and not under any influence. Cast your vote to the person whom you see that
he can bring a CHANGE… and that is what we strive for NOW….
Never before, casting your vote has been simpler. Let us join in their dream to have 1 billion votes this general election. Also, we should pledge that, we cast votes with full responsibility and not under any influence. Cast your vote to the person whom you see that
he can bring a CHANGE… and that is what we strive for NOW….
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