A BEAUTIFUL MAIL-People make the difference….

Exact Narration by Suvendu Roy of Titan Industries, who shares his inspirational encounter with a rickshaw driver in Mumbai:
Last Sunday, my wife, kid, and I had to travel to Andheri from Bandra.
When I waved at a passing auto rickshaw, little did I expect that this ride would be any different....
As we set off, my eyes fell on a few magazines (kept in an aircraft style pouch) behind the driver's back rest.
I looked in front and there was a small TV. The driver had put on the Doordarshan channel.
My wife and I looked at each other with disbelief and amusement.
In front of me was a small first-aid box with cotton, dettol and some medicines.
This was enough for me to realise that I was in a special vehicle.
Then I looked round again, and discovered more -
there was a radio, fire extinguisher, wall clock, calendar
and pictures and symbols of all faiths - from Islam and Christianity to Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism.
There were also pictures of the heroes of 26/11- Kamte, Salaskar, Karkare and Unnikrishnan.
I realised that not only my vehicle, but also my driver was special.
I started chatting with him and the initial sense of ridicule and disbelief gradually diminished.
I gathered that he had been driving an auto rickshaw for the past 8-9 years; he had lost his job when his employer's plastic company was shut down.
He had two school-going children, and he drove from 8 in the morning till 10 at night.
No break unless he was unwell. "Sahab, ghar mein baith ke T.V dekh kar kya faida? Do paisa income karega toh future mein kaam aayega."
We realised that we had come across a man who represents Mumbai – the spirit of work, the spirit of travel and the spirit of excelling in life.
I asked him whether he does anything else as I figured that he did not have too much spare time.
He said that he goes to an old age home for women in Andheri once a week or whenever he has some extra income, where he donates tooth brushes, toothpastes, soap, hair oil, and other items of daily use.
He pointed out to a painted message below the meter that read: "25 per cent discount on metered fare for the handicapped. Free rides for blind passengers up to Rs. 50.
My wife and I were struck with awe. The man was a HERO!
A hero who deserves all our respect!!!
Our journey came to an end;
45 minutes of a lesson in humility, selflessness, and of a hero-worshipping Mumbai, my temporary home.
We disembarked, and all I could do was to pay him a tip that would hardly cover a free ride for a blind man.
I hope, one day, you too have a chance to meet Mr Sandeep Bachhe in his auto rickshaw: MH-02-Z-8508.
Work for your satisfaction not for others, and you’ll enjoy every bit what you do.

INCREDIBLE INDIA

WHAT IS INDIA ?
A nation where PIZZA reaches home faster than AMBULENCE & POLICE ....
where you get CAR LOAN @5% but EDUCATION LOAN @ 12%...
where RICE is Rs 40 /kg but SIM CARD is free....
where people standing at tea stall reading an article about child labour from newspaper and say " YAAR BACHCHO SE KAAM KARWANE WALO KO FASI PAR CHADHA DENA CHAHIYE" and then they shout "OYE CHOTU 2 CHAI LAA..."
THIS IS OUR INDIA ...INCREDIBLE INDIA....
(received by sms by a good friend , felt like sharing with all of you)

SWAMI VIVEKANAND'S SPEECH AT CHICAGO

There can be a doubt about the authenticity of the voice recording, whether original or not. Quite an experience anyway.
Listen to Actual Voice of
Swami Vivek Anand
Dear Friends,
Listen to the actual voice of Swami Vivek Anand in his speech at World Conference in Chicago on 9/11/1893. COPY & PASTE N Click on the webpage below.

http://www.udeps.com/Vivekananda.html

MEDIA SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES vs CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

It is a very relavent question to the media industry. First: The foot soldiers of media i.e. stringers are important part of the industries and they are rendering services to their respective houses but almost for free or you can say that in an hope to yeild in near future but that future never come. If they are not utility oriented to the organisation then why they make them work. If they were working not over here they would have been working at some other place or could be fetching something.
On social ground if government is making the losses good made by the corporate houses then why they are keeping an close eyes on the exploitation of these younger lot.
These younger lot work as a negotiating agents for these political parties. SO they want to keep them as this only- helpless , ready to work for small money.

I feel that these individual stringers are the foot soldiers of the industry but are not given the due recognition or the success of the industry , you can say this is the example of concentration of wealth in few hands . Editors farm houses also I consider the extension of this arguments.
If we will not talk about the living condition of these stringers then why we talk about the CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. The sole purpose of any business house is make profit not the social welfare of their worker, suppliers, customers , investors & those who are associated with them.If political parties - journalists are keeping an check on them then why not to keep an check on media house or rather you can say MEDIA SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. Then we must not also make a hue & cry on the salary of CEO of any MNC and huge gap between the pay scale of any CEO & an ordinary employee of that company.

PAID NEWS - POLTICIAN FELT CHEATED FIRST TIME BY MEDIA

There was a seminar today on MALPRACTICE OF ADVERTISMENTS BEING PURVYED AS NEWS in Speaker’s Hall, of Constitution Club, Panel were Election Commissioner Mr. S.Y. Qureshi,Leader of the Opposition: Ms. Sushma Swaraj ,CPI (M) General Secretary: Mr. Prakash Karat ,Congress spokesman: Mr. Manish Tewari ,Prasar Bharati Chairperson: Ms. Mrinal Pande ,Editorial Director: Mr. T.N. Ninan ,& politician Mr.Ansari were there.
The whole debate was that this is the first time the corruption of media has pinched the political parties interests otherwise corruption was there also but at that time it was managed by political parties in their interest . But now political parties are paying money but the media houses are taking money from both the parties and praising & accusing both- opposition & ruling party . So it is hurting political parties interests . What I feel that

political parties are demanding principle in dishonesty.

This is not that political parties are not aware of dishonesty of media houses, they are very much aware of the media houses malpractices toward their employees either in terms of paying them less, making them working late, throwging their story in dustbin if it is harming the interest of owners. But non of the political parties are interested in raising this issues.
This time they are raising the issues because media’s marketing managers are making fool out of them by taking money from all the parties so they are feeling victimized. Look at

the mind track of media baron they feel that till now politician has used the country to make money and served their own purpose but now this marketing managers of media houses & media owners are becoming more smart than politician so thay are fooling them and making money out of them

. Might be our political bosses are not liking it so they want to control media so that media can work accourding to their wishes.
In democracy opinion force the people to take a decision - “which party to vote or not” so the role of media is very important over here .Now media houses are able to realize its power and (mis)using it.Now their powers heat is hurting the political bosses’s interest so they are worried.
When I asked Sushma Swaraj that in our country a media student who is coming out of media education institution after paying 1lacs fees and after working for six month- one year are not able to fetch a job , how he/ she afford to be honest for how long.How long his/her family is going to make them support. She said – is this a place for the empowerment of stringers? and Manish Tiwari of Congress also replied in the same tone. It shows that political parties are not interested in the exploitation of the small journalists or younger lot they are more interested in controlling media for their own interest.& bother with the biger lot of media.
Ms Swaraj has complain that media call politician corrupt , now how corrupt media have became themselves?
But who will tell her few smart people in media has learned the corruption from them only .
LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST - NOR MEDIA HOUSE NEITHER POLITICIAN FEEL THAT STRINGERS ARE HUMAN BEING AND THEY SHOULD BE PAID DECENT SALARIES SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE A HUMAN LIKE LIFE.THIS IS WHEN STRINGERS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE 60% OF THE TOTAL NEWS.
Has anyone asked these rich editors- how many farm houses they are owning?
The big question is who is going to put a bell in the neck of a cat!!!!!!!!
One good point raised by my fellow journalist friend that when in the era of everyone from sports person , film stars to businessmen paying the media houses to get their published why bashing politician alone…..!!!!!!!!!!!!