Iss Baar Nahi

India against corruption

Also, loved this video...

Iss baar nahi... 

by Prasoon Joshi...

Rendition by Amitabh Bachchan

which is actually for the post 2611 terror attacks, but I simply loved the wordings.....

India Against Corruption

On 30th January, 2011, the day of Mahatma Gandhi's martyrdom, the citizen's of India will march against corruption in different cities all over the country

30 January · 13:00 - 16:00
Location	Ramlila Maidan (opposite Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic Centre near Minto Road) to Jantar Mantar, Delhi, nearest metro station is New Delhi Rly. Station

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And here is an awesome story shared by a friend Ajai


Subject: Vikram aur Betal

once there lived an old and pious man, renowned for his honesty. One day
>his neighbor, a rich merchant comes to him with a request. The merchant was
> leaving on a voyage and wants the old man to safeguard his wealth, until his
> return. The old man agrees and with God as witness promises to protect and
> safeguard the merchant’s wealth. *
> **
> *The old man then entrusts the safe keep of the merchant’s wealth to his
> son, from whom he takes an oath of propriety and honesty. Slowly the son
> starts dipping into the merchants wealth, people notice this and warn the
> old man of the son’s misdeeds. The old man calls his son asks him to
> explain, he also reminds him of his oath on following the right path. The
> son rubbishes the accusations as rumors and the idle gossip of jealous
> people, who could bear to see his prosperity. The old man accepts the son’s
> explanation and things go on as before.*
>
> *The merchant returns and demands his wealth. The old man calls his son, who
> hands over a quarter of the merchant’s wealth saying that is all there was.
> The merchant realizing that he has been cheated approaches the King. The
> King listens to the merchant’s complaint and summons the old man. The old
> man comes to the court with his son and handing him over to the King says
> “your majesty, the merchant is right. My son has confessed to the crime.
> Please punish him.”*
> **
> *The king has the son flogged and imprisoned. He then praises the old mans
> honesty and dismisses the case. But the merchant demands punishment for the
> old man saying, “I have still not received justice. I had entrusted my
> wealth to the old man which he swore by God to safeguard. The old man’s
> integrity is intact, but what of me, I have been robbed of my life’s
> savings, and made a pauper. It was the old man’s decision to entrust my
> wealth the son for safe keeping. As far as I am concerned the old man is the
> culprit, and should be punished.*
> **
> *The king is astounded by this demand. The old man, was neither a party to
> the theft nor did he benefit from it. In fact, he had sent his son to jail.
> Yet, the merchant was asking for the old man’s punishment.*
>
> The Betal asks Vikramaditya, “What should be the Kings decision.”
>
> **
> *Vikramaditya’s replies, “Though the old man is innocent of the actual
> theft, he is guilty of dereliction of duty. The son’s crime was a straight
> forward one, the old man’s was a graver crime. He did nothing to protect the
> merchant’s wealth. Far from being vigilant he failed to take action even
> when he was warned of his son’s misdeeds. Because of his laxity the merchant
> is condemned to a life of penury. He should be punished.”
> *
> **
> *India 2010, Dr. Manmohan Singh, esteemed economist, former Governor of RBI,
> Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, former Finance Minister, a man whose
> personal ethics and integrity are unblemished, takes oath to protect and
> safeguard the Nation and its assets. He appoints Raja, as his Cabinet
> Minister for IT & Telecom.*
>
> * Unlike the story, this heist of a precious national asset is carried out
> in full view of Dr. Manmohan Singh and his cabinet colleagues. Newspapers
> across the country cry out at this outrage in front page headlines.*
>
> * The Indian Constitution grants the Prime Minister absolute power in
> running the country. He is the head of the Government and the Union Cabinet
> functions at his pleasure. As per the Transaction of Business Rules the
> Prime Minister has the unrestricted right to demand and get any file, any
> record from any Ministry. Dr. Man Mohan Singh could have at any time stopped
> this heist of a National asset, yet he chose to remain silent. The
> Minister’s failure to exercise his constitutional rights has caused
> irreparable loss to the Nation.*
>
> * Dr. Singh did not profit personally from Raja’s shenigans, but his failure
> to act, to honor the oath of office, to protect and safeguard the nation and
> its wealth is unforgivable. Like the old man, he has sacked Raja from his
> ministerial berth, but does his culpability end there.*
>
> * The people of India had entrusted their faith and the future of the Nation
> in Dr. Manmohan Singh, believing him to be a man of integrity and honesty,
> and not to Raja. Does dismissing Raja absolve Dr. Singh or like the old man
> is he guilty of dereliction of duty and failure to safeguard the Nation and
> its citizens. Does he deserve punishment?*
>
>
> *It is for the Indian citizen to decide.