While it is legitimate to feel agitated over the death of 181 innocent people killed by terrorists in Mumbai, it is however important to feel equally concerned about the thousands of innocent children who lose their lives on account of our negligence. Even in the case of terrorist attacks, our reactions have become louder only after the terrorists targeted places frequented by rich people. It is time all civilized citizens recognised the double standards in our thinking process. The anguish faced by the poor people is no less painful than the misery that befalls on the families hit by terror. I would even go to the extent of saying that poverty is result of terror attacks that the rich subject the poor to, day in and day out. Just because, the rich have the money, they exploit the honest poor people by forcing them to work for subsistence wages which is hardly enough for any one to lead a healthy life. I have often heard many of my friends say that no one is forcing them to work for low wages, knowing fully well that people accept low wages because they do not have any alternatives. All contractors fleece the poor workers. How can you travel on road which is built by the sweat of the exploited people? How can you live peacefully in a house built by workers who were never paid their due by the contractors. How can you wear a cloth woven by child labour or forced labour or workers who are paid wages that do not give them secure lives? It is time we stopped being exploiters.
The importance that this country attaches to the basic issues that it must resolve on a priority basis can easily measured by the number of people who are participating in this discussion. There are any number people with a false sense national pride and patriotism who would pour out their heart on issues like terrorism where we can easily blame others. However, when there is an issue where ourselves are to be blamed, then you would find none of these so called patriots uttering even a single word. It is time people called the bluff of people who show off a false sense of patriotism and encouraged people who are focused on solving the real problems that this country faces,
Re: Where have you people disappeared?
by Jai Max on Dec 24, 2008 01:18 PM
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The importance that this country attaches to the basic issues that it must resolve on a priority basis can be easily measured by the number of people who are participating in this discussion. There are any number people with a false sense national pride and patriotism who would pour out their heart on issues like terrorism - where we can easily blame others. However, when there is an issue where ourselves are to be blamed, then you would find none of these so called patriots uttering even a single word. It is time people called the bluff of the people who show off a false sense of patriotism. We must instead encourage people who are focused on solving the real problems that this country faces,
Malnutrition kills more children in India. It is common terminology. New issue is more than malnutrition. What is it? Now a days Bad Foods kills the kids silently. Young mothers do not know how to cook foods for babies. Husbands have to eat wives' foods and manage it. Kids are fed with bad foods which affect the kids forever. Poor unable to fed on poverty where as rich people unable to fed good food on their incomptence. We have to blame our society and educational system and women actvism . Parents pay heavy penalty to medicines. Play Schools are encouraging bad foods to reduce their work load. By running day care and play school, I have observed weakness of bad foods and do counselling for parents. It is high time for education to introduce cookery in curriculum as parents do not teach cooking which is essential for healthy living more than many unwarranted subjects like history, geography. Not only fast foods, there are bad foods, badcooking, bad eating habbits are affecting kids health.
No doubt malnutrition in childhood leads to death which is a shame on any country that speaks of pride, patriotism and progress. I wish all those whose blood boils when people are killed by acts of terror also react in someway when children die in this country die of hunger or malnutrition. Are we not ashamed that such pathetic things are happening in this country? Is it right to feel self righteous about it under the pretext that we are not directly responsible for? Why does our pride and patriotism vanish when we have to face such shameful negligence? Apart from the death, malnutrition during childhood also lead to underdevelopment of the brain. In fact problems like diarrhea, high fever, etc that goes unattended or untreated impacts the development of the brain and we end up having adults who cannot learn much and be fit enough for the modern competitive society. There has to be national consensus on overcoming the problem malnutrition on a high priority basis. There is no point in letting the poor children die or have a miserable life after they survive their childhood
Re: Death is not the only worry
by Satyanarayana Murthy on Dec 24, 2008 12:50 PM
To my mind, the deceases and deaths in India are not due to Malnutrition alone.
The main reasons are: 1. Unclean Toilet Habits and 2. Roadside Junk Food Stalls.
I have seen in more than one of these developed nations, where people are not aware of Typhoid, Jaundice, Flu, Viral Fevers, Malaria etc...
There are no medicines available for these deceases in these nations. They are confident to that extent.
Re: Death is not the only worry
by Jai Max on Dec 24, 2008 01:05 PM
I agree with you to some extent. But the real problem is poverty. Poverty is the worst polluter. Poverty is the worst disease. We cannot solve health problems in this country without eliminating poverty. What is important is to ensure that the people get a minimum wage that is adequate for them to lead a healthy life. Just because, there is surplus labour, we pay very little as wage to workers. Do you what is the wage that a plumber, or a electrician gets in the US as compared to India. Do you know that a beggar earns more in this country, than a honest worker who works long hours in a road construction or house construction project. It is such exploitation that is the root cause of poverty and poverty is the source of all other problems including malnutrition
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by Jai Max on Dec 24, 2008 01:13 PM
This is like Pakistan saying that Qasab is not a Pakistani. Why are are we afraid of accepting such basic truths? It is time not to turn a blind eye to real problems just because we are afraid of feeling guilty
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by Pratham on Dec 24, 2008 03:00 PM
Yes, India has a food suplus - because of LACK OF PURCHASING POWER OF INDIAN POOR.
Situation is similar to what happened in US during great depression in 1930s. When people were standing in que for a loaf of bread, wheat and maize was sunk into the sea because of lack of market - most of the people did not have money to buy !!
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by Ramesh Murthy on Dec 25, 2008 02:52 AM
The problem in India is the atrocious distribution system, the losses due to inappropriate storage facilities and the vermin which destroy food-grains in massive scale! The distribution of Aid also suffers from a dilapidated corrupt public distribution system, callous and greedy corrupt officialdom etc!Poverty in India is a multifaceted disease!It needs the co-operation and political will to oil the wheels of the Govt and the distribution system! We also suffer from a mean spirited population which lacks initiative , the result of 1300 years of subjugation/slavery and consequent death of morale! We also conveniently Blame GOD for ALL our misfortunes!In other words we are a rich country full of poor people!
We in school compel the children to bring fruits and vegetables in their one third of their lunch. We 20 members of the staff check their lunch boxes daily. It is practised for the past two years. It is happy to inform that students' attendance to school is almost perfect. They don't fall sick often. I can go on telling so many things on it. More I have to share with you: kindly let me know your email id.
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Re: Health education among children
by Jonas DSouza on Dec 24, 2008 12:01 PM
Its not about the children who can afford to bring fruits as part of their lunch but those who come to schools just because mid-day meals are served. Else, they will have to starve during that part of the day because their parents have left to earh their daily labour.
One thing that I appreciate about the Govt., is that the children in my locality attend school on the excuse of mid-day meal and two goals are achieved in one deed.
Re: Re: Health education among children
by Satyanarayana Murthy on Dec 24, 2008 12:27 PM
In India, the deceases are mainly due to:
1. Unclean Toilet Habits. This is in the most alarming stage as far as India is concerned. In fact, this minace has increased from little worst in earlier days to too much worst in the present. Even most of the poor countries do not resort to this practice and they are successful in controlling Typhoid, Janudice, Viral fevers, Flu like deceases. Any one, during travel from other countries to India, think of this Indians utterly bad habit in their mind and they don't leave a chance to criticise about this with Indians. State Goverments which are responsible for this minace to control never even bother to think of some corrective steps. They meagrely provide some funds and the concerned department will exploit to misuse the funds and corrupt.
2. Unclean Roadside food stalls. This is the root cause to spread the Virus very fast than the mouth of words. Children, who are crave for this junk food made of unclean cooking practices, can not be monitored always to avoid such habits of eating this junk food. Above all this, these stalls will be located in unclean environments like roadsides, where the problem of flies contineously contaminating the food preapred in these stalls.
Re: Health education among children
by gac on Dec 24, 2008 11:01 PM
sanath kumar, u must be 1 dumbhead who cant understand wats this all about, n tryin to promote ur dumb school. first u go and finish ur schooling n come to promote for it.
Re: Health education among children
by Prabhat Nigam on Dec 24, 2008 12:09 PM
you fool are you here for the advertisement of your school or what. you don't even know what problem we are talking about.shame on you. It would be appreciable if you share your % profit to these affected children or adopted them in your school.
Re: Re: Health education among children
by Satyanarayana Murthy on Dec 24, 2008 12:40 PM
Can any NETA in India, think of these bad habits of "Unclean Toilet Habits" and "Roadside Junk Food Stalls" which result in grave losses for the Indian economy by way of decease control and "mandays lost" after eating such foods.
Our govt. is bothered only to collect more and more tax, and increase its expenditure by way of increase in salary of govt. employees, subsidies,etc.,etc., very little money is left for developments and providing employment to poors. It is a shame that after 60 years of independence we do not have for many even drinking water. unable to understand How a govt. can befool the public without providing the basics for life.
Spending 3000 crs on Afghan development , 25000crs on kashmiris for killing our soldiers . But no money for our own poor people who are providing valient soldiers to defend nation.
