This happened way back when i was in 9th or 10th or something..times when maths was always an unsolved equation where 'x' will never be known, when geography was always about some kind of landscape and would usually dwell on what is it, why is it.. or the basic question Is it even there...
Coming back to the topic.. i hated civics and economics like hell, I kind of always had reasons to skip these classes ...but one day i forced myself for this particular classs....
Teacher : Which is the most corrupt nation students??
students ( in chorus) : INDIA..INDIA....IRAN...INDIA....AFRICA.....INDIA....
The teacher kind of gave a tough look to all of us and quitely scrapped the chalk on the board and wrote Somalia......hmmmmmm.....the entire class just broke out laughing....India was not even in the top 20... well not even in the top 50 ..it ranked 59 something....
corruption was ranked by something called as CPI ( Corruption Perception Index) than ranged from 0-10...
0-Totally out of hand-highly corrupt
10 - safe hands, no corruption..
The CPI rank for India was i guess 3 . something..not that clear and for Somalia it was 2 . something...... Numerically it did not make a huge difference but rank wise yes it was a big deal....
Talking about today, corruption in India has gone way out of hands.. last year it had a CPI rate of 2.9, form 3 . something to 2.9...
There is no one to blame for it other then we people itself but what else should the public do... everyone just wants their work to be done in the shortest possible time and if money is making it done then its cool with everyone. No one looks at it at a broader aspect... u have work to be done - go to the respective department- submit papers - some black money - next day - WORK DONE.....
That particular day , i remember my teacher telling each one us clearly " U r the future of India , dont ever put u r hands in your pocket if u have to take out money that has to go under the table and form other persons black money................ " i suppose that moral was taken in that class and even left in that class....
Few months back my passport was with-held and i had to go home for some important reasons...they were ready for releasing it provided i filled their pockets.... what option i had left with??? To register a complain at the police station and wait for the police to look into the matter...it was pretty obvious the police would demand a huge amount again...i had to pay where ever i go.....
Colleges openly take black money in the form of donation..what are parents supposed to do about this..they need good studies for their children, and if the administration demands money , they pay the money... no other go....
It just does not seem to end anywhere....its like in every part of out lives..from the time we get up to the time we sleep...What is the soultion for this?????????
