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vijay replied to the topic How do we make public travel far better?.
@Usha is very right in demanding clean toilets. I have had opportunity to travel abroad a few times. Everywhere I have seen neat toilets even after use. In India we seem to have some psychological and pathological hatred for the toilet. We enjoy misusing it. Leaving it more dirtier seems to be the purpose. Even in airports and in trains like Rajdhani one comes across dirty toilets. Such dirty toilets I saw only once in China.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Excessive faith in religion kills .
The intolerant are declared intolerants and are thus known. It is the so called tolerant who are dangerous for they are intolerant of the intolerant and what goes against their belief system. Self certification is another give away of such persons.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic After two years in power Narendra Modi remains the most popular leader.
I see a hint of desperation in you all in fervently hoping that Modi should succeed. He is way ahead in the battle of perception.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Can there be another division of India on religious lines?.
85% of the population is under a common code. Has it helped ?
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
When people can keep their homes clean why can not they keep their surroundings clean? Utter disregard for fellow citizens is shown by a very large number of our persons. When these indifferent citizens go abroad they show regard for citizens of those countries but on return become indifferent again. In this matter the slogan Bharat Mata ki Jai sounds hollow.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Nationalised Banks in India run on political will...
These are usual statements and thee is nothing new in them for you to highlight them. The banks have considerably reduced their lending and this has affected the growth of industry. When economies take a downturn such defaults are common throughout tne world. Banks work with the stressed companies and over a period of time recover their outstanding amounts. But as usual in India ignorant wizards sit in judgement and create scenarios tat ultimately go against the very system they think they are protecting. Today CII has also advised banks to negotiate with Mallaya for recovery. Shouting, accusing etc is not going to get any recovery. He may be jailed at the most, without recovery.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Horse riding as a sport.
Here is a Horse Riding Club in Delhi which offers coaching for Horse Riding for children and adults.
http://childrensridingclub.in/
9 years ago
Manoj Kumar Lamba answered the question How to earn through adsense from youtube?.
Simple, just upload unique and attractive video by using your youtube account. Now apply or monetization.
To enable monetization go to youtube account settings and click on enable monetization. Youtube team will review your video for monetization and then approve it.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Horse riding as a sport.
@MGSingh you if yourself admitted that present economic condition does not permit horse riding type facilities in numbers you like. But yes those who can afford can enjoy the game. Why shd govt help them.?
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
rambabu wrote:
Modi's initiative Swatch Bharat has suggested some incentives for those, who build their closed Toilets, the expenditure in building a toilet will be reimbursed. Additionally, other initiatives also will be there. The scheme has been introduced in my city Vizag and it seems it's working as of now. Because I found the streets are clean during my morning walks.. It remains to be seen how long this cleanliness drive works. To stop open defecation, for rural areas too the reimbursement programme is made applicable.
If the scheme is working and the city is becoming clean, then its a good initiative. But what I still fail to understand is why does each such initiative, which is benefit for the people who live there, has to carry some reimbursement tin order to work?? Why do we need to be paid for things that are for our own good? Why can't we do them just because it is our basic and moral duty?
True. The need to keep a place neat and clean should be realized by the individuals.. Over the years, we all found how even the educated people too dirtying the streets owing to lack of awareness and sense of belonging. Which is why, it became necessary for the Government to introduce a few initiatives. What I feel is, after some time, these initiatives should be withdrawn gradually.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
rambabu wrote:
Modi's initiative Swatch Bharat has suggested some incentives for those, who build their closed Toilets, the expenditure in building a toilet will be reimbursed. Additionally, other initiatives also will be there. The scheme has been introduced in my city Vizag and it seems it's working as of now. Because I found the streets are clean during my morning walks.. It remains to be seen how long this cleanliness drive works. To stop open defecation, for rural areas too the reimbursement programme is made applicable.
If the scheme is working and the city is becoming clean, then its a good initiative. But what I still fail to understand is why does each such initiative, which is benefit for the people who live there, has to carry some reimbursement tin order to work?? Why do we need to be paid for things that are for our own good? Why can't we do them just because it is our basic and moral duty?
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
Modi's initiative Swatch Bharat has suggested some incentives for those, who build their closed Toilets, the expenditure in building a toilet will be reimbursed. Additionally, other initiatives also will be there. The scheme has been introduced in my city Vizag and it seems it's working as of now. Because I found the streets are clean during my morning walks.. It remains to be seen how long this cleanliness drive works. To stop open defecation, for rural areas too the reimbursement programme is made applicable.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
usha manohar wrote:
Babu saroj wrote:
whereas about cleanliness, i think cleanliness start from every individual house. if we are strict in cleaning our own house then there is nobody who can make our house or our surrounding dirty.
The Indian mentality is to clean ones own house and garden if they have one and throw the rubbish into another compound or street side. It is precisely because of this attitude that our public places are filthy. How much can the authorities do ?
Very true Usha, Indian mentality is such that each one is concerned with his own personal safety, security and cleanliness and does not feel responsible and accountable for the others. That is why, the first thing when something happens is that the mobs attack and destroy public properties, not considering the fact that they are for our own usage. Same thing goes for public places, they are outside our houses so no harm in dirtying them.
Thankfully, action against spitters is being taken big time in Pune since last week. People spitting from buses and vehicles are forcibly taken off the vehicles and made to pay fines and also clean up their own mess. But the point is, continuity of the action. I only hope that this is carried through out so that finally people stop spitting outside.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar liked a reply to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to suni51 for his/her reply to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
When members tie themselves up in knots trying wriggle out of a tricky situation they have created for themselves ,it is best to leave it alone..
Coming back to the topic, I am told by visitors that Pakistan is a much cleaner country and better organised than India. I have visited Karachi which was more or less like one of our busy cities but Islamabad is supposed to be a cleaner city and people don't use the public places as toilets like they do here in India.
That is surprising indeed! I think in India, apart from some North Eastern states, generally all open, public places are treated as trash bins. It is very surprising that the cleanest village in Asia is Mawlynnong which is in Meghalaya, I have seen a video of it on FB. If they can do it, why can't the others?
I tried to search for the video but can't find it now, but did find the Facebook page, worth checking it out by every one!
https://www.facebook.com/MawlynnongTourist-Spot-Cleanest-village-in-Asia-211074139018631/
What a lovely place, definitely worth visiting and like you said Kalyani, if they can do it why not us ? It is all so natural and unspoilt ! let it remain so for decades to come ..
Chandigarh is also a neat and clean city. Our cities are not clean because we depends on government for it. In Delhi AAP government is doing well for cleaning.
That is good because the last time I visited Delhi , I fond some areas very filthy ..
If the AAP is really cleaning Delhi, then it is a commendable act and their example should be followed. But I feel that people who have been doing such service without expecting anything should be felicitated and their deeds made known to all, so more people follow their example. eg. Anna Hazare may have fallen low in the eyes of people for carrying his Lokpal agitation too far and then giving in, but he has literally created a heaven in his village Ralegan Siddhi and maintained it for last so many decades. It is due to hia hard work and dedication that his village is one of the cleanest, self-sustained and green village where there is no place for alcoholism, dirt and lazy souls. He should be applauded for this work and his example should be followed.
May I help you check the cleanest village of Asia Mawlynnong- Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0MJa27WgOM
9 years ago
rambabu liked a reply to the topic After two years in power Narendra Modi remains the most popular leader.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic How do we make public travel far better?.
@Usha is very right in demanding clean toilets. I have had opportunity to travel abroad a few times. Everywhere I have seen neat toilets even after use. In India we seem to have some psychological and pathological hatred for the toilet. We enjoy misusing it. Leaving it more dirtier seems to be the purpose. Even in airports and in trains like Rajdhani one comes across dirty toilets. Such dirty toilets I saw only once in China.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Excessive faith in religion kills .
The intolerant are declared intolerants and are thus known. It is the so called tolerant who are dangerous for they are intolerant of the intolerant and what goes against their belief system. Self certification is another give away of such persons.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic After two years in power Narendra Modi remains the most popular leader.
I see a hint of desperation in you all in fervently hoping that Modi should succeed. He is way ahead in the battle of perception.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Can there be another division of India on religious lines?.
85% of the population is under a common code. Has it helped ?
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
When people can keep their homes clean why can not they keep their surroundings clean? Utter disregard for fellow citizens is shown by a very large number of our persons. When these indifferent citizens go abroad they show regard for citizens of those countries but on return become indifferent again. In this matter the slogan Bharat Mata ki Jai sounds hollow.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Nationalised Banks in India run on political will...
These are usual statements and thee is nothing new in them for you to highlight them. The banks have considerably reduced their lending and this has affected the growth of industry. When economies take a downturn such defaults are common throughout tne world. Banks work with the stressed companies and over a period of time recover their outstanding amounts. But as usual in India ignorant wizards sit in judgement and create scenarios tat ultimately go against the very system they think they are protecting. Today CII has also advised banks to negotiate with Mallaya for recovery. Shouting, accusing etc is not going to get any recovery. He may be jailed at the most, without recovery.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Horse riding as a sport.
Here is a Horse Riding Club in Delhi which offers coaching for Horse Riding for children and adults.
http://childrensridingclub.in/
9 years ago
Manoj Kumar Lamba answered the question How to earn through adsense from youtube?.
Simple, just upload unique and attractive video by using your youtube account. Now apply or monetization.
To enable monetization go to youtube account settings and click on enable monetization. Youtube team will review your video for monetization and then approve it.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Horse riding as a sport.
@MGSingh you if yourself admitted that present economic condition does not permit horse riding type facilities in numbers you like. But yes those who can afford can enjoy the game. Why shd govt help them.?
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
rambabu wrote:
Modi's initiative Swatch Bharat has suggested some incentives for those, who build their closed Toilets, the expenditure in building a toilet will be reimbursed. Additionally, other initiatives also will be there. The scheme has been introduced in my city Vizag and it seems it's working as of now. Because I found the streets are clean during my morning walks.. It remains to be seen how long this cleanliness drive works. To stop open defecation, for rural areas too the reimbursement programme is made applicable.
If the scheme is working and the city is becoming clean, then its a good initiative. But what I still fail to understand is why does each such initiative, which is benefit for the people who live there, has to carry some reimbursement tin order to work?? Why do we need to be paid for things that are for our own good? Why can't we do them just because it is our basic and moral duty?
True. The need to keep a place neat and clean should be realized by the individuals.. Over the years, we all found how even the educated people too dirtying the streets owing to lack of awareness and sense of belonging. Which is why, it became necessary for the Government to introduce a few initiatives. What I feel is, after some time, these initiatives should be withdrawn gradually.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
rambabu wrote:
Modi's initiative Swatch Bharat has suggested some incentives for those, who build their closed Toilets, the expenditure in building a toilet will be reimbursed. Additionally, other initiatives also will be there. The scheme has been introduced in my city Vizag and it seems it's working as of now. Because I found the streets are clean during my morning walks.. It remains to be seen how long this cleanliness drive works. To stop open defecation, for rural areas too the reimbursement programme is made applicable.
If the scheme is working and the city is becoming clean, then its a good initiative. But what I still fail to understand is why does each such initiative, which is benefit for the people who live there, has to carry some reimbursement tin order to work?? Why do we need to be paid for things that are for our own good? Why can't we do them just because it is our basic and moral duty?
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
Modi's initiative Swatch Bharat has suggested some incentives for those, who build their closed Toilets, the expenditure in building a toilet will be reimbursed. Additionally, other initiatives also will be there. The scheme has been introduced in my city Vizag and it seems it's working as of now. Because I found the streets are clean during my morning walks.. It remains to be seen how long this cleanliness drive works. To stop open defecation, for rural areas too the reimbursement programme is made applicable.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
usha manohar wrote:
Babu saroj wrote:
whereas about cleanliness, i think cleanliness start from every individual house. if we are strict in cleaning our own house then there is nobody who can make our house or our surrounding dirty.
The Indian mentality is to clean ones own house and garden if they have one and throw the rubbish into another compound or street side. It is precisely because of this attitude that our public places are filthy. How much can the authorities do ?
Very true Usha, Indian mentality is such that each one is concerned with his own personal safety, security and cleanliness and does not feel responsible and accountable for the others. That is why, the first thing when something happens is that the mobs attack and destroy public properties, not considering the fact that they are for our own usage. Same thing goes for public places, they are outside our houses so no harm in dirtying them.
Thankfully, action against spitters is being taken big time in Pune since last week. People spitting from buses and vehicles are forcibly taken off the vehicles and made to pay fines and also clean up their own mess. But the point is, continuity of the action. I only hope that this is carried through out so that finally people stop spitting outside.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar liked a reply to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to suni51 for his/her reply to the topic Some annoying Indian habits ( practices)...
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
When members tie themselves up in knots trying wriggle out of a tricky situation they have created for themselves ,it is best to leave it alone..
Coming back to the topic, I am told by visitors that Pakistan is a much cleaner country and better organised than India. I have visited Karachi which was more or less like one of our busy cities but Islamabad is supposed to be a cleaner city and people don't use the public places as toilets like they do here in India.
That is surprising indeed! I think in India, apart from some North Eastern states, generally all open, public places are treated as trash bins. It is very surprising that the cleanest village in Asia is Mawlynnong which is in Meghalaya, I have seen a video of it on FB. If they can do it, why can't the others?
I tried to search for the video but can't find it now, but did find the Facebook page, worth checking it out by every one!
https://www.facebook.com/MawlynnongTourist-Spot-Cleanest-village-in-Asia-211074139018631/
What a lovely place, definitely worth visiting and like you said Kalyani, if they can do it why not us ? It is all so natural and unspoilt ! let it remain so for decades to come ..
Chandigarh is also a neat and clean city. Our cities are not clean because we depends on government for it. In Delhi AAP government is doing well for cleaning.
That is good because the last time I visited Delhi , I fond some areas very filthy ..
If the AAP is really cleaning Delhi, then it is a commendable act and their example should be followed. But I feel that people who have been doing such service without expecting anything should be felicitated and their deeds made known to all, so more people follow their example. eg. Anna Hazare may have fallen low in the eyes of people for carrying his Lokpal agitation too far and then giving in, but he has literally created a heaven in his village Ralegan Siddhi and maintained it for last so many decades. It is due to hia hard work and dedication that his village is one of the cleanest, self-sustained and green village where there is no place for alcoholism, dirt and lazy souls. He should be applauded for this work and his example should be followed.
May I help you check the cleanest village of Asia Mawlynnong- Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0MJa27WgOM
9 years ago
rambabu liked a reply to the topic After two years in power Narendra Modi remains the most popular leader.
9 years ago