I am writing this from a train traveling between Chirala and Nellore (both places in Andhrapradesh India).
The good thing about travel is you see lot of people and learn and unlearn many things (bad part is since the learning makes head heavy you develop neck pain)
These days the hot topic is Baba Ramdev and his fight against corruption. Many a times any discussion in "nobody knows anybody" forums (the ones you find during travel) no single person agrees to what his fellow passenger says.
But astonishingly there seemed to be unanimity in today's arguments (long live baba ramdev). And there was a person who was really furious about Telecom Raja (the one who is accused of telecom scam). While talking about him he is spitting fire and I could see the anger in the form of color on his face.
Then there is a interruption in the form of a poor TTE who might be thinking of calling cops (such was the intensity of our anti corruption passenger).
Then all the AC passengers (anti corruption passengers) explained the TTE of the serious nature of the problem and the TTE also presided over the in-compartment meeting and added his valuable advice too.
Now its time for the TTE to go on with his work, and he asked for the tickets. Most of the AC passengers did not bother to do the reservation before getting into train.
And the TTE is kind enough to give them options to choose.
option 1: pay the difference of the fare
option 2: Get me Rs 100 (without receipt)
I was expecting all our AC passengers to get furious again and probably manhandle the TTE.
Nothing happened. Every ACP took Rs 100 (some bargained for lesser of course)
and simply paid to the TTE.
TTE's collection is more than Rs 500 from one part of the compartment.
And to my shock... disbelief... resentment...surprise..etc etc.. the talks on anti corruption RESUMED.
Is political leaders really corrupt ?
(did we give them the chance to be corrupt)
Is govt employees really corrupt ?
(or we encourage them to be such)
CORRUPTION IS CORRUPTION WHETHER IT IS DONE IN LARGE SCALE OR SMALL SCALE (There is no scale to measure the corruption)
Train still going on... discussion still going on...
The good thing about travel is you see lot of people and learn and unlearn many things (bad part is since the learning makes head heavy you develop neck pain)
These days the hot topic is Baba Ramdev and his fight against corruption. Many a times any discussion in "nobody knows anybody" forums (the ones you find during travel) no single person agrees to what his fellow passenger says.
But astonishingly there seemed to be unanimity in today's arguments (long live baba ramdev). And there was a person who was really furious about Telecom Raja (the one who is accused of telecom scam). While talking about him he is spitting fire and I could see the anger in the form of color on his face.
Then there is a interruption in the form of a poor TTE who might be thinking of calling cops (such was the intensity of our anti corruption passenger).
Then all the AC passengers (anti corruption passengers) explained the TTE of the serious nature of the problem and the TTE also presided over the in-compartment meeting and added his valuable advice too.
Now its time for the TTE to go on with his work, and he asked for the tickets. Most of the AC passengers did not bother to do the reservation before getting into train.
And the TTE is kind enough to give them options to choose.
option 1: pay the difference of the fare
option 2: Get me Rs 100 (without receipt)
I was expecting all our AC passengers to get furious again and probably manhandle the TTE.
Nothing happened. Every ACP took Rs 100 (some bargained for lesser of course)
and simply paid to the TTE.
TTE's collection is more than Rs 500 from one part of the compartment.
And to my shock... disbelief... resentment...surprise..etc etc.. the talks on anti corruption RESUMED.
Is political leaders really corrupt ?
(did we give them the chance to be corrupt)
Is govt employees really corrupt ?
(or we encourage them to be such)
CORRUPTION IS CORRUPTION WHETHER IT IS DONE IN LARGE SCALE OR SMALL SCALE (There is no scale to measure the corruption)
Train still going on... discussion still going on...
