Dear Fellow Indians,
A Very Happy Independence Day to all of you…
Today we are celebrating our 69th
Independence Day.
On this occasion, I wish to share something involving India in this 4-Part Series. Below is the 1st Part, other 3 parts will be online in a month period.
Although there is no doubt that Everyone of us is serving our
mother country in the best possible manner:
(i) By taking care of one’s health
and character and
(ii) By performing one’s duty
in best possible manner as per one’s occupation
By Occupation, I mean to refer any Activity/Business/Profession, One
does to earn a living and/or to pass one’s time.
If you are a student, your duty is to study, to ask questions, to
understand concepts (not just Ratta
Maar-Exam Paar), to help fellow students, to pass examination without any
unfair means etc
If you are a Teacher, your duty is to teach, to satisfy students’
curiosity, to work extra for weaker students, to be a life time student, etc
If you are a housewife (homemaker), your duty is to take care of
diet/health of family members including yours’, to keep home clean, to manage
various home chores efficiently etc
If you are a professional, your duty is to act diligently, to follow
code of ethics of one’s professional body/institution, to get oneself updated
with the changes in one’s profession field etc
If you are an Industrialist, your duty is to earn justifiable
profits which are not at cost of villagers’ life/property, not at cost of
surrounding environment, to work under the laws not above the laws, to take
care of industry workers’ safety & livelihood etc
If you are Public Representative, your duty is take care of public
issues/problems as per priority without any discrimination on basis of
caste/religion, to be available in hour of need, to raise voice of public in
front of appropriate authority, no misuse of public money etc
If you are Retired Person, your duty is to enjoy the remaining life gracefully
& peacefully, to share your life experiences with youth, to spend time with
children (not just grand children), to help in domestic/home chores if you are
living with Son & his wife etc
and so on…
However, we can do more/contribute to our country in more little
& big ways. So, today on the occasion of 69th Independence Day
of India, I wish to share with you 69 WAYS which are so SIMPLE that don’t need
our extra time/money/energy and yet so POWERFUL that leaves big impact for
benefit of Indian citizens and our country as a whole.
Every step which is listed
below focuses on India’s Natural Environment/Social-Biological Environment/Natural
Resources Preservation/Nourishment of Poor Indians/Health-Employment-Education
of Country Citizens/Promotion of Economy-Rural & Urban/Increase People’s
Productivity-Faith & Harmony amongst Indians etc…ultimately leading to
overall benefit of Indians & development of India
These steps may look
like very small step….but as rightly said by our beloved PM Mr Modi that if 1
Indian takes 1 step the whole India takes 1 Billion Steps
For ex. See the Point
No 1 below. If 1 Indian applies this, s/he can save 3 to 5 A4 Size Papers every
month. And if this is followed by 1 Billion Indians, 36 to 60 Billion Paper
sheets can be saved every year.
Ok..take just 10% of
this..then also it is a huge impact (i.e. 3.60 to 6 Billion Paper sheets every
year)
Lastly, I must say that you must be already doing some of steps
mentioned below. In this case, if you like and agree to some new idea(s),
please adopt that one and if you have some other ideas or practicing on regular basis,
do share. I would like to share in other 3 Parts of this post
In no particular order, here are the 69 little-big-usual-unusual
Ways/Methods/Approaches in my view:
1) Subscribe for e-statement instead of
Physical Statement for Bank Statements/Credit Card Statements/Mobile-Landline
Bills etc. And, while using ATMs, avoid printing of ATM Slips.
(Just send
a SMS to a No. written on every physical statement/Bill or visit the service
provider’s website)
No more ATM Slips/Physical Bills/Statements
2) Assist/Encourage for Opening of Bank
A/c of your Security Guard/Office Boys/House Help/Office Sweeper etc. I
know..little difficult in absence of complete documents…but we can arrange…
(Call your
Banker to your Home/Office or Visit the Bank alongwith the person & his/her
Minimum Docs required for opening ‘No Frills’ /Basic Savings Account)
Bank A/c for at least one person
3) Less/No use of Deos/Perfume which are
not healthy & environment friendly. Check it out http://www.treehugger.com/health/why-you-should-say-no-fragrance.html
(Either say Ta-Ta Bye-Bye to such products or If you can’t, then
Buy Other Alternative which may not be pocket friendly but are more environment
friendly or the Best Idea-Make your own Toxic Free Perfume. Check http://www.onegreenplanet.org/lifestyle/diy-non-toxic-perfume)
Avoid/Minimum Use of Deo/Perfume etc
4) More use of Jute Bags while going for
shopping/Market and lesser use of Plastic/Polythene Bags even if there is no
ban on plastic in your city/ state
(Always
have One small Bag (Plastic/Jute) in your Office bag/Car/Bike so that No
Polythene from the Shopkeeper everytime you buy small stuffs (Veggies/Milk
/Small Grocery etc)
Get Jute
bags online @ flipkart.com/myntra.com/other e-commerce site)
Jute Bags instead of Plastic Carry bags
5) Social Invest (Lend money) to Needy Rural
Poor Women to assist in their micro-business through Micro-lending websites.
RangDe.Org is regd Non-profit Organisation,
providing Micro-credit to needy Indians @ fair interest rate and provides us an
online platform to make social investment.
You can start making donation social
investment as low as Rs. 100/- and this is refundable (along with low interest,
if you wish).
Social Invest t/h Micro-Lending Websites
6) Teach 1-2 Hr per week to Slum/Poor
Students. Look such school in/nearby your location which are run by NGO where
you can teach as per your time schedule.
(Best idea
to get info about such (unadvertised) school-Read local newspaper 2-3 days
before Teachers’ Day (5th Sept)
Teaching to Poor Students whether at your home/NGO
School
7) Online sign petitions which of
National/Social Interest at www.Change.org Don’t think
these don’t work in India. It Actually WORKS..http://www.nextbigwhat.com/online-petitions-in-india-297/
(When you see or feel something is worth
Petition, just login to www.CHANGE.org)
Support
Online Petitions & Start your Own Petitions.
8) Buy LED Bulbs for home/office use
& Implement many other Practical Energy savings tips. Thus, Save electricity
which means more electricity in Rural Areas and that means more
Industry-Agriculture Work-More Productivity, thereby boosting Rural Economy.
(You
can get maximum Tips on energy savings at http://www.mercindia.org.in/pdf/TIPS_ON_ENERGY_SAVING.pdf or at https://www.bijlibachao.com/.)
Save ELECTRICTY-Your little but
IMPORTANT Contribution towards Rural Electrification
9)
Similarly, Save water (Bath from Bucket i/o Shower most of time, Use
of Clothes’ water for plants, By converting toilets into Low Flush Toilets etc)
(There
are hundreds of little ways to save water-Pl use practical ways whenever
possible)
PLAY your PART, Be Water SMART
10) Use of Hindi wherever practically
possible. Yes, we have to respect English as International and Business
Language but when 2 Indians are communicating non-business talks in English, it
seems like the Soul of conversation is dead. Love, Promote & Communicate in
Hindi in its truest spirits of the pride of our national language.
(Use Hindi
at least in your signatures, Write in Hindi wherever possible, Learn Hindi
Typing if it suits you, Use HINGLISH instead of Pure ENGLISH as per situations)
Desh Ki Aasha-Hindi Bhasha_Hindi-Language
of National Integration
11)
Plant trees & take care of them.
Besides your home/office, Plant trees in your Birth Village; Grand Parents
Village; Society, Nearby Temple, Nearby Roads etc. Now, you can plant trees
ONLNE as well. Yes…ONLINE. Planting
& Growing REAL Tree is just a Mouse Click (and Rs. 149/-) away.
Play your role in Planting-even Online
12)
If one can afford, one should occasionally
buy clothes & fabrics from seller like Fabindia
(Fabindia sources its products
from community-owned supplier companies-retails ethnic products handmade by
craftspeople of Rural India), Mela Artisians
(a company that directly procures and retails products made by Indian artisans).
By this, one can promote Rural India’s economy.
(If you like Handicrafts & can afford, buy from Artisans
or Handlooms or such cos).
Purchase handmade products of Rural India whenever
possible
13) Get In touch directly with our PM
through his site & email. India’s is not just PM or Govt’s responsibility.
It’s collective responsibility of all Indian citizens.
Raise your voice through use of technology…PMO
replies to your mail (Recently PMO responded to my mail related to Strict Law
against Road Accidents, however after 20 days)
(Login to www.mygov.nic.in and start sending your
suggestions/feedback/opinions on various issues related to growth &
development of India)
Interact with PM & be updated about Govt.
Initiatives
14)
Pledge yourself…Never bargain (&
oppose if our family member/relative does so) about little things which being
sold by our poor citizens on footpath/roadside (viz Flower Pots/Home use
articles, Handmade Items, Vegetables etc).
(Why to
bargain with Street Vendors & Rickshaw walas even though we happily pay 50%
to 500% more money at Malls-Restaurants)
Let’s stop such culture of bargaining
15) Avoid/Minimum use of Cold Drinks (Slow
Poison as per WHO) and promote Lassi/Chhach/Lemonade/Gulab Sharbat, thus
promoting yours & relatives’ health and Rural Indian’s Wealth (Rural
Economy)
(Put
Carbonated Beverages in your Toilets as they are best Cleaners & Keep
Sharbats-Lassi-Chhach etc in your Fridge)
Maximum use of Tasty -Healthy Desi Drinks
Ending today’s part with One Quote &
Interesting fact related to India:
Quote on India
Mark Twain, American
author: "India
is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of
history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our
most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are
treasured up in India only."
Less known/Latest Interesting Fact Related to
India
Jonty Rhodes, the great South African Fielder joined group of
celebrities who named their children “India”. Yes, He named his new born
daughter “India” and explains its reasons. Check it out at: http://www.mid-day.com/articles/jonty-rhodes-reveals-why-he-named-his-baby-daughter-india/16164188
….to be continued…..
Enjoy Independence!
Pawan
Kabra
