‘Chalta Hai Attitude’

We Indians are unique in every aspect. Different from others in ways we can’t even enumerate. We consider ourselves intelligent, yet we do incredibly stupid things. We take pleasure in buying Buy 1 Get 1 products, we would fight over an extra puri at the puri-wala, or use soft drink bottles as water bottles, yet we occupy nearly every important position throughout the world. Jugaad is our birthright, and we take pride in it. Maybe the West come near to it with the ecstatic ‘C’est la vie’ (That’s life), but none can be better than us, for sure. Amidst all this exclusivity and all the pride accompanying it, there is one quality particularly novel to only Indians- the Chalta Hai Attittude.

There is no single definition of this attitude, but to those of us who live here, we know what it is. If it is 60% good, works 60% of the time, and does 60% of what it needs to do, then it is chalta hai. Nothing would ever be close to the happy-go-lucky, devil-may-care casualness of these two words. Be it a khulla nalla, a swaying lamppost or a crumbling building, chalta hai can unbelievably make us forget everything and get on with our lives. It is so imbued in our lives that we may hardly suffice without it. A 100 rs bribe to traffic police wala is alright, because chalta hai!

It is no wonder we are known for it throughout the world. You will see it in the man on the sidesteps when he mumbles at the sight of an open manhole, in the everyday husband pulling out the errant hair from the dal made by his beloved wife, and in the frustrated uncleji bouncing the disciplined queue at the RTO office. Chances are, for every person who encounters it, there will be hundred others who won’t care. And amongst those of us who care, most would still not dare to take the initiative.

Part of our nonchalant attitude comes from our very own culture. Our parents did it, our grandparents did it and has been in play since centuries. However, as we race to becoming the 21st century superpower, it is our very own attitude that can hold us back.

Every day, nearly each one of us ignore our duties, disobey the very laws which act as an edifice to hold our society together, and are satisfied with whatever state of affairs we live in. This attitude manifests itself in almost every facet of common life in India. We ignore status quo, because everything is chalta hai in our country. If every citizen can be as responsible as what they want others to be, how progressive our country will be!

We have always compared ourselves with developed countries, aimed to be a part of the ‘civilized’ world out there, but do you know what does it take to be that country?  Why do we hear heroic examples of countries like Switzerland and Germany while India is seen as a ‘lazy’ and ‘hopeless’ nation? It’s true, we are a dirty community, our streets are loitered with garbage and that our houses are unclean. But above all this, what is more troublesome is the fact that we have never actually believed that we can be better.

We consider ourselves incorrigible, and incurable, that we would never rise above it. After all, how much success has Swacch Bharat Abhiyan tasted after all this hubbub? India still ranks as one of the dirtiest and most polluted countries in the world. Not to mention thousands of deaths occurring every day due to contaminated waters and bad sanitation. Still we do nothing substantial. With the world evolving into an advanced human era, we must ascend above our attitudes, take the bastion in our hands and be the torch bearers of our country. This chalta hai attitude took us this far, but to really fulfill the dreams that Hon. A.P. J Kalam once had, it has to be much more than that.

As the famous US president Andrew Jackson said, “Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred.” Likewise, only when we will consider our country as truly our ‘own’, we will be able to rise above all others and make it to the top.

So next time, whenever you walk into school five minutes late knowing that sab chalta hai, think again. Whenever a person spitting paan on the streets smiles with his bright red teeth, don’t smile back. Whenever you friend throws garbage on the road thinking he/she can get away with it, don’t let him. Because, starting this Independence Day, chalta hai bilkul nahi chalega!

Narendra Modi’s BHIM vs Paytm: Which is superior

PM Modi discharged the BHIM application  few days ago to advance computerized exchanges in the nation. The application enrolled 3 million downloads on Android’s Play Store inside 4 days of its dispatch and has crossed untouched prevalent applications like WhatsApp and Messenger to achieve the main position in Top Charts. Being in it’s beginning stage, the application is confronting a considerable measure issues managing the remarkable fame.

How about we discover how the application passages against the other prevalent e-wallet, Paytm.

  • Interface

BHIM – BHIM application has the best interface among all E-wallets and UPI applications. Engineers have embraced insignificant interface for this application. The shading blend they picked is awesome. The home screen of the application has three blue tiles for the choices on a white foundation. You can get to every one of its elements from its home screen. The in-application card-like moves likewise look delightful.

 

Paytm – The interface of the Paytm is a tad bit scattered. In the event that you need to pay for a particular administration in Paytm, you need to burrow around to discover the choice. It will require some investment to get used to with the interface of the Paytm. One thing I should state that the designers of the Paytm have figured out how to make the application lovely. Indeed, even subsequent to having an excessive number of alternatives recorded, the interface looks eye-appealing. Paytm has utilized the symbols flawlessly.

  • Mobile Wallet

 Paytm utilizes its own wallet which should be revived as often as possible. It can be revived by means of Netbanking or credit/platinum cards.

BHIM does not spare cash in an e-wallet but rather exchanges cash starting with one ledger then onto the next by simply utilizing the bank data and telephone number.

  • Security

Since the application is sponsored by the Indian government there is a superior suspicion that all is well and good while utilizing the application. BHIM utilizes three levels of confirmation, one between the telephone and application, second between the application and the bank and the third amongst bank and the telephone.

Then again, Paytm is a private firm however it has been in the e-wallet industry since the year 2010 and is very much familiar with the issues and capability of this industry.

  • Ease of use

Paytm has experienced different upgrades and bug fixes which makes the interface a great deal more smooth and easy to use.

BHIM then again is reeling with bugs and periodic accidents. When it crosses this getting teeth stage, the application may turn out to be much less difficult to use, in contrast with some other e-wallet in the market.

Accepting the legislature will inevitably discharge overhauls to settle the accidents and bugs, BHIM’s rearranged approach towards portable managing an account can help Indians get past this demonetization stage with somewhat less inconvenience.

  • Features

BHIM – BHIM application is predominantly an UPI application. It contains all the UPI administrations, for example, sending and asking for cash. NPCI is likewise wanting to include unique finger impression and Aadhaar based installments in BHIM. Right now, BHIM has underneath components

 Send Money – Sending cash is the fundamental element of the BHIM application. You can send cash utilizing recipient’s VPA (Virtual Payment Address) or versatile number. NPCI has likewise presented sending cash utilizing IFSC and record number with the last redesign.

  • Request Money – BHIM app also has the option to request money. You can request money to the person who has activated UPI in his/her account. This option becomes handy when you want to borrow some money from your friend.

 Other Features –

Scan & Pay

Generate QR Code

Check Account Balance

Paytm –

  • Make Payments – You can make installments additionally with Paytm. Be that as it may, these installments are restricted to Paytm clients. You can not pay anybody on the off chance that he/she is not utilizing Paytm. Not everybody utilizes Paytm so this element is not as helpful as BHIM’s send cash highlight.
  • Book Hotels & Flights – Paytm likewise has choices to book hotels, flights, film and prepare tickets. BHIM application does not have these choices. That is the reason BHIM is simple and quick.
  • Cashback Offer – Paytm gives excessively numerous cashback offers. Most cashback offers are just material to the installments utilizing wallet cash. What’s more, I have as of now let you know that the cash you include or get in your Paytm wallet is not protected. Then again BHIM doesn’t give any cashback, be that as it may you can participate in the fortunate grahak Yojana and Digidhan Vyapar Yojana by utilizing the BHIM application. Government is giving every day offering 1000 to 15,000 individuals under this plan.

All You Need To Know About Jallikattu

What Is Jallikattu?

Jallikattu, otherwise called ‘Eru thazhuvuthal’ and ‘Manju virattu’,is a customary game in which a Bos indicus bull is discharged into a horde of individuals. Numerous human members endeavor to get and firmly “embrace” the extensive protuberance of the bull and cling to it while the bull endeavors to get away. Members embrace the protuberance for whatever length of time that conceivable, endeavoring to convey the bull to a stop. Now and again, members must ride sufficiently long to expel flag joined to the bulls horn.

 

Jallikattu is normally honed in the Indian condition of Tamil Nadu as a piece of Pongal celebration on Mattu Pongal day.The expression “jallikattu” is gotten from the tamil words “jalli” and ‘kattu’,Jalli alludes to gold or silver coins. Kattu signifies “tied”.In this manner, consolidated together it alludes to coins being attached to the bulls’ horns, which is viewed as the prize for whoever subdues the bull.It is famous as an old ‘game’, accepted to have been honed somewhere in the range of 2500 years prior. It is dubious on the grounds that the game regularly brings about real wounds and even deaths.

 

Protests and Ban

In May 2014, the Supreme Court of India restricted the work on, refering to creature welfare issues.On 8 January, 2016, the Government of India passed a request exempting Jallikattu from all exhibitions where bulls can not be utilized, viably turning around the ban. However, on 14 January, 2016, the Supreme Court of India maintained its prohibition on the occasion, prompting to dissents all over Tamil Nadu.

On 16 January 2016, the World Youth Organization challenged the stay on restriction on leading Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu. WYO additionally requested a restriction on PETA in India.

On 8 January 2017, some unknown gatherings directed an efficient rally at Chennai Marina restricting the prohibition on Jallikattu.The members strolled from the beacon to work statue bearing notices saying ‘spare Jallikattu’.It is accounted for that there were several members in the rally.Given the all around arranged nature of the challenges it is apparent that the tumult is coordinated by a few NGOs. A couple Churches straightforwardly led supplication mass and rally against the Supreme Court ruling.Following the dissents at Chennai, numerous understudies began revives in different towns of Tamil Nadu.

In the wake of listening to the petitions which were driven by the Animal Welfare Board of India testing focal government’s notification,the Supreme Court of India on 12 January 2017 requested a stay, issued notification to the focal government and Tamil Nadu Government and later declined to lift the stay.Numerous Jallikattu occasions were held crosswise over Tamil Nadu in challenge of the boycott, and many members were confined by police in response.The Supreme Court has consented to defer its decision on Jallikattu for seven days taking after the Center’s ask for that doing as such would maintain a strategic distance from agitation. Lawyer General Mukul Rahotgi educated the Supreme Court seat that the general population of Tamil Nadu are “enthusiastic” about Jallikattu and that the issue is being settled between the Center and the State government.

 

Why is PETA enthused about restricting Jallikattu?

In January 2016, the Central Government lifted the Ban on demand of Tamil Nadu Government. This warning was challenged by PETA and Other such welfare Organizations in the Supreme Court. PETA demands that “cruelty” is not constrained to butcher but rather incorporates superfluous enduring and torture actuated on creatures with the end goal of human entertainment.

 

Why are Tamil people challenging the restriction on Jallikattu?

They think of it as typical of Tamilian pride as it is an old convention that has been carried on for a considerable length of time. Jallikattu witnesses a large number of members, endeavoring to tame the bulls by locking to their horns or protuberances. Its endless references could be found in Dravidian Literature and the indigenous populace of Tamilnadu has held this occasion for quite a long time. The Jallikattu challenges are fuelled by the view that the boycott encroaches on the social character of the masses.

Milestones for India in 2017

The year 2016 ended up being troublesome in India and also the world: both in terms of politics and economics.There is by all accounts more interruption, crack and debate lying ahead in 2017. Here is aquick check list of moments and events that could well characterize 2017 for India.

  • Union Budget

After demonetisation, a bundle of friendly announcements are expected in this year’s Union Budget for all the sectors of the Indian society.

This could well end up being the characterizing Union Budget for the Narendra Modi government. Demonetisation has not just disturbed the economy, it has prompted to a considerable measure of hardships for normal indians. Be that as it may, most have borne the torment stoically with the expectation that the long haul pick up would be justified regardless of the transient agony. Most are trusting that when fund serve arun jaitley presents the financial plan in february, he will uncover measures that would profit conventional indians. An awful spending plan could end up being shocking.

  • The Arrival of GST

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a proposed arrangement of circuitous tax collection in India blending the greater part of the current expenses into single arrangement of tax assessment.the level and power of antipathy between the government and the opposition, it searches to a great degree troublesome for the expansive GST administration to become effective on April, 1, 2017 as initially imagined. Yet, there is little uncertainty that GST will in fact turn into a reality by September. There will be many hiccups and getting teeth issues in the early stages.

  • Uttar Pradesh Elections

The biggest state in India will choose another administration and boss clergyman in 2017. For Mayawati, the races are essential, uniquely after her gathering BSP was wiped out in the 2014 Lok Sabha decisions. A triumph would mean recovery. Akhilesh Yadav can stand to lose as he is still extremely youthful and has a long political profession ahead. The races will be essential for Narendra Modi as well. A poor execution would be viewed as a decision against demonetisation. It would likewise extremely mark his picture.

  • Who After Pranab Mukherjee?

On account of demonetisation and other political wars, this one has so far missed media consideration and investigation. Be that as it may, the race of another President of India will be a major political minute and test for the Narendra Modi government. Despite the fact that generally stately, the workplace of the Indian President gets to be distinctly basic if no gathering or cooperation wins a greater part in the 2019 Lok Sabha decisions. Pranab Mukherjee offers a fantastic compatibility with Modi. Yet, no President has been given a moment back to back term for over four decades. Atal Bihari Vajpayee had pulled off an upset by picking the mainstream Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Could Modi do a rehash? Furthermore, will an unyielding restriction permit him any space to move? Similarly essential would a substitution for Vice President Hamid Ansari who will control procedures in the Rajya Sabha.

  • Action Against ‘Benami Properties’

In the wake of assaulting black money by demonetisation of high esteem curency notes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is good to go to go up against “benami” properties to check corruption. In his last Mann Ki Baat of the year, Modi said the administration will soon operationalise a solid law to adequately manage “benami” properties. “We will make a move against “benami” property. This is real stride to destroy corruption and black money.

 

68 Years Of Republic And Back To Square One

Sixty eight years ago, we stood as a republic on 26th of January 1950. As Rajpath held another banner lifting on this republic day, we have to ask a few questions: What is a republic? Whose republic? What does it intend to poor?

Following sixty-eight years of a legislature of the general population, for the general population, by the general population, where do we stand? Is it simply one more such day of the year, where we are compelled to soak up patriotism and love for a country?

Despite the fact that India has the world’s biggest youthful workforce with normal age to associate with 29 years by 2020, it is still unexpected that the majority of these adolescents escape their country for better open doors abroad.

A developing populace, a motivation to reservations and better expectations for everyday comforts makes it fundamental for the same.

India accomplished freedom from the grip of the British Empire in 1947. What’s more, this infant country needed to confront certain difficulties.

The issue of religious obsession, position chain of command, the rich-poor gap represent a substantial danger to India’s solidarity.

The infant country needed to make another constitution, which suited a wide range of individuals, maintained the possibility of popular government and affirmed its own particular sway.

Many individuals all through the world scrutinized the presence of India. One American writers wrote in 1951, “India implies just two things to us – starvations and Nehru.” But, today I can’t help thinking that India has prevailing at obliging every one of the distinctions.

In any case, there are numerous issues that have won in India throughout the years. Since autonomy, poverty has remained our “Undesirable” guest, which has taken diverse shapes throughout the years..

Truth be told, each fourth individual in India is poor; this generally represents around 275 million individuals. Numerous towns are not connected to the chief towns with proper pakka (solid/tar) roads.

The town populace is still beset with open toilets. A considerable lot of these towns don’t have the fundamental offices like power, apt waste framework, clean drinking water, a clinic, and a grade school.

Genuinely, India has attempted endeavors to push ahead from where we remained in 1947. In any case, there are numerous zones that simply remain the way they are. As indicated by UN, India has the biggest malnourished populace on the planet, which represents around 194.6 million undernourished individuals.

With the proficiency rate more than 74 percent as per 2011 enumeration, regardless we have far to push ahead. Around 280 million Indians are uneducated, this is almost equivalent to Indonesia’s populace, which has 96 percent education rate.

Our training framework itself needs recovery. From the instructing of history from provincial point of view to recounting the account of India, from theoretical educating to application level, from slates to brilliant sheets, there is a great deal that should be changed.

Indians are prepared to be great representatives. We concentrate every one of our lives to be utilized by some lucrative corporate organization that pays well. What’s more, here is the reason we have a substantial piece of unemployed youth. ‘Beta, you ought to do Engineering degree or turn into a specialist. Something else, no one gives you endowment’. This expression has steered packing in ranges that have restricted open doors.

What are you great at? Well! I don’t have a clue. Regardless of what we study and the amount we think about, the greater part of us wind up with doing nothing. Our educational framework neglects to give professional preparing.

Our educational framework instructs a fish how to fly. Albert Einstein once stated, “Everyone is a virtuoso. In any case, in the event that we judge a fish by its capacity to fly, it will leave its entire life trusting it is unequipped for doing anything”.

Today, our instructions framework sets us up to be what the general public needs us to be, as opposed to what we are able to do. Each and every other parent needs their kids to be cutting edge designers and specialists.

Numerous youngsters who are bad at science and math trust that they are dumb and pointless. Our educational framework should be restored. We require the world to permit everybody to seek after their interests; permit them to settle on their own decisions.

India is the place that is known for towns. There are upwards of six lakh towns in India which represent around 70 percent of our populace.

The vast majority of the villagers are uneducated and slanted towards customary cultivating. More than 600 million individuals in India rely on upon horticulture as a profession.

The vast majority of these agriculturists rely on upon precipitation for water system. At the point when harvests are poor, less sustenance grains will be accessible in the market. A crisscross between interest for sustenance and the supply of nourishment grains drives up the cost of nourishment this is called nourishment swelling.

At the point when farmers reap few yields, they acquire less cash. Subsequently, they purchase less things – less tractors, less cruisers, less TVs and even less garments and snacks. Low request influences the business and benefit of organizations that produce these products.

The nation has nearly been desensitized to news of farmer passings. With extreme dry spell, the farmers don’t have enough water to drink, let alone to develop crops with.

What does republic intend to them? How can it matter in the event that it is republic or flexibility to the individuals who are attempting to procure two square dinners? Republic is simply one more day of the year until the poor are inspired, instructed and utilized