Saturday, November 3, 2012

LET INJUSTICE HAPPEN TO MAN NOW

LET INJUSTICE HAPPEN TO MAN NOW



The old proverb has reversed its priority, “If modesty of a women is lost , nothing is lost, if confidence of people in the Government  is lost, nothing is lost, if  confidence of an alliance partner is lost something is lost but if economic growth (Money) is lost everything is lost.”  So dear people , amend / update yourself and don’t make a fuss over petty issues of rape, molestations and violence against women. Let the law (or lawlessness ) take its own course, Police is there, courts are there. Let them do their job, let them do justice. Don’t stick to these issues more than the media does. Just move on, move on  to the bigger issues like FDI or funding of infrastructure projects through pension /insurance bills and even the ailing health of share market where lakhs of crores of poor Indians can  be lost in seconds. Please grow up now and understand the importance of economic growth on which we have put our whole government  at stake. It does not mean that we are not serious over the issue, we have many women empowerment schemes at centre and states  like SABLA,  Ladli Lakshmi , Beti Bachao Abhiyan etc.  Some of the state governments are also thinking of marrying them off early so that their husbands can take care of them and protect them from outsiders. According to our leaders the problem lies with food habits like  chinesse food and it can not be banned  in an open economy, so groom your children rightly, ask them to wear right cloth, eat right food and so on. The government can not interfere in this, it can only record the crime, maintain its data and tell you who (which state or the region) has topped the crime list. The topper is right now busy with Global investors summit, striving hard to make your life brighter and richer. See through the light ,don’t look at the dark side of the things.

Our mythological history is full of examples that whenever the modesty of a women was at stake, be it Sita or Dropadi, all other issues were sidelined and justice was restored through battles. I fondly remember the religious films of my younger days, in which any such unholy act against women was representatively followed by a thunderstorm, lightening, earthquake and a total disarray in the system. Even the heaven would come to a state of turmoil and gods own throne was threatened. True, it is really a period called KALYUG , which we had been warned of . Now nothing of that sort happens, no one bothers about such heinous crimes. All those thunderstorms, lightenings  and quakes are confined to the felt by the victim only , for all others it is business as usual. The issue does not bother even to religious leaders of today nor to socio-political  activists like Annas,  Ramdeos or Kejriwals.

Satire and pessimism apart, the solution lies in sacrificing a little bit of men’s priviledges and equality of  justice and gender rights in favor of women. The way we are providing  justice to the scheduled castes/tribes by way of reservations to overcome their sufferings of the past, similarly we need to empower women against the men. In all mutual consensual acts , the woman should be given a right to turn hostile later and responsibility of abstinence should completely rest with the man. The moment a relationship is proved, the man should be held guilty of a rape if woman complains. This will solve all the problems like fooling the woman by making false promise of marriage or other psycho-physical coercions. This will also shorten the court proceedings and justice will be at arms’ length to all the victims.

Bharat Sharma
C-44/8 Rishinagar Extension
Ujjain.



The old proverb has reversed its priority, “If modesty of a women is lost , nothing is lost, if confidence of people in the Government  is lost, nothing is lost, if  confidence of an alliance partner is lost something is lost but if economic growth (Money) is lost everything is lost.”  So dear people , amend / update yourself and don’t make a fuss over petty issues of rape, molestations and violence against women. Let the law (or lawlessness ) take its own course, Police is there, courts are there. Let them do their job, let them do justice. Don’t stick to these issues more than the media does. Just move on, move on  to the bigger issues like FDI or funding of infrastructure projects through pension /insurance bills and even the ailing health of share market where lakhs of crores of poor Indians can  be lost in seconds. Please grow up now and understand the importance of economic growth on which we have put our whole government  at stake. It does not mean that we are not serious over the issue, we have many women empowerment schemes at centre and states  like SABLA,  Ladli Lakshmi , Beti Bachao Abhiyan etc.  Some of the state governments are also thinking of marrying them off early so that their husbands can take care of them and protect them from outsiders. According to our leaders the problem lies with food habits like  chinesse food and it can not be banned  in an open economy, so groom your children rightly, ask them to wear right cloth, eat right food and so on. The government can not interfere in this, it can only record the crime, maintain its data and tell you who (which state or the region) has topped the crime list. The topper is right now busy with Global investors summit, striving hard to make your life brighter and richer. See through the light ,don’t look at the dark side of the things.

Our mythological history is full of examples that whenever the modesty of a women was at stake, be it Sita or Dropadi, all other issues were sidelined and justice was restored through battles. I fondly remember the religious films of my younger days, in which any such unholy act against women was representatively followed by a thunderstorm, lightening, earthquake and a total disarray in the system. Even the heaven would come to a state of turmoil and gods own throne was threatened. True, it is really a period called KALYUG , which we had been warned of . Now nothing of that sort happens, no one bothers about such heinous crimes. All those thunderstorms, lightenings  and quakes are confined to the felt by the victim only , for all others it is business as usual. The issue does not bother even to religious leaders of today nor to socio-political  activists like Annas,  Ramdeos or Kejriwals.

Satire and pessimism apart, the solution lies in sacrificing a little bit of men’s priviledges and equality of  justice and gender rights in favor of women. The way we are providing  justice to the scheduled castes/tribes by way of reservations to overcome their sufferings of the past, similarly we need to empower women against the men. In all mutual consensual acts , the woman should be given a right to turn hostile later and responsibility of abstinence should completely rest with the man. The moment a relationship is proved, the man should be held guilty of a rape if woman complains. This will solve all the problems like fooling the woman by making false promise of marriage or other psycho-physical coercions. This will also shorten the court proceedings and justice will be at arms’ length to all the victims.

Bharat Sharma
C-44/8 Rishinagar Extension
Ujjain.


Thursday, June 14, 2012

   बैंकिंग गुरुकुल योजना     
                        बरगद आश्रम
 सी ४४/८ ऋषिनगर एक्सटेंशन उज्जैन (म.प्र.) ४५६०१०
Email : bargadaashram@gmail.com
                                           Blog: http://bargadaashram.blogspot.in/
_____________________________________________Mobile   9424016198_______ 
                                मोबाईल क्र. ९४२४०१६१९८

हमारे शास्त्रों में जीवन को चार आश्रमों (ब्रम्हचर्य, गृहस्थ, वानप्रस्थ एवं संन्यास) में बांटा गया है अतः संपूर्ण जीवन ही एक आश्रम है| इसी अवधारणा से प्रेरित बरगद आश्रम एक व्यक्तिगत आवासीय भवन होने के साथ ही अनेक स्वान्तः सुखाय, बहुजन हिताय गतिविधियों का केंद्र भी है| आश्रम की गतिविधियां प्रमुखतः योग, स्वास्थय, शिक्षा प्रसार  एवं मानसिक शांति को अभिलक्ष्यित है| इन गतिविधिओं के लिए कोई शासकीय अनुदान या व्यक्तिगत सहयोग राशि नहीं ली जाती है | सभी कार्यक्रम निशुल्क या लागत आधारित अलाभकारी स्वरुप में संचालित किये जाते हैं|

बरगद आश्रम  में पिछले दो वर्षों से “Education beyond syllabus” कार्यक्रम के तहत बैंकिंग भरती परीक्षाओं के लिए सेवा निवृत्त बैंक अधिकारियों द्वारा निशुल्क मार्गदर्शन दिया जा रहा है| इन्ही प्रयासों को और अधिक परिणामोन्मुख बनाने के लिए बैंकिंग गुरुकुल योजना का चिंतन किया गया है जिसके अंतर्गत सात चयनित छात्रों को पूर्णकालिक आवासीय प्रशिक्षण दिया जायेगा | प्रशिक्षण अवधि में छात्रों को आश्रम छात्रावास में  ही रहकर अध्ययन करना होगा | प्रशिक्षण पूर्णतः निशुल्क होगा किन्तु छात्रावास में रहने ,भोजन एवं अध्ययन सामग्री का व्यय प्रशिक्षार्थी को स्वयं वहन करना होगा|
स्थानीय छात्रों के लिए डे स्कोलर योजना का भी प्रावधान है जिसमे छात्र को प्रतिदिन ११ से ५ तक आश्रम में अध्ययन हेतु उपस्थिति देनी होगी | कृपया आवेदन में स्पष्ट उल्लेख करें की आप आवासीय और डे स्कोलर में से किस योजना में प्रवेश चाहते हैं |

उपरोक्त चयन एक लिखित परीक्षा एवं साक्षात्कार द्वारा किया जायेगा | चयन परीक्षा मैं सामान्य ज्ञान, बैंकिंग, अंकगणित, तर्क परिक्षण,अंग्रेजी एवं कंप्यूटर विषयों पर ५० वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रश्न होंगे जिनके लिए ४० मिनट का समय दिया जायेगा|

आवेदन पत्र दिनांक २५ जून २०१२ तक बरगद आश्रम में रु. १००/-  चयन प्रक्रिया शुल्क के साथ जमा करना है | 

आवेदन पत्र का प्रारूप इस विवरणिका के अंत में दिया गया है |









                       बैंकिंग गुरुकुल योजना का विस्तृत विवरण एवं नियमावली निम्नानुसार है|

१)      प्रथम समूह वर्ग(बेच) १५  जुलाई २०१२ से प्रारंभ होगा एवं प्रशिक्षण अवधि छः माह की होगी |
२)     छात्रों को लिपिकीय एवं अधिकारी वर्ग दोनों के पाठ्यक्रम का  अध्यापन कराया  जायेगा | छात्र अपने तात्कालिक लक्ष्य के अनुसार व्यक्तिगत अभ्यास सत्र में वांछित वर्ग की पुस्तकों का अध्यन कर सकता है|
३)     यह योजना उन विद्यार्थीयों के लिए उपयुक्त है जिन्होंने अपनी स्नातक परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण कर ली है और जो बैंकिंग  परीक्षाओं द्वारा  अपना करिअर चुनना चाहते हैं| आश्रम में रहकर पढ़ने की सुविधा सिर्फ छात्रों के लिए उपलब्ध है |
४)     प्रशिक्षणार्थी को उक्त अवधि के लिए आश्रम छात्रावास में ही रहना होगा और इस समयावधि में उन्हें बैंकिंग के सिवाय किसी अन्य परीक्षा या पाठ्यक्रम की तैयारी करने का समय नहीं मिल पायेगा |
५)    आश्रम में अध्ययन को एक तपस्या तथा भोजन को ईश्वर के प्रसाद एवं ऊर्जा के स्त्रोत  के रूप में ग्रहण करना होगा |
६)      आश्रम की दिनचर्या प्रातः ५ बजे से प्रारंभ होकर रात्रि १० बजे तक चलेगी | सभी छात्रों को समय एवं विषय सारिणी का पालन करना होगा |
७)    नियमित कक्षाएं सोमवार से शुक्रवार तक होंगी, शनिवार एवं रविवार स्वयं अभ्यास करना है| माह में रविवार की सुबह गेस्ट लेक्चर संभावित हैं | माह के अंतिम शनिवार को तीन दिन के लिए पूर्ण अवकाश देकर घर जाने का विकल्प दिया जावेगा|
८)     प्रशिक्षण निशुल्क रहेगा किन्तु आश्रम छात्रावास में रहने, चाय नाश्ते एवं भोजन का व्यय छात्र को स्वयं वहन करना होगा | भोजन आश्रम में ही बनवाने के प्रयास किये जा रहे है किन्तु  ऐसा प्रबंध  न हो पाने की स्थिति में टिफिन मंगवाए जावेंगे| इन सबका अधिकतम अनुमानित मूल्य २५००/- प्रति माह होगा |डे स्कोलर्स के लिए विविध व्यय लगभग ५०० प्रति माह होगा|
९)      पाठ्य सामग्री एवं स्टेशनरी का प्रबंध छात्रों को स्वयं करना होगा |
१०)  आश्रम छात्रावास में मित्र / परिचितों का प्रवेश नहीं हो पायेगा. पालक या अभिभावक आश्रम संचालक से समय लेकर छात्र से मिल सकते हैं |
११)   पढाने का माध्यम हिंदी अंग्रेजी मिश्र भाषा में होगा | दोनों भाषाओँ की सन्दर्भ सामग्री / टेस्ट पेपर्स का उपयोग किया जावेगा|
१२)  छात्रावास में स्वतंत्र कमरे नहीं हैं, एक हॉल में (dormitory system) पत्येक छात्र को एक अलमारी,कुर्सी, टेबल, पलंग, गादी , तकिया एवं मच्छरदानी का सेट उपलब्ध कराया जायेगा | ओढने, बिछाने की चादरे एवं कम्बल स्वयं को लाना होगा |

१३)  छात्रावास के अन्य नियमों की जानकारी प्रवेश लेते समय दी जावेगी |



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Banking Gurukul yojana                      BARGAD ASHRAM
(RESIDENTIAL/Day scholar)                               C-44/8 Rishinagar Extension Ujjain(MP)456010
                                                                                          Email : bargadaashram@gmail.com
APPLICATION FORM                                                    Blog: http://bargadaashram.blogspot.in/
_____________________________________________Mobile   9424016198_______ 

(Residential scheme is available for male candidate only)


1)      Full Name
                           
2)      Father’s name

3)      Father’s occupation

4)      Permanent Address:





        5)   Contact details:
       Mobile no.  :                                                    Alternative no.(s)
(on which candidate wants to receive information )
           
            Email address :

6)      Date of birth :                                         Age  :

7)      Present Occupation :

8)      Category :

9)      Educational record L10th onwards

Year
Name of school/college
class
subjects
Percentage/grade
























    
      Scheme applied for (Residential/Day scholar)  : indicate your choice


10)  Earlier attempts for banking exams. (if successful, mention your scores).
Year
Name of bank/examination
          Subject wise marks
GA    ENG   COM  REA  MATH
Total score
















        11) Additional Qualification : (like banking diploma /computer diploma/PGDCA etc).:




12)   Medium of instruction at School / college.:

13)   Up to which class, “General English “ was studied by you as a subject.( Mention score of last such exam):


14)  Up to which class , “Computer science” was studied by you as a subject.(Mention score of last such exam).


15)  Hobbies and interests :




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We have read and understood the rules of Banking Gurukul Yojana  and agree to abide by them, failing which decision of aashram authorities will be followed by us unconditionally.



 

Signature of parent(s)
                                                                                              Name and signature of student
Contact no.                                                                            Contact No.   




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Banking Gurukul yojana                     BARGAD ASHRAM
(RESIDENTIAL/Day scholar)                                C-44/8 Rishinagar Extension Ujjain(MP)456010
                                                                                      Email : bargadaashram@gmail.com
APPLICATION FORM RECEIPT                                Blog: http://bargadaashram.blogspot.in/
_____________________________________________Mobile   9424016198_______ 

        
                                                         RECEIPT OF APPLICATION                                 
        
Name :                                                                     Father’s name:                                                            
Address :

Received an application from the above named student for admission to Banking Gurukul Yojana   (residential ) on  date ……………  with registration/ Selection test fee of Rs. 100/- (One hundred only)

Registration no.

                                                                                               Scheme Coordinator   
                                                                                            Banking Gurukul Yojana




Thursday, December 29, 2011

Common written examination for banks : an unfair game

 
Common written examination for banks : an unfair game

The Common Written Examination (CWE) for recruitment in banks had come with a great sigh of  relief  as it saved a  lot of money, time, energy and duplicating efforts  on the parts of both i.e., banks and its aspirants but it is just a half of the solution. With the result of first such CWE for bank officers is announced, the duplication and chaos has now been shifted to rest of the selection process. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) which has been authorized to conduct a common examination has handed over the score cards to all successful candidates. SBI is not a part of this common pool as it has decided to conduct its recruitment examinations separately. In the next phase all 19 participating  banks will issue separate advertisements against their vacancies and CWE successful candidates need to apply separately to each participating bank with the same IBPS score card.

It is quite likely that as soon as the results of IBPS examinations are declared, every member bank of the pool would like to absorb and retain the best of the successful lot. This will create an unhealthy competition amongst banks and pressure will be put on the candidates to handle so many interview schedules simultaneously. Each bank will have an average of 1500-2000 vacancies every year and if the same lot  of IBPS pass-outs  are interviewed , theoretically, most of the banks may end up selecting the same set of candidates. This situation will also lead to frequent switchovers by candidates from one bank to another on account of their preference for a particular bank or  place of posting. Apart from this if the same lot is interviewed in most of the banks (on the basis of merit in their CWE score cards) a sizeable number of candidates will loose the opportunity to be interviewed.  In practice, three candidates are called for interview against one post  and final selection is being made after adding interview marks to the CWE score. In such scenario, depriving some one a chance of being interviewed  can be a serious irregularity.

Now let us evaluate the above apprehensions in the real backdrop of current situation.  Ever since the result of IBPS officers exam is declared  0n 12th December 2011, three banks have published their employment notification for the post of officers so far and others will follow soon. The last date of applying is nearly the same in all three banks and in all probabilities their interview schedules may collide. One can easily understand the happenings of  the sequence of events described in previous para in the current scenario.

The other anomalies and unfair treatments visible in the process of selection lies in different eligibility criterion and rules observed by different  banks. The basic criterion for being eligible in appearing in CWE  was a simple pass in graduation, now all the three banks who have notified so far have asked for a minimum of 55% in graduation. One bank has expressed  a preferential treatment to candidates holding a diploma in banking and finance. The same bank has asked for a three year service bond of Rs.200000/- from the candidates joining it. This is highly unfair. If a candidate is eligible for 19 banks on the same score card how one bank can deny this opportunity to him. All participating banks are not at par in terms of their size, branch spread, business and career opportunities, hence it is unfair to restrict someone through such tactics.  Some banks have made it mandatory to have computer course from a reputed institute. Now what will be considered as a reputed institute ?. how one can fulfill such unforeseen requirements. One of the banks has allowed all successful candidates irrespective of their score in CWE but others have fixed their own cutoff marks (around 60%) to be eligible to apply.

Why can’t the participating banks agree on a common criterion in respect of age , educational qualification, and cut off marks, if not,  they should go back to the old system of  individual recruitment exercise. Earlier to CWE , individual banks were asking candidates to apply online with a exam fee and there was no fee charged for interview process. Now candidate has to apply to all 19 banks separately with a interview fee of Rs.200/- per bank. In the process all benefits of common examination procedure in terms of  saving money , time ,energy  and duplication efforts are lost.

The purpose is not merely to criticize the new system but also to suggest a fair solution to this problem. The solution lies in formulating an end to end common recruitment process like civil services exams. The exam should be held once a year and IBPS or any other independent authority should be entrusted with the job of selecting banking personnel through a complete process of written and in-person evaluation. Banks should indicate their vacancy requirements to the evaluation authority. A common merit list will be prepared and candidates should be given a chance to select the bank of their choice on the basis of their position in merit.


BHARAT SHARMA
C-44/8 “Bargad Aashram
Rishinagar Extension , Ujjain
(The letter writer is running a Free Guidance center for bank recruitment exams)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

tweets for anna

As published in free press indore on 23/08/2011

Here are some tweets in lighter vein

  • This is a fight between “ India against corruption” and “India for corruption”.
  • As per Delhi police 3 days are enough to complete fast unto death, means one should die within three days if fast is observed.
  • He (Anna Hazare) was arrested for the fear  of  breach of peace and was released later in the evening for  the same reason.
  • Government readily agreed for Ramleela maidan with the hope that it may prove second time lucky (after Baba Ramdeo) for it.
  • The common man becomes an outsider to the parliament  for five years , as soon as  he exercises his vote in the election.

SENDHWA Bus carnage deserves national attention

As published in free press indore edition on 26/08/2011

It was no routine news or accident, it was most brutal and heinous crime against the innocent fellow human beings by few animals of their own species. Just imagine  that you are sitting in a bus with your family, your bus driver gets involved in a fight with another bus staff on the issue of passenger sharing and while you look on , the door of your bus is locked from outside and your bus is set on fire.  Any one of us could have been there. There was no unruly mob, no communal riot, no accident ,no natural disaster but it was just the  internal rivalry of  already infamous private bus mafia that has led to this incident near sendhwa (MP)  where a busfull of passangers were burnt alive inside a locked door bus.

It was really shocking to see the poor coverage and mild reactions of this incident in the press and the media. At the root of the problem , it is the governments’ failure and inefficiency in MP , not to be able to run the state road transport corporation, which is still running efficiently in many states of our country. The harassment of staff and passengers by the private bus mafia on the  government run buses of other states which passes through our state is quite rampant. The government and local administration have no interest or political will to control this high handedness of private bus operators. Everyday on every route the passengers are forced to travel in the ill maintained, uncomfortable buses and are suffering at the hands of private bus owners, and now the sendhwa incident is the climax of brutality.

Surprisingly , our sensitive CM has also not shown the required concern and courage to reach up to the real cause of the incident. He found the single door buses as the culprit not the private bus mafia. He announced a handsome compensation to the victims of the tragic incident but avoided the underlying issues of this incident. I request that public transport policy should be reviewed in the light of this incident. Fast track court should be set up and stringent punishment should be awarded to those who have done such dastardly act. MPSRTC should be revived and all private buses which are in good condition should be taken over (like land acquisition ) and be run by the state.

Some time back an excise inspector was burnt alive by a  petrol pump staff in maharashtra , which sparked a sharp criticism on the oil mafia and central government was deeply shaken to the extent that it seriously thought about  removing direct kerosene subsidy. The incident was mentioned by the finance minister in his budget speech. I wish this incident should also become  an eye opener for government as well as public.


Bharat Sharma
C-44/8 Rishinagar Extension
Ujjain

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Advice, not interference

As published in free press indore edition


The government’s intolerance to any kind of dissent , political or otherwise is visible  even to a blind  so it is not strange if America has observed it and has put it on record. It is not an act of interference but a piece of advice  to a nation which boost itself of a matured democracy. So far  we  have displayed   great restraint  in handling cross boarder terrorism, tolerated all kinds of nuisance from neighboring Pakistan , followed a democratic and judicial process in cases of Afjal guru and Kasab’s conviction, scored well on the human rights scale,  and  remained soft on naxalites. All these  painfully patient responses have  established  our image as a truly democratic nation in the eyes of the world, therefore present  government’s violent and oppressive methods of  handling peaceful and nonviolent movements like those of Baba Ramdeo and Anna Hajare has not only shocked our countrymen but also has surprised the world community which  sincerely believes us as champion of democracy.

American advice apart, if we handle peaceful protests with  reasoning, transparency ,openness and dialogue then it will enhance credibility of the government. There is no need of playing political tricks by trying to defame the movement  or its leaders. Corruption can not be justified if  both parties accuse each other of being involved in it sometime or the other.  Let us address the issues not the individuals, eliminate the problem not the protester.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The rise and fall of petrol

As published in free press indore edition on 13th August.

The Government has forgotten all logic and reasons , it had put forth at the time of  deregulation of  petrol prices, specially the assurance of a floating price regime based on international crude oil prices. It was the only consolation   that whenever the base price will come down ,  relief will be passed on to consumers, but at the first sight  government has made its wicked intentions clear. As indicated by the  finance minister government  is in no mood to pass on the benefits of lowering of  international crude prices to the people at large, instead it will oblige the oil companies for making up their earlier losses.

Well said, Mr.Finance minister. Next time whenever you will reduce  taxes on any commodity in your budget, rest assured , respective industries or companies will adjust their losses too. You were also quick to anticipate  the momentary gain of  diluting inflation but this will not undo the permanent impact of high inflationary  fever in the past two years. Do you have any plans to make up those earlier losses ?.  Go back five years , calculate the inflation at 3 percent per annum and bring the prices to that level , then only the oil companies be allowed to compensate their losses.

We, the poor and middle class of this country will never forgive or forget you for this dubious growth theory persued at the cost of inflation because the growth is not evenly distributed however  the inflation isssssssssss.


Bharat Sharma
C-44/8 , Rishinagar Extension
Ujjain