White is full of life

सभी की फीलिंग्स की रेस्पेक्ट करते हुए ,सभी धर्मो का आदर करते हुए अपने विचारो को व्यक्त करने की

चाह मे कुछ लिख रही हू.

जब हम किसी चीज के बारे मे बहुत कुछ जानते है तब हम कई लोगो के बीच हो रही बहस मे ज़बरदस्ती नही बोलते है और पूछे जाने पर बहुत ही शालींनता से सोचा समझा जवाब देते है.

जब हम थोड़ा जानते हैं तो ज़बरदस्ती उस विषय पर कुछ ना कुछ बोलकर अपने ज्ञान को साबित करने की कोशिश करते हैं.

हिन्दुओं में सफेद रंग को हम जहाँ एक तरफ बेरंग कहकर शोक के समय इस्तेमाल करते हैं.

वहीं पश्चिमी देशों में शादी के समय सफेद रंग धारण किया जाता है जो कि पवित्रता से जोड़ा जाता है.

सफेद रंग के हर धर्म में मायने अलग होते हैं।कहीं दुख तो कहीं खुशी और शांती का प्रतीक भी माना जाता है सफेद रंग. पर क्याआप जानते है कि सफेद रंग में सभी रंग समाये रहते हैं .

सफेद रंग का हर एक अंश अपने आप में सम्पूर्ण होता है और उस की अपनी एक पहचान होती है.

लाल जहां एक तरफ खतरे और रुकने का संकेत देता है वहीं कई धर्मो में शादी से लेकर मृत्यु तक लाल रंग का अपना महत्वहोता है.

लाल रंग की तरह हर रंग कुछ कहता है.

सारे रंग एक साथ में मिल जाने पर सफेद रंग बनता है और यह सफेद रंग ओज के रूप में भगवान के अदम्यओर तेजस्वी रूप को दर्शाता है.

इस तरह देखा जाए तो सफेद रंग पॉवर को रिप्रेसेन्ट करने में भी सटीक है.

एक विधवा जिसकी ज़िन्दगी बेरंग और लाचार हो जाती है उसे सफेद रंग पहनाया जाता है.

कितनी अजीब बात है जो रंग खुद में सभी रंग समाये रखता है उसे हम बेरंग कैसे कह सकते हैं .

अभी तक तो मैं इसको तड़क-भड़क से दूर सादगी से जोड़ती थी पर आज यह बात जानकर कि जिस रंग को हम बेरंग समझलेते हैं वो खुद में बड़ी ही शालीनता से सभी रंगों को संजोय रखता है. मेरे सोचने का नज़रिया ही बदल गया.

सभी रंग यानि वो सभी इमोशन्स जो हम किसी ना किसी रंग से रिप्रेसेन्ट करते हैं.

इस तरह देखा जाए तो कि अगर हम ज़िन्दगी को किसी रंग से रिप्रेसेन्ट करना चाहते है तो सफेद सबसे बेहतरीन रंग है.

ज़िन्दगी के अलग-अलग पड़ावों पर उन सभी परिस्थितियों में अनेकों उतार चढावों को जिन्हें हम अलग-अलग रंगों से दर्शातेहैं उन सब को एक साथ इतनी खूबसूरती से भला कौन सा दूसरा रंग दर्शा पाऐगा .

उसी तरह जिस इंसान को ज्यादा ज्ञान होता है वो शांत और गंभीर होता है.इसी कारण से सफेद रंग इंटैलिजेन्स को रिप्रेसेन्ट करने के लिए भी बेस्ट है.

हर रात के बाद सुबह होती है और हर सुबह सूरज निकलता है .

सूरज की किरणे जब पानी में गिरती हैं तो उस बेरंग पानी में कई रंग दिखने लगते हैं.

जो दिखता है उसके परे देखने कीकोशिश करिए कुछ नया औरअच्छा ज़रूर दिखेगा.

I hate love stories

This is not a critical review.
Nor it is any technical appreciation of the film.
It is direct from me what i felt.
Debutant director Punit Malhotra's I hate love stories reminded me of the horrible maths class.I in almost same way took deep breath after the movie was over and said ,"I hate love stories HENCE PROVED",as i always did after finishing my maths problems.This movie is the typical chaat of spicy scenes from different romantic movies .I felt as if i was watching natya roopaantaran of various scenes of big hit movies. .Songs are good and serve like chatni to swallow the boiled khichldi i.e plot of movie.Things and emotions everything is shown in extremes.
One more thing which I felt while I was watching was if i was watching the making of a movie and the lead actors were playing the role of jesters to break the monotony.
If you hate love stories then this is not your choice and if you love Love stories don't watch
otherwise you will start hating love stories.This is how the title I hate love stories is justified

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Colorless “Rangpuri Pahadi”

Rangpuri Pahaadi is a slum area near Ryan International School,Chatarpur in New Delhi, here people live in congested small houses with an improper drainage system and unhygienic conditions.

One side of the road has no water supply and on the other side there is water supply but only for 10 minutes in a day.

These people have innumerable complaints about their living conditions but there is no one to listen to their woes.
According to them politicians come to ask for their votes and make false promises but they are never fulfilled.

Inter-Caste

Caste differences in this area is very prevalent as some people consider the “others” as untouchables and inhuman, the situation is extreme as they don’t even share the only tube well they have in their area and prefer to get their own water tanks even if it means sacrificing other basic necessities of education their children and electricity.

Health Hazards

They have stagnant water at different places which is resulting in the spread of chronic diseases.
Though there is doctor stationed near their dwelling ground but he is not well qualified and is absent from the ill equipped clinic most of the times.

Education
Most of the children don’t go to school due to limited income of their family.
They have a small government school nearby which only teaches up to the 5th grade.

Money is a big hurdle in their way so many drop out of school mid-way and help their parents either at household chores or generate income by working as laborers or domestic helps at other home’s.

An Outsider's View

John Mckinzey a volunteer at Salaam Baalak Trust,is from Australia and has been in India for the past 2 months.

His motive to come to India was to get an insight to the plight of the children who run away from their homes and help them in every way he could.


In his view there are 2 primary reasons for kids to run away in the west which are FREEDOM AND DRUGS. He found that the situation in India was very similar too as children here too craved for freedom from poverty, abuse and despair.


He also said that children in the west were more aware of their rights and could not be forced to live in shelter homes like that of Salaam Baalak as the shelter home here is locked all the time and the children are not allowed to move around on the streets at their own will.

“It is more self indulging for westerners to come to India and volunteer rather than other things.”John Mckinzey

He told us about the huge industry in the western countries which connect the interested volunteers to various NGO’s based in India and how the volunteers come to India for a few weeks just for the satisfaction they get. Though these volunteers often are not able to contribute much due to lack of knowledge on what has to be done.

For volunteers of Salaam Baalak and the children“the little everyday achievements are their victories- every time a child laughs, completes a new task, learns a new word, is full from lunch, wakes up from an undisturbed sleep”…-John Mckinzey

Salaam Baalak Trust: Love and Care

Salaam Baalak Trust an NGO was founded in 1988.It has 3 centers across Delhi and 1 in Gurgaon. It has several contact points spread all over New Delhi.

They are working for fulfillment of the dreams of street children who have chosen slums and streets over life with their family.

The SALAAM BAALAK TRUST’S primary purpose is “to reunite these kids with their family”.


Nick from London, working since Jan 2009. Fund raiser for Salaam Baalak Trust. “I am happy to work here. I feel satisfied , I am doing something good for society”.

Salaam Baalak Trust with the help of Child Welfare Committee search for children (under 14 age) living on the streets and the railway tracks. These children then are convinced to stay at their shelter homes or come to one of their 7 contact points on everyday basis.

At the shelter homes the children are provided with basic amenities of food, shelter and clothing. They are also educated, and are provided with vocational training with the help of Shramik Vidyapeeth and Gurukul to make them self dependent.

After completing school each child gets 50% financial aid to pursue higher studies. Students are also provided with part time jobs so that they can earn for themselves.

There is a impressive list of companies which give employment to SBT children which include brands such as Café Coffee Day, Pizza Hut, Park Hotels, Matrix Clothing and Interface.

Salaam Baalak Trust also gets aid from United States agency for International Development.


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Fayaaj, 13 years, studying in vth came from Bethiya, Bihar. “I am happy here, I got lots of friend like me”.

Indar, 13 years from Faridabad Haryana, “I was alone, could not study and brothers from Salaam Baalak Trust brought me here”.

Anmol, 14 years, studying in IXth standard. He has completed his basics in computer and wants to pursue Hardware learning. He joined SBT seven months ago when he lost his parents in a road accident. He is learning English and can also converse in Spanish.

The trust also has various aid programs and has an annual event and city walks around the New Delhi Railway station which attracts a lot of western and Indian travelers. But Some have even taken objection to this. As per the information available, social activists are up against these slum tours and say it is voyeurism at its worst.

Javed Abidi, a disabled rights activist, says, "The children or the slum dwellers no way benefit from this. Celebrities and foreign dignitaries make it a point to visit slums, street children and girls' homes.”

The Salaam Baalak Trust takes this criticism as a byproduct of their work and ultimately aims to become the voice of growing confidence, the mind of quieter turmoil, the vision of hope who walk their life alone and vulnerable.

Brijesh is a live example of their achievement.






Brijesh is working with Salaam Baalak Trust and has been brought up in this trust.
Before he was found by the trust he lived on the New Delhi railway tracks for 5 years. He ran away from his native home Bihar when he was 8 years old and was in the 2nd standard.
Though his school wasn’t English medium he is well versed with languages like Hindi, English, Bhojpuri and French.