MY DYING HOMELAND

Dal lake is almost past. Wullar lake may succumb soon. New generation has not even heard of Aanchar lake. Forest cover is reduced by half in recent years, instead we have grown a popular tree which gives quick money and disease.
We have not added even 500 kilometers of roads in 20 years. We have not even widened a single road in Srinagar. We have multiplied vehicles but lost traffic sense, not installed even a signal system.
We sell more Amritsar shawls than Kashmiri shawls. We sell more iranian machine made carpets than kashmiri carpets.
We don't respect elders and even don't take care of our parents. We don't care of our children and don't understand their limitations.
Almost all of us steal electricity and water. We don't pay our taxes. We sell spurious medicine. We don't charge genuine prices. We prepare 30 dishes for our guests. In routine we entertain our casual guests with a dozen items of bakery. We have concretised our agricultural land.
Not many can say the source of their wealth.
We have the distinction of being the most corrupt state in India. We have no responsive institutions. Govt is unresponsive, opposition irresponsible.
We have no industry ,educated young people leave the state in search of jobs. Professional colleges don't have teachers. For treatment of even minor ailments we have to go to Delhi or Chandigarh.
Is my kashmir dying?

Tale of two cities

As a consequence to making children's education a fundamental right parliament enacted an Act and created a commission known as national commission of protection of child rights.
The commission recently convened a public hearing at Chennai to listen to grievances of people.I was invited to be a member of jury.Hundreds of complaints were heard and redressed.

Some time back tamil nadu govt had fixed fee for students of private schools.Against this decision teachers of thirty thousand schools had gone on strike for two days.the parents of students of these schools complained against teachers and management.they wanted compensation.I was surprised to see dozens of people arguing vehemently against teachers who went on two days strike against the interest of students. Besides seeking monetary compensation these people also wanted teachers to teach their children on holidays.

In Srinagar teachers did not teach their students for six months and nobody complained.