Comments on: Open Debate: What Motivates A Bribe, Black Money, How To Prevent It?

By: Andapo

Andapo — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:44:22 +0000

hmmm…Vinay… I think bride is a power game?… look I have the power to give you this but I want something in return… and we otherwise face hell. Sometimes we pay simpily for peace, when I take auto ride, I generally don’t bargain, if I felt he did drop and behave properly, I tell them keep the change too… perhapes its just a way to keep the people who can harm us happy. Really but it is sad, takes lot of restrait to bear all troubles and not pat bribes sometimes… thesedays its easier with this RTI and power to complain against authorities. Bur as long as there are powerful authorities there will be fear in common man and common man will compromise. Only way to empower them is constant awareness and support. You have no idea the sort of insecurities people get sometimes… a family person with kids particularly girl kids when dealing with powerful elements is always a bit afraid for safety of his family. I had this fear psychosis in Delhi a lot… infact if my Dad did have a fight with a driver or maid or any person, he was afraid I would be targeted by those people and I hated feeling like a burden then… now I realise nothing can be done, compromising and submiting to the powerful is really demeaning… I hope we have the courage to face things, generally we are safe, but well someday we may have to deal with powerful sides, fight with the wrong doers to stand tall rather than hide somewhere. But it’s hard indeed!!… especially for the poor I guess and the poor girls at large I guess…anyway

By: Vinay Nagaraju

Vinay Nagaraju — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 03:14:27 +0000

In reply to Somali K Chakrabarti. Thank you Somali. I think the number of reasons seem to keep expanding each time I think about it. I wish I had a more concrete solution towards it, but even the govts are struggling to get there. So I guess a conscious effort will slowly take us there.

By: Vinay Nagaraju

Vinay Nagaraju — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:46:40 +0000

In reply to shamsud ahmed. Thank you Shamsud. I agree mate, it sure is a horrid problem to solve and each time someone seems to get close, there is another work around to it. The whole issue of a small immorality has grown so much that it has become a menace now and each one we see rationalises it so well that it makes me wonder if maybe we are on the wrong track to think that this is wrong. I wonder where this scene is headed now!!

By: shamsud ahmed

shamsud ahmed — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 06:33:50 +0000

The problem is its extremely difficult to escape. I think you have covered everything; however there are few other areas where you cannot avoid like the other day when I went to register my property in the registration office they charged 1100 to move the file and if I would not have paid I would have to take leave from office once, twice or may be many more times to this remote office post which they will take a call. The reason/logic was files were piling up; however I never saw them working apart from for the person who paid. Its sad and extremely ugly and at times irritating.

By: Somali K Chakrabarti

Somali K Chakrabarti — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:19:11 +0000

Good question raised Vinay. As you have rightly pointed out the never ending comparison, greed, tendency to store more than needed, the need to show off result in people accepting and expecting bribes