Driving on my way across the shahpura lake, 0900 hrs on a lazy sunday morning post Anant Chaudas,
i see a group of kids,busy fighting for their share of coconuts,which they had been fishing out from the now -'Shahpura Bog'.
I thought at first is it that ,only I find the site flustering? Are people actually blinded in the name of age old traditions and customs that they actually don't see what 'we' have done to to all the beautiful water bodies in Bhopal,overnite?
When i came back home, i tried to find out , does any of the scriptures actually say that,farewell your favorite God,with sweets,coconut,garlands,cloth, along, all wrapped in a 'plastic goody bag' so as to say.
I understand the issue is very sensitive, and people don't like being questioned on their religious beliefs.
But,it perturbs me to see all the edibles being water soaked,and being eaten by the poor children.
When ultimately ,God wants those children to have the food, why can't we directly give it to them,and save them the trouble to dive for it!
And trust me, our Ganesha, does not want us to pack things for him in a plastic bag. Ultimately the plastic bags r going to be there forever along the lake.It is us,the people living here,who will make a remark a while later-- " The lakes were so beautiful during the monsoon,but 'kya karein' the Govt. doesn't take an initiative for its maintenance" .
I would not end this by writing a list of solutions and what initiatives should we take to rectify things.!Rather leaving it open for u to think...
i see a group of kids,busy fighting for their share of coconuts,which they had been fishing out from the now -'Shahpura Bog'.
I thought at first is it that ,only I find the site flustering? Are people actually blinded in the name of age old traditions and customs that they actually don't see what 'we' have done to to all the beautiful water bodies in Bhopal,overnite?
When i came back home, i tried to find out , does any of the scriptures actually say that,farewell your favorite God,with sweets,coconut,garlands,cloth, along, all wrapped in a 'plastic goody bag' so as to say.
I understand the issue is very sensitive, and people don't like being questioned on their religious beliefs.But,it perturbs me to see all the edibles being water soaked,and being eaten by the poor children.
When ultimately ,God wants those children to have the food, why can't we directly give it to them,and save them the trouble to dive for it!
And trust me, our Ganesha, does not want us to pack things for him in a plastic bag. Ultimately the plastic bags r going to be there forever along the lake.It is us,the people living here,who will make a remark a while later-- " The lakes were so beautiful during the monsoon,but 'kya karein' the Govt. doesn't take an initiative for its maintenance" .
I would not end this by writing a list of solutions and what initiatives should we take to rectify things.!Rather leaving it open for u to think...
