Friday, August 2, 2013

Problems faced by us Indians



We Indians face a number of difficulties in our daily life, Some of which have been existing for a long time. I thought i might list a few problems which most of us face & would agree with.


1.       Unemployment
An MBA degree has become a basic requirement, surprised? Don’t be, Many of my friends even after having done their MBA’s are unemployed.  One major reason for the same is that most of the organizations do not want to hire a FRESHER. Did the employers forget they were in the same shoes once upon a time? I fail to understand why Employers choose to ignore young talented freshers,  why not hire freshers?  Offer better perks and incentives to motivate and bring out the best in them, all they need is just a Chance to prove they can do it!


2.       Underpaid
This is another major issue faced by a lot of people out there who are currently employed.  A few organizations promise a hike after a particular period of time or after the employee is confirmed, however very few stand by that promise. Some Organizations overlook the needs of the employees and continue to maintain a bureaucratic hierarchy due to which it becomes extremely difficult for an employee to express difficulties to the person concerned. Every organization should have a proper system in place which focuses on every employee’s contribution and rewards them accordingly. An appraisal system is a must & in order to retain employees promises done during the interview should be fulfilled.  


3.       Security issues
We boast about having security systems in place but even after several bomb blasts & terror attacks. The numbers of rapes and murders have been on a rise. Every day we hear about a girl either being molested or raped publicly. An ex boyfriend throws acid or hot oil on his ex girlfriend because she chose to move on.  Where are the officials when all this happens? Even after so many incidents happening daily rarely do I find a police official at a railway station & if at all one is found, the checking or duties done by them is zilch. Police officials should make sure everything is in place. Government should make sure duties by officials are being carried out properly, patrolling at wee hours of the night should be strictly made mandatory not just during festivals but also otherwise.



4.       Rigid Work Timings
With the rise in the number of rapes happening in the country today, Parents have become apprehensive towards sending their daughters out in the night or to work till late in the office. Some organizations fail to co-operate and understand this. They don't care if you are working till late, all they want is their work done. Organizations should have flexible work timings in place for women.  If there is a need to stay in the office till late facilities such as drop should be provided or work from home option should be made available.


5.       Admissions in Educational Institutions
Corruption exists everywhere, more so with Educational Institutions.  Some Institutions out there ask for lakhs of rupees for admissions. Most of the parents end up paying the money thinking it is an investment for their child but what about the ones who cannot?  The ones who cannot pay have nowhere to go.  This should be stopped, Investigations should be done and Institutions should be penalised and warned against such practices, so they avoid doing the same in the future.



6.       Racism
No matter how much we say about being a democratic country with liberal views, the fact is most of us are racists & discriminate on basis of caste and color. The fact that products like “Fair and Lovely” exist itself shows how color conscious we are.  Even a groom’s mother talks about wanting a “fair” girl, the other qualities are secondary for them.  A lot still say that a man can work and a woman can’t, she is supposed to stay back home & look after the kids. This attitude should be changed & in my opinion only men can change this. If a man disapproves this kind of behaviour and starts treating his partner equally irrespective of her color, things will definitely change.

6.     Poor Infrastructure 
We pay taxes, we file returns, but the condition of the country - specially the infrastructure remains the same or rather continues to aggravate even further.  Why does the government promise and fail to deliver? So many scams and yet there is no control over corruption. Every monsoon Mumbai faces water logging problems, it becomes extremely difficult to travel during the monsoons as roads turn into swimming pools due to ill drainage system.  Importance should be given to the infrastructure for convenience of the citizens and also to attract tourists instead of scaring them away with a bad experience.

 6.     Society
Our parents are half the times worried about the society, "what will the society think?" , "the society will not accept this", "what will people say?". Half of our problems will be solved if we didn't pay heed to what the society will say, think or do. The society will always speak whether you do good or bad, if we pay attention we are never going to achieve what we want and will always under-perform. We don't live to please the society, so why waste energy over what they will think?

Have you ever felt the need to do something but gave up just because you thought it would not be accepted by the society? What are the problems you face or have faced as an Indian? Do share in!

5 comments:

  1. Some interesting features that you've mentioned... and a few things that I wouldn't bother about.

    You want to know the truth about MBAs? Most of them are some of the dumbest dolts that inhabit the earth. So why should they expect a red carpet welcome? This is because despite their MBA they are not job-ready... they lack skills...

    I don't like 'preferential' treatment being given to anyone, and that includes women. If they are there for a job and are getting paid as much as everyone else, they must get accustomed to the norms that exist in the organisation.

    However, the post is good but it tries to talk of too many things with too much brevity.

    I suggest you now break the post into at least 10 parts and discuss each at length. :)

    Arvind Passey
    www.passey.info

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  2. Thought provoking Wafa. Most of these issues are faced by all of us, on daily basis indeed.

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  3. Thanks for taking time to read and leave your comment Arvind Sir :)

    When i talk about MBA's here, I am not talking about the ones who lack skills and are dumb. I know of people who are extremely talented, have good communication skills and are very hardworking, just because they don't have previous work to showcase they are being ignored.

    I am glad you expressed your views about the preferential treatment but it could be done in the extreme cases, but yes everyone's opinions differ.

    This post was just a quick write up about the problems most of us commonly are facing thus just put it together. However, I would surely think about taking them all in depth sometime :)

    @ Vishal - Thank you, It is just that we as individuals think too much about what others are thinking about us and ignore the fact that, in doing so we are wasting our own time :) There are of course many more problems faced by others which are much more intense than the ones listed here

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  4. All points accepted, except for the one you made "A lot still say that a man can work and a woman can’t, she is supposed to stay back home & look after the kids." in the Racism section. I agree only men can change this but we need mothers to stay home till the kids achieve a particular age of maturity. For a father it would be difficult to explain the culture or what we call the "SANSKAR". I am not against working women but I think they must stay back till the Kids raise up properly.

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  5. Wafa , Very Good Blog Indeed . You Mentioned Each Point Briefly But Absolutely Perfectly . These Are The Problems Faced By Us All Indians , We Crib All The Time About These Aspects And As You Said They Have Been Existing From A Long Time And Will Do So In Future Too .

    I Would Like To Add Technology .

    We Have Internet ..At Homes , Offices , Hospitals , Malls Everywhere But What It Is - Broadband , WiFi ? ...If Any One Of Them , Then The Question Comes What Speed Do We Get ? Its So Irritating When Other Countries In The World Uses WIFI Everywhere And They Get A Speed Which We Can`t Even Imagine India . Its Not That We Dont Have That Good Speed But The Problem Is We Have To Pay Too Much For It . When Our Government Realize It ? God Knows. In Japan Desktops Have Vanished And Lappys Are Too Vanishing , In India Still The Demand For Desktops Is High ..That Shows We Are Lagging Behind USA , Europe & Asia Pacific Countries.

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