With due respect to fellow Indians, and all those who cannot let Diwali pass wit
hout a generous helping of fire crackers, its not a blanket ban on crackers that I am proposing and therefore your soaring spirits, rather a disconcerting trend that has seen people competing with their neighbours in a display of social and economic might, when a constant urge to splurge on the biggest and the loudest of crackers takes over from the joie de vivre of the festival. The Supreme Court ban on firecrackers past 10 PM notwithstanding, bursting of crackers precedes days before and continues for days after Diwali, giving sleepless nights to not just people but animals and birds alike. Needless to say, it’s not common to spot the common sparrow (at least not in the cities) anymore…. The other flip side about crackers is the trend of child labour rampant at cracker producing units. Instances of deaths due to accidents (mainly due to fire) at cracker making units are commonplace and many young lives are lost to serve this largely urban fad of bursting crackers. In spite of efforts by NGOs and various other child welfare organisations, the ground reality is that children are still at work at many of these factories that fl out norms and procedures but more importantly deny these children the fundamental right to education. Hello, anybody just listening or would do something?
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hout a generous helping of fire crackers, its not a blanket ban on crackers that I am proposing and therefore your soaring spirits, rather a disconcerting trend that has seen people competing with their neighbours in a display of social and economic might, when a constant urge to splurge on the biggest and the loudest of crackers takes over from the joie de vivre of the festival. The Supreme Court ban on firecrackers past 10 PM notwithstanding, bursting of crackers precedes days before and continues for days after Diwali, giving sleepless nights to not just people but animals and birds alike. Needless to say, it’s not common to spot the common sparrow (at least not in the cities) anymore…. The other flip side about crackers is the trend of child labour rampant at cracker producing units. Instances of deaths due to accidents (mainly due to fire) at cracker making units are commonplace and many young lives are lost to serve this largely urban fad of bursting crackers. In spite of efforts by NGOs and various other child welfare organisations, the ground reality is that children are still at work at many of these factories that fl out norms and procedures but more importantly deny these children the fundamental right to education. Hello, anybody just listening or would do something?For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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