Have you ever wondered what railway stations, bus stops, religious places, and footpaths or for that matter, public toilets in the sub-continent have in common? Perhaps, you guessed it right - they are infested with beggars, probably the most efficient and industrious set of professionals I have ever encountered. At all the said places, beggars are religiously active.
But wait! Did anyone notice the new breed of beggers emerging around us? They are all around us, begging for everything except money and food. You can find them on talent shows, news channels, newspapers and virtually everywhere, begging for your sympathy, requesting you to send some SMSs, watch a movie, or buy some memory enhancement pills.
Yes, you got it right। These are the Bachhans and the Reshamiyas begging you to watch their movies or the likes of Abhijeet Sawant and Rahul Vaidya begging you to send some SMSs in the name of their state and city, to win some "talent hunt".
It has become difficult to spot the regular beggars of our country these days, who have been pushed to the sideline in their own business by the much celebrated celebrities। These part time beggers have encroached upon the territory where the traditional beggars used to rule.
Beware! These beggars come in all flavors। He/she can be on a news channel constantly advising you “humare saath bane rahiye”, or on some tele-shopping programme, telling you that “ise prayog karne ke baad to meri to zindagi hi badal gayi”. He can even be your favorite superstar asking you to buy tickets to his movie.
I personally feel that all this begging is needed when the product/media/movie being offered is not really worth spending time and money upon.
So, why not spend some time and mind on quality work, and leave the begging part for the professionals?
hehe...this was great!!
ReplyDeletenever noticed this kind of thing..
and these beggars even do great antics...they want attention..but want "rotis in other ppl's houses"
mujhe tere ghar mein roti chahiye!!
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hey a nice topic des days to discuss about...as des days u watch ny channel and only talent hunt shows or dance competions are going on...playing with our emotions and getting money through SMS..but what the hell we r getting in return of des SMS..r we getting a clear result nytime of any poll...!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletei m very happy that u thought and took the initiative to write in this topic..well keep writing..
Put my emotions into words - the whole system from tele-marketers to bank sales, everywhere people are literally surrounded by beggars. But, that is the way of the market now, I guess.
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