tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944777802902046466.post280480594504500527..comments2024-01-27T19:51:52.457+05:30Comments on Arvind's World: Giving alms to beggars - an act of charity? - think twiceArvindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110629241873057182noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944777802902046466.post-76336048819967843022011-04-15T14:14:34.349+05:302011-04-15T14:14:34.349+05:30You'll notice that there aren't any Sardar...You'll notice that there aren't any Sardars in your survey - maybe explainable in Hyderabad I'm sure but I've seen just one in Delhi in all these years and he was a drug addict who none of us could convince to take up a job. <br />So community and upbringing have a say as well - and I think there's an important point to focus on. <br />Also, there's a beggar in my locality whose been there a very long time and I know has put his son through college. (He's one of the few who has regulars and can guess our moods so he's an interesting study). It can be a fairly lucrative profession as well - and you can make as much, if not more than as a factory worker etc.Ritika Kochharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659380012157130988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944777802902046466.post-47372680133308293462011-04-13T17:46:01.313+05:302011-04-13T17:46:01.313+05:30In my area, children will beg along with their mot...In my area, children will beg along with their mothers. In the evening, I saw their father coming on bike and taking the money with him. This has become a organized profession where some are made physically disabled to get mercy of the donors.krishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01635823310223836614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944777802902046466.post-14559071106821846412011-04-13T10:36:11.347+05:302011-04-13T10:36:11.347+05:30Its true. Begging has become a profession linked t...Its true. Begging has become a profession linked to mafia. As a journalist, I have done some reporting on organised begging in and around Vijayawada some time back. I don't encourage begging on the streets at any point. Those who are habituated to begging never like to work or accept the shelter that we offer them. I have tried this and failed. (Gopi, Journalist, Vijayawada)Gopihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252285487227614143noreply@blogger.com