A corrupt person is termed immoral, dishonest and unscrupulous in his dealings. His disregard for honesty, righteousness and truth results in his alienation from society. He is treated with contempt. But as erosion of values leads to decadence, remedies for the social malaise remain elusive, and so no amount of contempt can eradicate corruption which is a symptom of decadence.
Corruption is the most virulent when crises everywhere threaten the very existence of the society and the faith in life is shaken. It has always been there like tie leech, but when the system grows weaker and the boat flounders, it gets bolder and drains its victims of the last drops of their blood.
The older the system the weaker it grows and fails to solve the riddles of life that grows more complex every day. So men lose faith in it and let it drift down. At this point corruption takes over and plunges the entire society. After Second World War the old system with all its values was left in a shambles. The crippling effects of the war, the recession and depression, and uncertainties in a faithless world of maimed and moribund encouraged cynicism in a section of the population.
This section included the government officials dealing in essential commodities. They found the post-war conditions ideal for fishing in troubled waters and getting richer. They formed a sort of vicious circle in which moral values and honest intentions no longer held valid. The flourishing black market in essential commodities, adulteration of even baby- food, bribery, fraud and economic, political and administrative manipulations with an eye on earning profits has brought untold misery to the people.
One would say the corruption in India has an ancient lineage; it is sanctified by tradition. The author of the Arthasastra made some remarks on government officials of his time which are relevant even today: "Just as it is impossible not to taste the honey or the poison that finds itself at the tip of the tongue, so it is impossible for a government servant not to eat up at least a bit of the king's revenue." These in the postwar world became only bolder while eating up government money and accepting bribes. (Sanskrit textbook)
Today, when India is free, these officials representing all government departments are very close to the most corrupt businessmen who are too unscrupulous to let any opportunity of amassing profits slip. This collusion broadens the base of the vicious circle and corruption spreads 'like wild fire to engulf the entire society. The political and social guardians depend only too much on the richer communities and they look indulgently on while these communities hold the entire society and the government to ransom.
Corruption starts at the top and percolates down to the whole society. Such corruption cannot be confined to the towns alone. It is as widespread in the villages where the dishonest officials and the traders carry the germs of the disease. The tyranny of confusion and price rules the land and the people are helpless victims of corruption everywhere.
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That does not mean I was clean the whole of my life. :-)
Corruption cannot be cleaned.
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India and the people living in India be warned. India is being sold by the corrupt politicians and in the name of open Market, your country is made economically slave to the west and U.S. All the companies coming from abroad are very very cunning and decietful and in few years time
you will have no businesses and will be looking and begging for jobs of the foreign companies. Your villages and towns high streets will become ghost towns. Shops of all kinds will be closed because all the business will be taken by big foreign stores. You will find 10 shops closed and 5 people working as slave shop assistances. I live in
Uk and believe you me that 10 years ago Indians and Pakistanies owned the shops and was making their living
by working 12 hours a day then the big stores fro us, uk,
France, Germany came and 90 percent of Indian owned
Shops had to be closed because of very little business.
Big Gordon stores open all over and started free buses to
Take people from their homes to the stores to spend money. I am young but had to close shops. In here you
Have to pay property tax on a closed shop and pay electric
Meter charges for having in the shop. If dis connected you have to pay nearly 35000 rupees equivalent to. Get it connected. I have 2 shops which gave me living but due to big foreign store opening had to close and am unemployed.
Wait the same thing is going to happen in India if Indian
Govt. Let's them to come to India. All the politicians are saleable. They are ignorant themselves about the impact it will have in India. All your money will be syphoned awar from you without you known it. They will employ Indians to
Rob you but take money to US.uk,France Germany,orally,
The other countries of Europe. You have 85 million people
Who are very very poor and you will join their ranks if you did not oppose this foreign invasion of foreign companies. I have said my say. Don't believe them whatever they are saying. They said the same thing in here. You think you are clever but no you are no cleverer than the I can assure you.
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