Roller Coaster Ride

I have had 18070 revolutions around the Sun, lived 433,680 hrs – 26,020,800 seconds. Taken 9,367,488,000 breathes and had my heart beat for a whooping 1,873,497,600 times! Through the thick and the thin, the hot and the cold, the ups and … Read More

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to be one of an external evaluation team for a reputed NGO that engaged in rescue of trafficked girls and their rehabilitation. I was quiet impressed by the way each and every project and activity was well planned and strategic. They presented case stories and statistics that proved they were moving towards their goal.
The project worked in tandem with Govt. initiatives, other NGOs, and locals to rescue and rehabilitate women and young girls who have been trafficked. This saved many from the world of prostitution and sexual slavery.
After going through their after-care and rehabilitation activities such as a safe shelter, embroidery and a tailoring class, I was somehow prompted to ask one question. “How many women have been really rescued from prostitution.” they once again showed us their statistics. I once again asked the question, “How many of you are personally convinced that women have been REALLY rescued from prostitution? How do u make sure that they are again not vulnerable to being trafficked?” there was a silence.
With my experience in working in the field, I brought to their notice that every woman has a dream. The dream. Is to have a husband she can call her own, children that she can call her own, raise a family that is her own. Then I asked one straight question. How many of you young people are really passionate about your work? ” They all raised their hands. Then I put another question, “How many of you, young men, are willing to marry women who have been rescued from the world of prostitution.” They was a very discomforting silence. I was thrown out of the evaluation team. Neither did the organisation pay me for the work I did, nor did I get to see the final evaluation report.

IT IS VERY URGENT AND IMPORTANT TO RESCUE AND REHABILITATE WOMEN FROM THE WORLD OF SEXUAL SLAVERY BUT IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ‘BREAK THE CYCLE’, AND THIS IS POSSIBLE ONLY IN A REAL FAMILY.

Giving away certificates, sewing machines and sending them back to their villages does not end their vulnerability. Only a safe and secure FAMILY does.

NGOs need to have a paradigm shift in their core values. Success stories are not about how an organisation has achieved in terms of its objects and the Logical Framework but it is about the very personal success of each and every beneficiary that they claim to provide ‘service’ to.

I would like to encourage a discussion on this as I can present a few real and rare success case studies of how a family has helped BREAK THE CYCLE of prostitution.

God is recruiting!

God does not recruit you because of your abilities; He does it because of His ability to use you despite of your inabilities. So, all are welcome to join this corporation of service set-up by God. God does not need your resume, … Read More

DISCLAIMER
“…. but, my daughter’s name is not Asifa, she is not 8 years old, she was not looking for her horses, she was not led into the jungle, her abducted were not waiting for her she was not abducted and never kept in captivity, she was not given sedatives on an empty stomach to make her unconscious, and she was not gang-raped and strangulated till she breathed her last, her head was not crushed with stones and her body was not thrown away in the jungle , and no one knew about this news. So enjoy your dinner, cheer IPL teams, ignorance is bliss!” because your daughter’s name too is not Asifa and she is not 8 years old and……….. Better days ahead!

तनहा  हम  क्यों  हैं,  भीड़  के  बीच  में ?

तनहा  हम  क्यों  हैं,  भीड़  के  बीच  में ? तनहा  हम  क्यों  हैं,  भीड़  के  बीच  में खफा  हम  क्यों  हैं,  जश्ने-बहार  में हम  तो  बेवफा  हो  गए,  वफाओं  की  भीड़  में तनहा  हम  क्यों  हैं,  भीड़  के  बीच  में … Read More

 

 

ज़िन्दगी के  सफर कही  दो  लिइने  मैंने  पढ़ी

और  यह  मेरा  सोया  हुआ   दिल  जाग  उठा

सिर्फ एक  ही  जीवन  है  यारों,  कुछ  पल  में   ढल  जायेगा

सिर्फ खुदा के  लिए  जो  किया  वह  याद  रह  जायेगा । 

 

एक  दिन ज़िन्दगी  की  घडी  रुक  जाएगी

और  वक़्त  थम  जायेगा

सिर्फ एक  ही  जीवन  है  यारों,  कुछ  पल  में   ढल  जायेगा

सिर्फ  खुदा  के  लिए  जो  किया  वह  याद  रह  जायेगा । 

 

यह  कोमल  आवाज़  मुझ  से  कुछ  कह  रही  है

ज़िन्दगी में बेहतर मौका दे  रही  है,  चुन  ले

सिर्फ एक  ही  जीवन  है  यारों,  कुछ पल  में   ढल  जायेगा

सिर्फ  खुदा  के  लिए  जो  किया  वह  याद  रह  जायेगा । 

 

अब  कुछ  ही  पल  बाकि  है  यारों

और  इसमें  भरी  हैं  आशाएं,  खुशियां,  दुःख  और  धोखा

सिर्फ एक  ही  जीवन  है  यारों,  कुछ  पल  में   ढल  जायेगा

सिर्फ  खुदा  के  लिए  जो  किया  वह  याद  रह  जायेगा । 

 

यह  दुनिया  चाहे  बहकाये  मुझे,  और  दुश्मन  चाहे  फुसलाये  मुझे

ऐ  खुदा  तेरी  ताक़त  मुझ  को  दे   के  मैं   हार  न  जाऊ

सिर्फ एक  ही  जीवन  है  यारों,  कुछ  पल  में   ढल  जायेगा

सिर्फ  खुदा  के  लिए  जो  किया  वह  याद  रह  जायेगा । 

 

चाहे आंधी आये या  तूफ़ान,  मैं कभी न डरूंगा

या अब्बा मुझको ताक़त दे,  एक नया मक़सद दे

मुँह मोड़ लू   मैं दुनियादारी से

और  जीऊ सिर्फ तेरे  लिए

सिर्फ एक ही जीवन है यारों,  कुछ पल में   ढल जायेगा

सिर्फ  खुदा के लिए जो किया वह याद रह जायेगा । 

 

एक ही तोह जीवन हैं और इसमें जो भी मैं  करू

सिर्फ तेरी ही मर्ज़ी पूरी हो

और उन आखरी पलों में मैं  कहू

जो तू करे सब अच्छाहैं

सिर्फ एक ही जीवन है यारों,  कुछ पल में   ढल जायेगा

सिर्फ  खुदा के लिए जो किया वह याद रह जायेगा । 

 

एक दिन तेल ख़तम हो जायेगा

ज़िन्दगी का दिया बुझ जाएगा

और जब  रौशनी ओझल होनेलगे,  मैंकाहू

मैं  तेरे लिए जिया,  मैं तेरे लिए मारा

सिर्फ एक ही जीवन है यारों,  कुछ पल में   ढल जायेगा

सिर्फ  खुदा के लिए जो किया वह याद रह जायेगा । 

Inspired by C. T. Studd

“Only one life Twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last”