I'm trying to explore the societal and psychological landscape of blindness, begging and charity - hence the below questions. Please skip over to the next message if this is a waste of your time. Should we actually discourage blind beggers from carrying out their practise, or just ignore them, or support them? What influence can the begging blind people have on other blind people who do not beg? Why would any blind person want to beg in the first place? Can the reason be different from that of a sighted begger? Do all or most blind beggers beg with the intention of getting rich or is it because of other reasons such as survival, desertion etc If we want to stop the begging in the blind community, what is the ideal way forward - Rehabilitation? Awareness? Legal reinforcement? Do the blind beggers have better prospects? Are they being threatened? Misused? Are there any organisations covertly or undoly highlighting the helplessness factors of the blind in raising funds? Do people become beggers out of frustration?
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of ishita kapoor Sent: 19 November 2013 15:06 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Blind Beggars in Banglore Good work avinash. Last year I got an opportunity to meet a blind person who was bagging at hanuman temple rajkot gujarat. I talked to him for 15 to 20 minutes. He was intelligent and 12th pass. He said that bagging is my business. And I am happy with it. I can earn 500 per day in this business without doing anything. I asked him to do something meaningful with his life. But he replied I don't want to do anything. I really found him happy with his life. I couldn't speak anything. I said him bye bye without giving anything. On 11/18/13, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All > Nobody wants to begg, but hunger and burning stomach compell many to do so. > We should respect these blind beggars, who are in absense of any > elementary support by family and the state are compelled to begg for > alms. they are fighting for bare minimum.There are thousands who are > forced to begg like them. > Can we do anything for them? > They are six blind men, 2 Aged around thirty, two mid thirties and > other two above forty.. Two are holding dirty rounded clowths and > others have stranded their palms in anticipation of money and food and > singing in corus. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pEmOXC3M8w > Please if possible supply few data/surveys done on blind beggars in > Indian cities I'm writing one piece on blind beggars for one national > Indian Magazine. Please if you know any locality in Delhi where blind > beggars live in groups then also inform me. > --- > Avinash Shahi > M.Phil Research Scholar > Centre for The Study of Law and Governance Jawaharlal Nehru University > New Delhi India > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing > accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_acc > essindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org > .in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking > of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its > veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the > mails sent through this mailing list.. > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind ia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
