Essay on The problem of beggars : beggars are those who depend upon others charity nor their livelihood. They are common in our country. They are increasing in number endlessly. Standing at the roadside one seldom fails to notice a beggar or two asking for alms or charity. In India begging becomes a profession. India contains the largest number of beggars in the world. Foreigners call our country a land of beggars. The problem of beggars is one of the most pressing problems that India is facing.
Essay on The problem of beggars
Beggars are those who
depend upon others charity nor their
livelihood. They are common in our country. They are increasing in number endlessly.
Standing at the roadside one seldom fails to notice a beggar or two asking for
alms or charity. In India begging becomes a profession. India contains the
largest number of beggars in the world. Foreigners call our country a land of
beggars. The problem of beggars is one of the most pressing problems that India is facing.
Beggars are found
everywhere. In every town, at every turn or corner or crossing we can see them.
They cry for help, for aims, for a handful of flour or a few paise. We can also
see them outside the railway stations, bus stands, religious places,
dharmshalas, on the bathing ghats and in
the fairs etc.
There are various types
of beggars. There are disabled beggars as lame, the blind, the deaf, the dumb
and the lepers. Others are religious beggars as sadhus, the faquirs, the
priests and pandits. We also find children beggars. These are real orphans. Some
lazy people who cannot earn their livelihood by doing manual or mental labor
become beggars. The sick, the disabled, the homeless and destitute deserve our
sympathy and we should do something for them. Some are beggars by necessity and
some by profession.
These beggars adopt
different ways of begging. Some beggars sing religious songs. So take the help
of music. Some of them repeat some favorite words loudly. Some beggers go from
door to door.
The causes of the
increase in number of beggars are many. Poverty is one of the major causes of
begging. Unemployment and increasing population have also been responsible for
the same. The generous and hospitable nature of Indians is also one of the causes.
They consider it their religious duty to give something to the beggars. Some
people think that there may he God in the disguise of beggars. So he should not
go disappointed from their door. Thousands of pilgrimage places scattered all
over India, provide good shelter to these beggars. There are many places like Varanasi, Puri,
Haridwar and Gaya where beggary has become a trade and has been recognized by
society and the state.
It is a very grave
problem which demands immediate attention of the government. In many European
countries beggary is a crime. It is declared unlawful for a man or a woman of
able body to beg publicly. There are vagrant houses, orphanages and destitute
houses where helpless, the aged or the orphans or the disabled are sheltered at
state expense. The state has to devise laws for checking the growth of beggars.
People should be taught against the evil s practice. The press can also play a
great role in this respect. We must make it clear to the people that there is
no special glory or Punya in giving charity to able-bodied persons. Beggars,
associations should be declared illegal. Work houses should be established by
the government.
Beggars are a shame to
our country. Those who are fit and healthy should be encouraged to earn their
living. When the dark spot of beggars is washed off, India can claim to be a
civilized country.
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