Talking about social underground evils prevailing in these shrines, it is difficult to trace their origins.
One of the flourishing social evil in these shrines is the illegitimate children being left by their mothers. Lack of economic resources amongst the impoverished stratum of our society can be one of the major reasons. Children are left helpless and deserted on the mercy of the perceived extravagant life of the shrines in the minds of their mothers. But what these mothers don’t know is that by abandoning their children they’re not giving them a better life instead they are pushing them to live a life in desperation and misery. The darbars become the only ‘Home’ for them. They are provided with basic necessities of life including food (lungar) and shelter. Living in the darbars the children are exposed to other evils. With no parents or siblings to protect them, the children are trapped by mafia groups surrounding the darbar that force them to indulge in immoral activities for their own mafia benefits. From here on their life of innocence comes to an end. Drug addiction is usually the first evil the children are trapped into. ‘Samad bond’ addiction is most common among children. The inhalation of the samad bond intoxicates them just like any other drug. The urge for the ‘cheapest’ intoxication compels them to resort to beggary and prostitution as their source of income. Does this mean that the serenity of the shrines is questionable? Turning a blind eye towards this hidden reality is utter ignorance, but then can we as a society do something about it or blame it on other relevant authorities is a matter of consideration.
One of the flourishing social evil in these shrines is the illegitimate children being left by their mothers. Lack of economic resources amongst the impoverished stratum of our society can be one of the major reasons. Children are left helpless and deserted on the mercy of the perceived extravagant life of the shrines in the minds of their mothers. But what these mothers don’t know is that by abandoning their children they’re not giving them a better life instead they are pushing them to live a life in desperation and misery. The darbars become the only ‘Home’ for them. They are provided with basic necessities of life including food (lungar) and shelter. Living in the darbars the children are exposed to other evils. With no parents or siblings to protect them, the children are trapped by mafia groups surrounding the darbar that force them to indulge in immoral activities for their own mafia benefits. From here on their life of innocence comes to an end. Drug addiction is usually the first evil the children are trapped into. ‘Samad bond’ addiction is most common among children. The inhalation of the samad bond intoxicates them just like any other drug. The urge for the ‘cheapest’ intoxication compels them to resort to beggary and prostitution as their source of income. Does this mean that the serenity of the shrines is questionable? Turning a blind eye towards this hidden reality is utter ignorance, but then can we as a society do something about it or blame it on other relevant authorities is a matter of consideration.
i cannot believe how people can leave their children like that. no matter what the problem is how can a mother leave the baby she has given birth. i think we as a society should do something about it.there should be orphan homes or NGOs who work for such children.how can a human leave her/his baby at a place where he is not sure whether the baby will live or die of hunger and thirst!
ReplyDeletegood blog, add more research and visual elements(video)
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Yes, it is really harsh truth prevailing since long in our society that people leave their children on mazarz. Even they decide it (as a manat) before their birth and ruin their lives in those hells…
ReplyDeleteEnlightening this issue is really great work!
Inhuman behaviour, its disgusting and i wish we could do something about it.
ReplyDeleteIts a vicious cycle of continuous poverty and unfulfillment of basic necessities of life
Apart from the islamic aspect of all this, it is so sad that innocent little children are exposed to such harsh realities of this world at such an age. While it is possible to turn this kind of environment into one that could benefit the less fortunate, the tendency to exploit and control children in this way makes the evil far outweigh any potential good. I hope we will one day be able to eradicate this evil through education and economic progress.
ReplyDeleteOne of the darker sides of our culture, and yet more depraved activities under the umbrella of religion. Our people get so caught up in emotions, which leaves no room for thought of right or wrong. I'm sure there are many orphanages that the kids could be given to, or offered for adoption. I guess people refuse to accept these realities staring at us in the face, hoping for some miracle to save them.
ReplyDeleteMakes one wonder why no one takes the neccessary steps to effectively deal with such social problems. Surely these children deserve a better life.
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