interaction
It was a nice fine invigorating session
Every one was keen to put at least one question
Of IAS, they had heard a whole lot
And now they wanted to have heart to heart talk
How is IAS geared to face the worsening situation
Can they save the country or at least the administrtion
21st century we all keep talking about
But can we reach it with our present crowd
The politicians keep on interfering in the game
Is this not a matter of great shame
How do members of service feel about the slide
Don't you think the politicians are taking copuntry for a ride
Curiosty there was aplenty and also biting doubt
But courtsey still ruled the roost and the crowd
What reply the members could give to these
How many secrets of the trade could they reveal
It would be probably be the real story of decandence
Which may prove disastrous for the hopeful entrants
Yet they could not conceal totally the facts of life
Bureaucrats are feeling the impact of the strife
No longer it is secret that politicians are the lords
Though here and there the stragglers continue the war
In democracy people are always supreme
And it is assumed, representatives are the cream
They must rule the country the way they name
And if it is the way to ruin, that is part of the game
Corrective action can be taken only by the electorate
Throw overboard those who are rocking the boat
The problems are created by voters' mistakes
And consequences also they have to take
Bureaucracy is an instrument not the State
They can not be of help in the ultimate
So do not ask the bureaucracy if they can do anything
Get up, gird up your loins and do some thing
You must help yourself if you want bad things to cease
And that is something which is very hard to believe
For by nature we are lazy and will like to blame
All others for all the ills we ever have to face
But facts are facts and do not change
However we may wish so or pray for the same.
(Jamshedpur, 13.8.86 had an interaction with the students of XLRI. This is a report on the discussions.)