Money? Who’s Real Needy?

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21 responses to “Money? Who’s Real Needy?”

1. 

   6/1/2006

   Himanshu

   Hi, somehow I landed up on ur blog while searching in goggle.
   I must say it looks so Pro…
   U have expressed ur thought and views very neatly in this blog..
   I am linking u on my blog so that techie guyz can know watz is happening apart from SDLC in this world.
   And thankz for the address, I’ll b making a contribution towards treatment of Vijay.
   ~Himanshu~
2. 6/2/2006

   DesiPundit » Archives » Who is real needy?

   […] Alka Dwivedi questions Amitabh’s decision to donate money to the Balaji temple when they are other worthy causes (she mentions one) [hat tip: Mridula]. Personally, I have found such questions troubling because it infringes on the individual’s right to handle his wealth. […]
3. 

   6/2/2006

   confused

   Alka,

   Its not a question of who needs it more bu a question of whom Amitabh wants to give it to.

   Sorry, I dont think anyone has the right to question what do I do with my own money.
4. 

   6/3/2006

   Jo

   Very nice thought Alka. Pity that people (be it celebrities or common man) think huge offerings to God can bring in peace and not helping the ones in need. Its a shame too. Long live religions and Gods!
5. 

   6/5/2006

   Paavani

   It’s a good question. Who is more needy. The one who already have enough or who have not.
   But again a question Is helping a needy one really make sense.

   All this should happen with in a time phase – Like in case of an operation it should be on urgent basis but by the time people think to help, then send money and all the enough amount get collected…Its too late.
   This one is just an example. At times how a person use the money, for the same purpose which s/he really need money.
6. 

   6/5/2006

   J

   i agree with alka. what’s the point of giving money to God .. truly thinking. i mean if we think about practical uses of money being “put” somewhere. i do have the right to spend my own money, undoubtedly, but if, the amount is h-u-g-enough to save a life (or lives), then, well, …afterall, it would be God’s work right. even if it is not God’s work, would God appreciate it if i do “donate” so much of money to a temple? .. and that not too in the form of langar where thousands can be fed, but in the form of diamonds? tut-tut!!
7. 

   6/13/2006

   Nikhil Kulkarni

   Hi Alka,

   I think its a person’s own wish where he/she wants to donate – however, I guess it is the reponsibility of the orgnisations to whom the money is donated to ensure that it is spent at the right place.
   There is no way that every donor (like AB) will know of the thousands of needy individuals – but the social and religious orgnaisations need to ensure that in a country like India, money they get as donations is spent on social uplift rather than ceremony and pomp.
8. 

   6/14/2006

   White Magpie

   Mmm!! I’m with you here. Though AB may be doing his charity bit too. We don’t know about that. And if he feels like donating diamonds…well. He can afford to do so.

   Personally, I think it is ridiculous. Waste of good money.
9. 6/19/2006

   Alka Dwivedi » Freedom of Expression & Choice

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10. 6/23/2006

    Life is a street car named Desire » A rant a Day

    […] A month back someone called Alka wrote a post criticizing Amitabh for donating some money to a Temple while a child was dying for lack of medical care. We left a small comment saying that Amitabh has every right to spend his money as he pleases. Apparently we touched a chord or whatever because Alka Ji has come out with a post where she detailed how poor India is and that is why Amitabh is not justified and blah blah..We replied that all that is fine, we also find the idea of Amitabh donating to a Temple stupid. But that is immaterial, a human being after he has paid his dues to the society in the form of taxes has the absolute freedom to spend his money as he pleases. Individual freedom is extremely important.  To question this would be dangerous because then someone might question your dressing sense, another one might question what you eat and such. To which Alka ji has come up with this stupendous reply: That’s why when some girl is eve teased or a mentally retarded child is raped in moving train in full public view, people exercise their RIGHT TO SILENCE. Recent development is, one of my neighbours told me, her relative’s security guard was first beaten up by some goons then got murdered in front of her eyes. But that person had EXERCISED HER RIGHT WHEN NOT TO DIAL 100 ON HER CELL PHONE. Freedom to keep quite and when to use MY OWN cell phone JINDABAD. […]
11. 

    6/24/2006

    Alka

    As far as my being on dope,and shutting doen my blog,I can’t reply, for that I have to stoop to your level.

    and sponsoring a child’s education, how do you know, I have not done anything? .

    But since you don’t have any problem being personal, just ask your mother, if you are gravely ill, and she doesn’t have enought money for your treatment, how will she feel about Amitabh’s issue. She will give you an answer, if you still care to listen to her.

    =======================
    And I am just saying that, I find Mr. Bachchan’s decision lacking in awareness of our country. I am not behaving like some goon that “Do as I say, or face the …….” If something gets published or reported in the media, I too can voice my opinion.
12. 

    6/24/2006

    Amit

    Well, I do agree with the sentiment that its upto the individual to decide how he spends his money, but personally I’m against such treatment to the lord almighty(if there even exists one, which I doubt)!! Did the god ever asked for such a royal treatment? I do wonder at these times that what’s the use of proper & high education that these people get when the mindset is still that of what it was 2 millenia back!! Even if they believe in god, its ok, but then why not get the teachings of gods & saints right, where they say that helping fellow living beings in their need is a much greater deed than trying to bribe the lord!!
13. 

    6/24/2006

    Amit

    And another point, like AB said that he’s thankful to the lord that he survived the illness & got well & out of bed & is expressing his thanks in such a sparkling form, one needs to question why is he giving credit of someone else to the lord? It was the docs & nurses & his family that saw him through & brought him back on his feet, not the lord sitting magnificiently in his court!! And if that was not the case & it was indeed the lord who nursed him back to health, then what the hell was he doing in a hospital for such a long period of time?? He should’ve been in the temple, at lord’s feet & then people would’ve had titanium solid proof that the lord nursed him back to health!!! 🙄
14. 

    6/25/2006

    Jacob

    It’s his right. You should not judge other people’s acts of kindness.
15. 

    6/25/2006

    Alka

    Amit, thank you so much for dropping by and being kind enough to leave comments. I liked your post on money.

    Jacob, I agree. Any suggestions for the dying child Vijay too? Any ideas? Any help? Does he too have any right to live?
16. 

    6/26/2006

    Amit

    Amit, thank you so much for dropping by and being kind enough to leave comments.

    You are welcome. I’ve been a bit dormant on the blog scene off late, neither reading nor blogging, but I do try to pop in now & then when I can!! 🙂

    I liked your post on money.

    thanks!! 🙂
17. 

    6/27/2006

    x

    Amitabh can do whatever he likes with his money. But we reserve the right to puke when we see him spend it like this. Spending 9 crores on a jewellery set for a deity is awfully stupid and (I have to say this) insensitive.
18. 

    6/27/2006

    Shivam

    Amitabh Bachchan has every right to decide ho he wants to spend his money.

    Alka Divedi has every right to comment that Amitabh would be better off spending it saving lives than on religion.

    What about Alka’s right to free speech in making such a comment?
19. 6/27/2006

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20. 6/29/2006

    Alka Dwivedi » Its a Request

    […] I had posted about a couple, writing to the Indian President seeking mercy killing for their son, Vijay Kumar. Their son has been diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia. […]
21. 

    2/27/2010

    Siva Prasad

    One of my very far relatives have a young daughter who is diagnosed with aplasic anaemia. But as usual money factor has come in their way to tect theior child. In the prcess of helping her I came through this site and astonishingly I found 4 yeas earlier your blog was posted with a similiar backdrop. Nothing in terms of social discrepancies has changed in India, rich men are getting richer and poor are getting poorer.Anyhow nice blog post.