Kathga Khailya Re : A Garhwali Poem by Narendra Singh Negi Against Corruption and Poems against Corruption from 150 countries Part -6
Bhishma Kukreti
(Abstract: In this part, the author discusses about the role of culture for pro or anti corruption and the author finds out the similarities between the finding of various sociologists,
Corruption at high places has became a cancer world wide specially in undeveloped and developing countries. The poets are most sensitive intellectuals and they are not silent over the corruption in all agencies.
One of the famous most Indian singers Narendra Negi wrote a poetry against corruption in Garhwali (Indian) language ‘Kathga Khailya” . The sensitive poet Negi brought an musical album on this lyric too.
The poem is as
Role of Culture on Corruption
The culture of a nation, state or region plays a great role in encouraging corruption.
Researchers as Separtaely, Hofstede Schwartz, Smith, Dugan, Inglehart proposed the following scheme for World Value Survey
1- Conservatism
2-Hierarchy
3-Intellectual Autonomy
4-Egalitarian Commitment
5- Utilitarian Involvement
6-Post Materialism
The scholars use the following dimensions to gauge the corruption in the country:
1-Human development Index
2- Gross National Product
3-Population Density
4-Percentage of Urban population
5- Percentage of Immigrant Population
6-Mobility-percentage of people ready to move another city
7-Percent of people ready to move another country
8-Immobilty
9- Family Size
10-Income inequality per years
11-Ethnic Diversity index
12- Slowness of pedestrians
13-Transparency International
14-Competativenes Index
15- Confidence in Trade Unions
16- Attitude towards Protestants Work Ethics
17-Perception of Control over Life
18- Human Rights Violations
19-Pereception according to human rights
Then there are three aspects of religions- individual religion salvation, reform and individualism
The individualism and hierarchy also plays in each segment of factor to increase or decrease corruption
Fernandez (2001) states that the group/nationality orientation plays the role too and following factors are important to create pro-corrupt culture or anti-corruption culture
1-It is important to maintain harmony within my group
2-My happiness depends on the happiness of surrounding me
3- I respect people who are modest
4-I shall sacrifice my self-interest for the benefits of group I am in
5-My relationship with others are more important than my own achievement
6-It is crucial for me to respect the decisions made by my group
7-Even I am not happy I will stick to group if group needs me
8- I shall say ’NO” rather I am misunderstood
9- I am comfortable with singled out for praise or rewards
10- I act same way with all my group members
11- I enjoy being unique and different from others in many respects
12-My personal identity is independent to others and is very important for me
13- I prefer to be direct and forthright in dealing with people
(Reference “ Nekane Baseb and Maria Ros, 2005, Cultural dimensions and social behaviours correlates: Individualism, Collectivism and Power Distance
While analyzing the poem Kthga Khailya Re (How much will YOU take Bribe?’) with the above cited aspects of pro-corruption and anti corruption, the readers may find that Narendra Singh Negi pointed out many factors as
1- The bribe takers are not worried bout nation (group as cited above),
2- The bribe taker is not worried about the share of deprived ones
3- the bribe taker is not interested in group decision
4-The bribe taker is interested on his own accomplishment and not the achievement of group (nation) or relationship within the group (nation)
5-The bribe taker is not worried about the act of group discipline
6- The bribe taker is not interested in sacrificing for the group but for him his self interest is important than group benefits
7- The bribe taker is not at all looking at the happiness of people surrounding him
8- When Narndra Singh Negi refers in his poem about the scandal in commonwealth game, the poem states that bribe takers are not bothered about identity or differences etc.
9- Negi talks about depositing black money in foreign money bt bribe takers. Hence, the poet bribe takers are not interested in the benfits of group (Nation).
The poem clearly shows that Narendra negi is sensitive social observers that is why his points are matching with various sociology,-economics and psychology scholars
Haiti is one of the most corruption porn country in the world (31stposition from top).
J . Ramsey expresses his views on corruption and malpractices in the country in symbolic ways in his many poetries “poetry on Haiti: Fault Lines”
Corruption in Cote d’Ivoire
The Cote d’Ivoire’s position in corruption index comes thirty two from top
This is disgusting for people that when a country requires equal distribution of money among the citizens as of Cote d’Ivoire are witnessing development money is being siphoned by people sitting at high level .
Cameroon ‘s position is 33th from top in corruption level.
As famous most Indian singer and a notable poet Narendra Negi is worried about the worsening position of India and shown his concern through his Garhwali language (Indian) poem “Kathga Khailya (How much will you take (bribe)?” , same way Eric Ekinde a fine poet articulates his patriotic views about his motherland and request all citizens to eradicate corruption from Cameroon in his fine poem “ Cameroon My Country “
In morning , I get up and look at my country……
A country with memories of its glorious records……..
Cameroon my country where peace
Reigns and like breeze flows with ease…..
Long live my Cameroon country
Long live fight against corruption and bribery
Long live the fight for meritocracy.. ……
As famous most singers of India and remarkable poet Narendra Singh can not bear the pain of bribery being taken in appointment of government servants and transfer of goverment servants in Uttarakhand province of India in his Garhwali (Indian) poem “Kthagi Khailya (how much will you take (bribe )?:” same way Tikum Mah Azomba shows his anger in a short poem about corruption in instead of appointing the competent ones the authorities are appointing incompetent candidates as government servants due to bribery in Cameroon as
CORRUPTION
We all here idly and suffer
Over these ministers and their kind
Distribute jobs and money
To those our inferiors by far
Continued........
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