INNOCENCE AND NEGLIGENCE

Child abuse is an invisible menace in different ways and of different kinds. Recognizing this crime and being aware of its consequences are the primary steps society must take towards repairing the damage caused to our young generation at slums. This budding generation is suffering due to illiteracy among the masses. Sometimes they are dragging themselves in the boiling water by falling prey to anti-social elements and victim of circumstances.

There is no exaggeration in confessing that slum or street children accept such trouble assignment to meet their improper and unwanted requirements of smoking, gambling and other extravagant expenses only to the embarrassments of everyone.

The physical and mental growth has been seriously affected by the careless approach of the nation builders who have become the slave of money. Children are becoming victims of circumstances and later consequences, which spoil them and coming generations, which have far-reaching effects on humanity, culture and civilization.

This embarrassing chain of exploitation and atrocity does not end here. Our responsible government have turned a deaf ear towards the burning problem of slum children, instead of focusing on genuine needs of those children who are always neglected.

India will change for the better if we can reciprocate to those slum children the belief and innocence. It is the ultimate pilgrimage that we now need to focus on, rather than exploiting the situations and raising the sentiments and passion to serve our selfish ends, only then we can obtain emancipation, ecstasy and elixir for the innocence and save it from being exploited.

Naina Jha is a PR professional working with The GreyMatters as an Assistant Manager. She loves writing as writing gives her a solace. A passionate dreamer and working for slum area kids gives her peace. She blogs here : http://nainajha.blogspot.in/