Before Supporting Anna what you as an individual should do..!!

I like the fact that today in India youth and media are all behind Anna Hazare jhi, but before even pointing our finger towards the so called corruption and calling it fight for 2nd independence did we ever realize how corrupt we as an individual are. Everybody will surely deny the fact that we are not as corrupt as the politicians and so on.

A simple question needs to be raised to oneself and say if you are stopped by the traffic police as a routine frisking and realized that your forgot to carry your car/bike insurance or for that matter any important document . As per Indian Law you are subjected for fine/jail time. But did you ever realize the INR50 you paid is not documented anywhere and the money goes no where but into the pockets of the guy who frisked you. I am sure 90% of people know what they did and are active role players in corruption.

Here is a list of things we commonly do and get away with:

1. Buying goods from a store : 60-70% of us get away with this because we never ask for receipt of sales. Where is the sales tax money going, who is responsible for this? Receipt will not only track a sale but how much income is earned by store and there by income tax that needs to be paid with the total value of sales of goods. But do we care no?

2. Our major means of transport Auto Rickshaw: Did we ever pay 70Rs plus tax and ask receipt. Oh wait we do not even have the concept of generating receipts when some one runs this kind of transport

3. Liquor Store/Cigarette(PAN dubba) : Did u know that in the state of Andhra Pradesh each liquor store license is more than 1 Crore INR. I am sure a sale of bottle of beer or liquor in any form is not documented and accounted for any time? Forgot to mention every time you ask "Ek choti gold flake dena(I need one small gold flake cigarette)" you are automatically adding to corruption and not helping it. Again I say ask your self are you the right one to fight corruption? Are you ready to change your self ?

4. Whom did you approach for Driver's License/Vehicle Registration : Why as a responsible citizen fighting against corruption did you approach a broker/middle man for your speedy driver's license/vehicle registration.

5. Education: In the name of getting good education schools, colleges charge students a high prices which are way over the government limit. If you ever see your fee receipt you pay the actual fee paid is under the government limit and the difference is gone into educational trust. But really is the money going into educational trust instead the max share of money should go to the government. Who is promoting such educational institutions.... I do not want to answer this one.

This list is just a few things on top of my mind that I think of as the big mistakes we contribute as citizens and today we are fighting against corruption without changing our mind set. Watching some one fast and joining some one in rally against illegal activity is good to support and post on your Facebook accounts or twitter accounts but that does not say your role ends with this, but only solution to this is practicing right things on a daily basis. A legit question is will this end political corruption no it will not but before we point finger towards it we need to mend our ways first.

Political corruption accounts only for a small part and it has a vast effect on us but we are so crippled in growth not because of political corruption but because we do not indulge in right practices. Change is not possible over night but change is possible over time and with change of mind set. Shouting slogans, rally on the famous streets, will not solve but changing your own self will automatically change the environment around you.