Are You 'Orthodox'?

The term 'orthodox' is defined as 'Following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice' - Oxford Dictionary

People used to say nothing will work in this bureaucratic system if you don't bribe the officials... In fact we have laws to take action against them, who misuse their official power. From IPC 1860 and prevention of corruption act 1988 up to Right to information act 2005...

Nowadays there are even notices in almost all Govt. offices mentioning helpline phone numbers and asking us to contact, if anyone happen to force us for bribing.

In old days people were uneducated and ignorant about their rights and laws that would stand by them. Hence they did whatever the officials asked them to do. But the era has changed, people do at least know there are laws to help them. They can get help from someone who is educated. Let us take Kerala as example, where the majority are educated comparing to any other states in India.

Yet we have a lot of bribing stories... Why is it so???

If it happens due to the ignorance of the victim, I presume that we -the public- are so selfish that we won't even care about our friends. Are you selfish?

If it happens because the victim wants things to happen within a short time period and the bureaucratic dysfunction stands against it, I presume that our development is slow and we are irresponsible about it. Are you irresponsible?

If it happens because we think 'things won't work in this nation without bribing', I presume we -the public- are ORTHODOX because regardless of our education and awareness of our wonderful Indian penal code we follow the old age practice; that people used to do when they were ignorant-namely bribing Govt. officials-. Are you orthodox?

Credit for the terminology 'orthodox' in the context of bribing- Arya Mohan

Ref:

1.http://www.mcrhrdi.gov.in/Group12012/Anti-Corruption%20Laws%20in%20India.pdf

2.http://www.advocatekhoj.com/library/bareacts/indianpenalcode/index.php?Title=Indian%20Penal%20Code,%201860

3.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Code