HimVani
Shimla: A cricket match for protest. Ridge in Shimla is a regular venue for protest demonstrations, but never the type it was witnessed today. With around 300 school and college students getting together to play a cricket match on the Ridge, the message appeared clear why the youth were forced to play on the only visible open space in the town that is already too crowded to allow any recreational activity – because the state capital lacks parks – and these students wanted the administration to see it for themselves.
So as youths from all over the town gathered at the Ridge in the morning on the call given by YES (Youth Enlightenment and Society), which is running a campaign to make the government aware of lack of parks and community centres in Shimla, a strong message was conveyed to the civic body of the town to take note of the demand. As youngsters shouted slogans in unison forming a human chain around the Mall, the MC office just below too heard the echo, but no official cared to come out. Later the YES volunteers personally went to the mayor to invite her to witness the match, but the request was turned down.
As if that was not enough, while the match was being played policemen landed up there and took away the bats and the ball, claiming that permission was not taken from the authorities. However, Akarshan Chauhan, president of YES, claimed that due permission was taken from the home department for the protest.
As this report was being filed, cops reportedly took Akarshan with them for further questioning.
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Good work cops, keep it up! Cricket is not the only game that youth can play. You cannot dig up hills to make a cricket ground for some foolish kids. There are plenty of other activities to indulge youth and keep the environment intact at the same time. Akarshan Chauhan, you should lead your organisation to promote such activiites rather then doing this danga-fasad.
Mr. Yashwant… i feel pity at your point of view.You just could not understand the whole point behind it. Its not about gathering some college & school teens to play cricket. Its about making the "DEAF EARS HEAR SOME NOISE". People like you are an obstruction in the development of our society. Do not confine your mind to think less.The campaign is about "THE CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS" in Shimla. These parks would cater to the cause of not only children but also the adults & old age people as they would have a nice place to spend their leisure time.I feel miserable at your narrow minded scope of thinking.I would suggest you to use your head a little more.
GOOD WORK? FOOLISH KIDS? DANGA FASAD? i am a student and I was a part of the protest group that day. for your kind information the so called ''OTHER ACTIVITIES'' in which you are asking youth to indulge themselves is invariably leading them to drugs. Shimla AKA HILLS QUEEN is being turned into a CONCRETE JUNGLE. It is said that ''IN A SOUND BODY RESIDES A SOUND MIND''. the students do not have any place build up there physical strength. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY PLACE TO DO SO. PARKS were supposed to be the places where the young and the old both come together and work out there bodies, but only because of people like you this set up is being delayed. its people like you who have always been a hindrance to the national development. people like you worry not about natures welfare but about your bank balances. and then you blame the system. huh. you ought to be ashamed of yourself!!
Dear Chauhan Sir, i
It pains me how the people for whom Aakarshan and YES are fighting this cause for are not supporting the struggle in the first place. Let me remind you sir that a cricket match was only symbolic of all the activities that children in Shimla are deprived of because of lack of playgrounds and proper parks.
Children are definitely indulging in other activities , but unfortunately those activities are turning out to be drugs and petty crimes. Illegal abuse of substance and increasing violent behaviour among adolescents, leading to criminal tendencies and petty crimes has reached alarming levels in Shimla, like in Himachal. I'm sure you are aware of that.
I have known Aakarshan for more years than I remember now and believe me sir, he would be the last person who would cause a ruckus and stage gimmicks to gain cheap publicity. "Yes for Parks" is a very noble attempt at getting children and youths back to playgrounds. And believe me sir, we are talking hard facts here. We have identified places in and around Shimla where we can build such parks. Fortunately, We would not need to dig up mountains. Nature has bestowed us with some great natural resources and amenities. Only we have to determine now whether we use those for our need or our greed.
I hope I'm making sense here. We are definitely open to criticism. Obviously, we cannot be right most of the times. We need your feedback to correct us where we go wrong. However, we also need your support when we know we are right. As a concerned citizen , I'm sure you would give us your blessings.
Regards
Shashank
(Founding member of YES)
chauhan sir……
well sir this is true that we all got freedom of speech…
n m VERY THANKFUL OF U…..that u gave th whole city a reason to unite in one voice..
sir,i felt sad that th city which was once th capital of whole nation …n th city that is placed on th world map.as one of th beautiful places on earth ,is loosing its charm!
sir…it is very sure that whole matter is not very clear to u..
if u be th th resident of this beautiful town .thn.m sure u would have understood th problem shimla is facing…
sir,is’nt this our town?
are not we r responsible for th climate change we saw in past one decade??
as once one of th greatest saints of india has ever seen…st.Vivekananda….”Jab Jago Tabhi savera”
sir,its painful if we dont support this nobel cause..
this land is our mother land n we need to respect our mother…
we have already burdened it with huge mess..
if we cant reverse atleast we can give something in return…
SIR JI…..i had seen an old man who is around 80 yrs….lived his most of his life in simla bt now he prefers to live in chd. because he cant go for a hard evening walk….
its not easy…to climb n decent for a evening walk at his age..
sir,parks will be very beneficial for old as well as for kids!!…
if we want to live in here y not to make it a better place for living..??
SIR.i hope that u will b proud on th youth that is at least doing something for th home town…..
N SIR …sometimes we need a explosion to let th deaf ears listen some noise……..
n wt a great idea..of akarshan chauhan….a CRICKET MATCH!! most powerful sport of th country that unites every culture ,every religion,every state..
sir,this match was th best attempt to show th town that we r together ,we r one!!…
I will request th whole town n u too CHAUHAN SAAB…that let us be unite…
let us be together….
we need support from each n every man from this town to make this place habitable nt only for us bt for many generations to come…..
IT WAS GREAT EFFORT BY A.CHAUHAN that he inspired n mobilize th youth of th town in such a peaceful manner….
SIR,i seek ur help,that u will support th town…..n appreciate ‘yes’ that they r doing something good for th mother land n more over in a peaceful way!!
YASHWANT SIR ,:alone we can smile together we can laugh”
bless th kids n say “YES TO TH PARKS”…
so that we can show our face to many generations that yes we did something for our home town irrespective of spoiling it……###..
Good work cops, keep it up! Cricket is not the only game that youth can play. You cannot dig up hills to make a cricket ground for some foolish kids. There are plenty of other activities to indulge youth and keep the environment intact at the same time. Akarshan Chauhan, you should lead your organisation to promote such activiites rather then doing this danga-fasad.
Mr. Yashwant… i feel pity at your point of view.You just could not understand the whole point behind it. Its not about gathering some college & school teens to play cricket. Its about making the "DEAF EARS HEAR SOME NOISE". People like you are an obstruction in the development of our society. Do not confine your mind to think less.The campaign is about "THE CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS" in Shimla. These parks would cater to the cause of not only children but also the adults & old age people as they would have a nice place to spend their leisure time.I feel miserable at your narrow minded scope of thinking.I would suggest you to use your head a little more.
GOOD WORK? FOOLISH KIDS? DANGA FASAD? i am a student and I was a part of the protest group that day. for your kind information the so called ''OTHER ACTIVITIES'' in which you are asking youth to indulge themselves is invariably leading them to drugs. Shimla AKA HILLS QUEEN is being turned into a CONCRETE JUNGLE. It is said that ''IN A SOUND BODY RESIDES A SOUND MIND''. the students do not have any place build up there physical strength. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY PLACE TO DO SO. PARKS were supposed to be the places where the young and the old both come together and work out there bodies, but only because of people like you this set up is being delayed. its people like you who have always been a hindrance to the national development. people like you worry not about natures welfare but about your bank balances. and then you blame the system. huh. you ought to be ashamed of yourself!!
Dear Chauhan Sir, i
It pains me how the people for whom Aakarshan and YES are fighting this cause for are not supporting the struggle in the first place. Let me remind you sir that a cricket match was only symbolic of all the activities that children in Shimla are deprived of because of lack of playgrounds and proper parks.
Children are definitely indulging in other activities , but unfortunately those activities are turning out to be drugs and petty crimes. Illegal abuse of substance and increasing violent behaviour among adolescents, leading to criminal tendencies and petty crimes has reached alarming levels in Shimla, like in Himachal. I'm sure you are aware of that.
I have known Aakarshan for more years than I remember now and believe me sir, he would be the last person who would cause a ruckus and stage gimmicks to gain cheap publicity. "Yes for Parks" is a very noble attempt at getting children and youths back to playgrounds. And believe me sir, we are talking hard facts here. We have identified places in and around Shimla where we can build such parks. Fortunately, We would not need to dig up mountains. Nature has bestowed us with some great natural resources and amenities. Only we have to determine now whether we use those for our need or our greed.
I hope I'm making sense here. We are definitely open to criticism. Obviously, we cannot be right most of the times. We need your feedback to correct us where we go wrong. However, we also need your support when we know we are right. As a concerned citizen , I'm sure you would give us your blessings.
Regards
Shashank
(Founding member of YES)
chauhan sir……
well sir this is true that we all got freedom of speech…
n m VERY THANKFUL OF U…..that u gave th whole city a reason to unite in one voice..
sir,i felt sad that th city which was once th capital of whole nation …n th city that is placed on th world map.as one of th beautiful places on earth ,is loosing its charm!
sir…it is very sure that whole matter is not very clear to u..
if u be th th resident of this beautiful town .thn.m sure u would have understood th problem shimla is facing…
sir,is’nt this our town?
are not we r responsible for th climate change we saw in past one decade??
as once one of th greatest saints of india has ever seen…st.Vivekananda….”Jab Jago Tabhi savera”
sir,its painful if we dont support this nobel cause..
this land is our mother land n we need to respect our mother…
we have already burdened it with huge mess..
if we cant reverse atleast we can give something in return…
SIR JI…..i had seen an old man who is around 80 yrs….lived his most of his life in simla bt now he prefers to live in chd. because he cant go for a hard evening walk….
its not easy…to climb n decent for a evening walk at his age..
sir,parks will be very beneficial for old as well as for kids!!…
if we want to live in here y not to make it a better place for living..??
SIR.i hope that u will b proud on th youth that is at least doing something for th home town…..
N SIR …sometimes we need a explosion to let th deaf ears listen some noise……..
n wt a great idea..of akarshan chauhan….a CRICKET MATCH!! most powerful sport of th country that unites every culture ,every religion,every state..
sir,this match was th best attempt to show th town that we r together ,we r one!!…
I will request th whole town n u too CHAUHAN SAAB…that let us be unite…
let us be together….
we need support from each n every man from this town to make this place habitable  nt only for us bt for many generations to come…..
IT WAS GREAT EFFORT BY A.CHAUHAN that he inspired n mobilize th youth of th town in such a peaceful manner….
SIR,i seek ur help,that u will support th town…..n appreciate ‘yes’ that they r doing something good for th mother land n more over in a peaceful way!!
 YASHWANT SIR ,:alone we can smile together we can laugh”
bless th kids n say “YES TO TH PARKS”…
so that we can show our face to many generations that yes we did something for our home town irrespective of spoiling it……###..
Chauhan Sahab its not about a particular game. Its about the wishes of kids, their childhood and above all their rights. To call kids foolish is not new and we never said to cut the tree or dig the hills to make grounds. We just want the authorities to take notice of the places we are talking about and develop them for the students and general public as parks and play grounds. You only tell me how many open spaces are there in Shimla where children can go to play.
Our organization has some brilliant brains and doesnot require any outside suggestions about what to do and what not to. I think you are not aware about the issue of parks which is directly related to increasing drug abuse by the children of the town. There are no recreational activities where children can utilise their time. The tuition culture has increased enormously, schools have mushroomed up but has anyone ever thought about the pressure through which the kids are going?
Its very easy to call kids foolish, but Sir these (foolish) Kids want their Right " The Right to Play" & "The Right to Childhood" don't snatch this from them.
Chauhan Sahab its not about a particular game. Its about the wishes of kids, their childhood and above all their rights. To call kids foolish is not new and we never said to cut the tree or dig the hills to make grounds. We just want the authorities to take notice of the places we are talking about and develop them for the students and general public as parks and play grounds. You only tell me how many open spaces are there in Shimla where children can go to play.
Our organization has some brilliant brains and doesnot require any outside suggestions about what to do and what not to. I think you are not aware about the issue of parks which is directly related to increasing drug abuse by the children of the town. There are no recreational activities where children can utilise their time. The tuition culture has increased enormously, schools have mushroomed up but has anyone ever thought about the pressure through which the kids are going?
Its very easy to call kids foolish, but Sir these (foolish) Kids want their Right " The Right to Play" & "The Right to Childhood" don't snatch this from them.
Mr. Yashwant… i feel pity at your point of view.
You just could not understand the whole point behind it. Its not about gathering some college & school teens to play cricket. Its about making the "DEAF EARS HEAR SOME NOISE". People like you are an obstruction in the development of our society. Do not confine your mind to think less.
The campaign is about "THE CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS" in Shimla. These parks would cater to the cause of not only children but also the adults & old age people as they would have a nice place to spend their leisure time.
I feel miserable at your narrow minded scope of thinking.
I would suggest you to use your head a little more.
Mr. Yashwant perhaps you might not be knowing that most of the schools in Shimla do not have proper playgrounds for children. That is the reason why most of the teen-agers are lured towards drugs.
Parks & grounds would stop them from falling into the clutches of drugs by providing a place for recreational activities.
I think that would answer you well.
Mr. Yashwant… i feel pity at your point of view.
You just could not understand the whole point behind it. Its not about gathering some college & school teens to play cricket. Its about making the "DEAF EARS HEAR SOME NOISE". People like you are an obstruction in the development of our society. Do not confine your mind to think less.
The campaign is about "THE CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS" in Shimla. These parks would cater to the cause of not only children but also the adults & old age people as they would have a nice place to spend their leisure time.
I feel miserable at your narrow minded scope of thinking.
I would suggest you to use your head a little more.
Mr. Yashwant perhaps you might not be knowing that most of the schools in Shimla do not have proper playgrounds for children. That is the reason why most of the teen-agers are lured towards drugs.
Parks & grounds would stop them from falling into the clutches of drugs by providing a place for recreational activities.
I think that would answer you well.
You are absolutely right Mr. what so ever you are…Actually its not your fault, you were never a Kid -or- a Youth so you can't understand this better. I wish GOD also graced you with that.
And you are to saying that we can't dig up hills to make cricket grounds, rather we can dig them up just to make Concrete Jungles for peoples like You.
Secondly, would you like to explain those other plenty of other activities you are talking about please. I'm also interested in knowing that what all you have done till now except making you life luxury.
Thirdly, when you can't do anything anything putting your ass on fire -or- facing the battle. It'll be much better for you to sit back home in your living room, watching news, making panchayats. And let others do their work. because those who have work to do, they don't have reasons to give thoughts like you.
So, pleasse Sit Back home, Have your food and sleep well…
bole toh….
"GET WELL SOON MAMU"
You are absolutely right Mr. what so ever you are…Actually its not your fault, you were never a Kid -or- a Youth so you can't understand this better. I wish GOD also graced you with that.
And you are to saying that we can't dig up hills to make cricket grounds, rather we can dig them up just to make Concrete Jungles for peoples like You.
Secondly, would you like to explain those other plenty of other activities you are talking about please. I'm also interested in knowing that what all you have done till now except making you life luxury.
Thirdly, when you can't do anything anything putting your ass on fire -or- facing the battle. It'll be much better for you to sit back home in your living room, watching news, making panchayats. And let others do their work. because those who have work to do, they don't have reasons to give thoughts like you.
So, pleasse Sit Back home, Have your food and sleep well…
bole toh….
"GET WELL SOON MAMU"
well congrats .. cops now have finally found a new job to do… sustain people from playing…
and someone is pretty knowledgeble to call a cricket match DANGA FASAD,…. then im sure u call the world cup as WORLD WAR
anyways nice initiative akki bhaiya… we are with you.. if authorities dont listen to pleadings then it becomes neccesarry to shout in their ears
well congrats .. cops now have finally found a new job to do… sustain people from playing…
and someone is pretty knowledgeble to call a cricket match DANGA FASAD,…. then im sure u call the world cup as WORLD WAR
anyways nice initiative akki bhaiya… we are with you.. if authorities dont listen to pleadings then it becomes neccesarry to shout in their ears
Hi Yashwant and thank you for your comments, but it seems to me that you have failed to grab the gist of the situation. This was not a cricket promotion, but a emphasis on the fact that Shimla does not have public spaces for recreational purpose for children as well as adults. Furthermore, your comment "foolish kids" is offensive, insensitive and degrading, to thousands of children residing in and around Shimla.You have also failed to mention the "plenty of other activities to indulge youth and keep the environment intact at the same time" , which could have the only helpful advice in this comment.
Please clarify whether it is justified to dig up hills for making apartments and parking lots by the land mafia and not for providing parks, and how could one possibly say that building parks leads to environmental damage, bit of paradoxical isn't it
Finally if you feel that protesting in this manner is danga fasad, you don't know your constitutional rights as yet
For more details on YES activities goto http://www.yesplanet.org
Hi Yashwant and thank you for your comments, but it seems to me that you have failed to grab the gist of the situation. This was not a cricket promotion, but a emphasis on the fact that Shimla does not have public spaces for recreational purpose for children as well as adults. Furthermore, your comment "foolish kids" is offensive, insensitive and degrading, to thousands of children residing in and around Shimla.You have also failed to mention the "plenty of other activities to indulge youth and keep the environment intact at the same time" , which could have the only helpful advice in this comment.
Please clarify whether it is justified to dig up hills for making apartments and parking lots by the land mafia and not for providing parks, and how could one possibly say that building parks leads to environmental damage, bit of paradoxical isn't it
Finally if you feel that protesting in this manner is danga fasad, you don't know your constitutional rights as yet
For more details on YES activities goto http://www.yesplanet.org
yashwant @ i want to ask one ques. from u…. u tlkd bout digging hills fr a playground cn u answr me thn wts the mattr of digging hills fr mkng parkng n all whn it hve mny alternatvs as akarshan bhai sggstd lyk the one’s near hotel holiday hme…..n one mre thng it ws nt a kinda danga fasad it ws jst a protest …wre shld we go if we wnt to play …shld childrn b confind only to video games…..is ths rght ….cn u answr nw…..??
yashwant @ i want to ask one ques. from u…. u tlkd bout digging hills fr a playground cn u answr me thn wts the mattr of digging hills fr mkng parkng n all whn it hve mny alternatvs as akarshan bhai sggstd lyk the one’s near hotel holiday hme…..n one mre thng it ws nt a kinda danga fasad it ws jst a protest …wre shld we go if we wnt to play …shld childrn b confind only to video games…..is ths rght ….cn u answr nw…..??
@Yashwant… Dude I guess you must work on your vocabulary… I mean you dont even know the difference between ‘Parks’ nd ‘Stadiums’ for making parks we dont need to dig up hills.. We already have identified places fr the purpose.. Nd we guys protested peacefully in total cooperation with the authorities.. Do u even knw what Danga-Fasad is.?? You know its really easy to sit nd comment… Bt to act is a virtue of true men!!
@Yashwant… Dude I guess you must work on your vocabulary… I mean you dont even know the difference between ‘Parks’ nd ‘Stadiums’ for making parks we dont need to dig up hills.. We already have identified places fr the purpose.. Nd we guys protested peacefully in total cooperation with the authorities.. Do u even knw what Danga-Fasad is.?? You know its really easy to sit nd comment… Bt to act is a virtue of true men!!
*Superlike* this initiative by YES
*Superlike* the way of protesting against the authority
*Superlike* all the comments posted here for Mr. Yashwant!
I dont think there’s anything more to revert back to him.
Anyways, there’s nothing much to say,,,,everything needs to be DONE and taken care of by the youth itself.
*Superlike* this initiative by YES
*Superlike* the way of protesting against the authority
*Superlike* all the comments posted here for Mr. Yashwant!
I dont think there’s anything more to revert back to him.
Anyways, there’s nothing much to say,,,,everything needs to be DONE and taken care of by the youth itself.
hi yashwant sir.
iam indeed highly obliged to let you know that if YES is a business for us you are our first sales point.i have just read your comment which says that you would like to encourage us for other social avtivities. sir i would like to inform you that cricket is not he only sport YES plays the list includes blood donation, provoding education to needy, helping kids with academics, health check ups, fighting the menace of drug abuse,tree plantation, working with differently abled children and the list goes on. Sir i would humbly request you that if you are seriously concerned about social reform lsease be a kind support for us to fund the education of one of the kids which i trully belives is not DANGA FASAD. we are patiently waiting for your response.lets see how much youv can practise what you preach. and yes it is not just aakarshan its YES you are talking about.
Regards
Kailash. (a small worker and supporter of YES)
hi yashwant sir.
iam indeed highly obliged to let you know that if YES is a business for us you are our first sales point.i have just read your comment which says that you would like to encourage us for other social avtivities. sir i would like to inform you that cricket is not he only sport YES plays the list includes blood donation, provoding education to needy, helping kids with academics, health check ups, fighting the menace of drug abuse,tree plantation, working with differently abled children and the list goes on. Sir i would humbly request you that if you are seriously concerned about social reform lsease be a kind support for us to fund the education of one of the kids which i trully belives is not DANGA FASAD. we are patiently waiting for your response.lets see how much youv can practise what you preach. and yes it is not just aakarshan its YES you are talking about.
Regards
Kailash. (a small worker and supporter of YES)
further it is my humble request to all the supporters of YES that guys we are civilized citizens please do not reply to the Yashwant Ji's post out of emotion and please attiquates needed to be followed. I believe you all to obsereve the said request.
Regards Kailash (second senior most member of YES)
further it is my humble request to all the supporters of YES that guys we are civilized citizens please do not reply to the Yashwant Ji's post out of emotion and please attiquates needed to be followed. I believe you all to obsereve the said request.
Regards Kailash (second senior most member of YES)
okay, so, we say we r civilized citizens, so why y r we so bothered bout someone expressing their opinions on a website, if so and so thinks nythn, then he deserves an equal right to believe so, as much we have a right to do nythng like play cricket on the ridge.
i have never, stood against YES for parks, its just that… i know this issue is important, but just by trying to prove someone wrong, i dont think our purpose is solved, we can give him sm respect as a fellow human being, its nt his fault that he thinks the way he thinks. i think if we need to win ny battle, it begins by accepting every aspect of the issue, every reaction that an issue generates…. in the end all we have is to learn from everything…
okay, so, we say we r civilized citizens, so why y r we so bothered bout someone expressing their opinions on a website, if so and so thinks nythn, then he deserves an equal right to believe so, as much we have a right to do nythng like play cricket on the ridge.
i have never, stood against YES for parks, its just that… i know this issue is important, but just by trying to prove someone wrong, i dont think our purpose is solved, we can give him sm respect as a fellow human being, its nt his fault that he thinks the way he thinks. i think if we need to win ny battle, it begins by accepting every aspect of the issue, every reaction that an issue generates…. in the end all we have is to learn from everything…
well sir ,i would jst lyk 2 say that the protest done by us was very peaceful, there was nthng wrng in sch a protest there was no necessity 4 cops 2 behave lyk this they misbehaved it was very harsh on their part, we were jst tryng 2 wake up the slpt ppl nd govt arnd dat was it there were no wrng intensions behind our protest, making parks in shimla is a wonderful idea,and should be implemented soon as per being the yes member i will say YES to this thought f making shmla go green ,nd will always be there 4 the support at any tym of the day god bless alll hope we succeed,thanking u akul gupta, and nikita singh m writng on her behalf 2 ………….and in d end akii bhai i would lyk 2 SAY WHAT AN IDEA SIRJEEEEE/…………
well sir ,i would jst lyk 2 say that the protest done by us was very peaceful, there was nthng wrng in sch a protest there was no necessity 4 cops 2 behave lyk this they misbehaved it was very harsh on their part, we were jst tryng 2 wake up the slpt ppl nd govt arnd dat was it there were no wrng intensions behind our protest, making parks in shimla is a wonderful idea,and should be implemented soon as per being the yes member i will say YES to this thought f making shmla go green ,nd will always be there 4 the support at any tym of the day god bless alll hope we succeed,thanking u akul gupta, and nikita singh m writng on her behalf 2 ………….and in d end akii bhai i would lyk 2 SAY WHAT AN IDEA SIRJEEEEE/…………
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