Very often one would hear such words from beggars at place of worshiping, cinema halls, bus stands, traffic signals and at times outside our homes too! They are ubiquitously found .Never underestimate their "industry". It is not easy to associate or enroll with them. They "recruit" people with "top influence" in other words, only referential "employment' is permissible. In Mumbai alone they made an annual turnover of whopping 180 Crores. In Ajmer, a religious place , makes an 10 Crores annually.
There is a big racket revolving around this ' industry". These entrepreneurs give their "collections" to the local money lenders who in turn, give 1-3% interest to the beggars and they utilize these amounts for their usury business.
There are group A, B,C and D " beggars" in this " business". Disable and handicapped persons are dominant force . Creating or stroking a sympathy wave is considered as an USP for a successful "entrepreneur" in this trade. For which they even get babies on rent. A weeping and a physically challenged child is an instant hit in the trade because it fetches more collections as a result, child rent also increases.
Before I sign off, let me croon a song which is consideed as an anthem for train -bound beggars " Pardesi, pardesi jaana nahin.......".
