Safai Giri ..........

Safai Giri – An initiative by India Today’s Group on – Clean India

On 2^nd Oct.,2015 i.e. Mahatma Gandhi Birthday , I was watching programme titled “ Safai Giri ”on news channel Aaj Tak  of India Today’s Group. Many renowned singers were invited to participate in the programme along with other dignitaries. 13 categories were selected in the contest, winners were awarded by Prime Minister on the celebration. I was just thinking about the title of the programme “ Safai Giri ” my mind quickly gone to past memory of college days when we were familiar with similar words like:

Dada Giri

Neta Giri

Kari Giri

Mehman Giri  etc.........

My mind further started thinking and analysing the  meaning of these words.........................

Dada Giri – an act  which makes a person powerful and who has passion on managing people and things on his own style and wish

Neta Giri – an act  which makes a person Leader who has passion on serving people and society on his own style and wish

Kari Giri – an act which makes a person Artist who has passion on his art in his own style and wish

Mehman Giri – an act which makes a person Good human being who has passion of visiting people on his own style and wish ---- and so on ---------

When i follow these definition then i concluded the meaning of Safai Giri  as   an act which makes people passionate about cleanliness and that is the mission of Clean India. I think the word chosen by India Today’s Group is the right word which brings people together and all are involved and proud of their “ Safai Giri ” .  We are good at personal hygiene  if we move one more  step ahead from Personal Hygiene to social hygiene definitely the dream of Clean India is not far away .......................

Let us join hand and take oath for “Safai Giri ” as an social movement and make India clean and disease free.

Prepared and Compiled by: S.K.Udaiwal