Beggars ..togive/not to give money!

I think it is better to give them help by providing them with help in terms of food or something that they need rather than give them money.Actually they are theselves the victims who are being mistreated by ther parents as well as others.They are really poor & if you give them money they are taken away by the parents or goons.So it is better to give them food or cloths.I regualrly try to do this.Actually if a begger comes & tells you that he needs money for books then say to him that you will buy them books.By seeing his expression you can understand whether he is telling a truth.If he says ok you can buy a book for him .I thing that is a better & genuine way of helping these unfortunate kids.It is our duty & responsibility.

Hi touchnshine! We were always being reminded by our government not to give money or alms to beggars because it is true that some of them are being run by syndicates. But how can I chhose who belongs to a syndicate or not, who are just actors or who really needs help? So, I stop thinking and being suspectful, I just help who needs help in my own little way. I have nothing to lose anyway. Take care and have a nice day!

As a general rule, I donot give money to beggars, because what you have said, I also feel the same, they are trained to beg (I think most of them). Rarely, I would offer money to a beggar, based on my instincts and gut feelings. Once a man gave Rs.500/- Note to a beggar, he told beggar to keep it, beggar was surprised and adviced the gentelment - Sir, please do not give too much amount to us (beggars)...the man was arrogant and full of air, he said...it does not matter to me... The beggar retorted, sir I was also like you, but after giving huge amount of money to beggars in my past, I have now become a beggar myself.......:) :) Hope you like it.

IT's not the problem of delhi only. You go anywhere in India you'll face this problem everywhere. Most of these people are there to earn some easy money. The examples those gave here are very much true. So i rarely give money to these beggars. I give money only then when i'm sure that this money is not going in wrong hands and i'm really helping a needy person.

yes i would! i know many of them are fake, fake wound, fake cry, and all. but what if they're really in need? i'd rather be fooled than miss someone in need. besides, when poeple put away their vanity, come out in the middle of the road and beg for money, isn't it bad enough? i don't have much money to give out anyweay, so i can't be fooled a lot. :)

I am also reluctant to give money to beggars. But earlier i was not that much reluctant. One day in a busstand while waiting 4 bus to home(time-night), I met a middle aged man. I'm a malayali, so couldn't grab fully the meaning of his story. As far as i could understand he was coming frm Tamil Nadu for work in Kerala. He lost his purse on the way. He requested me if i could give him some money for food as he was without it from morning. He and his dressing seemed not so bad so i thought he might be a gentleman in trouble. I asked how much he wants. He said atleast Rs 15 for a simple meal. Seeing his state i wished i could give him more, but money was scarce with me then after some shopping. So i gave him Rs 25. I watched him walk away with great satisfaction.....But after 2 days i met the same man in the same place telling the same story and demanding food. I think his memory often cheats him, he came to me and narrated the same story that i heard frm him 2 days before. I felt awkward, but remained silent without any response. Seeing me unmoving he slowly moved towards his next pray. Though out of poverty he had done that I felt dejected for getting cheated by an unknown. From then i stopped giving alms to beggars.

I do not pay at the traffic signals and temples.I give an amount to orphanages every year and a 20 kgs of rice every month.

I have never been to India but a friend of mine who recently returned from there said it broke her heart to see all those little children beg on the streets. Where I live we get beggars too but not children. I think those would be taken away by the Children's Aid Society. As for the adult beggars and homeless people I don't give them money. If they say they are hungry and have not eaten in a few days I go to the nearest coffee shop and buy them a coffee and something to eat when it is cold. In the summer when it is hot I buy them a bottle of water. If they say they are homeless I mention all the shelters that are available. If they need clothes I tell them where in nearby churches they can get clothes. Last year we had two teenagers living in a park nearby. When it got colder a few neighbours and I bought them food and drink or made them sandwiches, gave them a packsack each, gave them shoes, sweaters and jackets, underwear and socks. Then we phoned all the shelters for homeless young people and insisted they go to one. We told them we could not support them during the winter and would not give them money. I have not seen them this year and hope they are well. I have had a situation where the begging person was not interested in food or drink, so I just walked away.

Beggars are cheaters.I am totally against to give money to beggars.Instead I prefer to donate it to charitable institutes where the children,handicap persons,old ones are taken care off and they are really in need.

well im in mumbai..and if u have seen the muvie Traffic Signal u wud come to know abt Mumbai beggars..i give muney only to beggars who i think cannot work and earn their livlehood..especially old women or disbled old beggars...i never give alms to young children since i don wanna make them beggars for rest of their life..i offer them food or clothes but no muney and they just want muney n nuthing else..their parents force them to beg ..if they dont bring certain amt of muney everyday they get beaten by their guardians...still i dont encourage it....

well im in mumbai..and if u have seen the muvie Traffic Signal u wud come to know abt Mumbai beggars..i give muney only to beggars who i think cannot work and earn their livlehood..especially old women or disbled old beggars...i never give alms to young children since i don wanna make them beggars for rest of their life..i offer them food or clothes but no muney and they just want muney n nuthing else..their parents force them to beg ..if they dont bring certain amt of muney everyday they get beaten by their guardians...still i dont encourage it....

Here in chennai too there are lot of beggers in and around everywhere.There are some people who comein regualrly for alms to our home.My mom give them food and old clothes.I never entertain them by giving any money.Like you say some of these people have a association and being in good health they beg for money and food. very small children are also engaged into begging.I give money only to the old and disabled people.there are group of small children who regularly beg into buses with a notice printed stating that they are deaf and dumb and this children distribute those notices to people in buses and beg for money.

i usually do give but not a lot. mostly where i'm from they usually ask for money to eat and are sitting outside of a restaurant so i would usually just buy them food and be done with it. i feel that it is blessing someone else so that i can receive my blessing.

In America, many "beggers" are really pan-handlers, which means they ask for money instead of working. As a result, they can buy large houses, fancy cars and that type of stuff with their savings. They do it everyday to keep up income coming in. They even put on raggedy clothes to fool people into thinking they were homeless.

it is there in my city kolkata as well. I think we have lots of them in our country. i think only the beggers who are really handicapped should be given or very old. others can better work and earn. many have taken this a sprofession.

I dont think its right to give money to beggars bcoz they pretend to be that which they are really not.They are so much irrated sometimes that we are forced to give alms to get rid of them. Beggars here in my city come to houses and ask for alms,tare so perfect in health then also they do the same...cant they work and get some money earned. On the way of market also there are some children who do all this,if we say them to work which we will provide to them then also they want money,they dont want to work. This way the people who really needs money are like a prey to others,we think they are also saying lies.

I don't give money to the beggars who are well physically. I do give money to the kids sometimes because they ask for it very cutely and smartly so I feel pity for them and give them money, but I also know that the money won't be of any use to them because someone will be taking that money from them. I use to give money to the kid's but not to the people who are well. I saw a movie on these beggars last year and I actually learnt how these beggars work and after seeing that I don't feel like giving money to them at all. It's like a part of a job that they do and they don't actually get that money for themselves, they give it to their boss under whom they are working and for begging the whole day they just get food to eat. Some of these kids who beg are very cute though and they know exactly how to take money from us. Few years ago I was really shocked by this incident that happened to me and a friend of mine: there was this pregnant lady who was begging and showed us some bills of doctors and she was crying just for some pennies, my friend and I felt really bad and gave her Rs.50 and just as she had that money and turned away from us she actually was making fun of us with her friends. She was laughing and looking at the money. My friend and I had a shock of our lives after that we never gave money to them

Yes.I would give them money.Although most of them can really work or they are great actors,the government can't get rid of the beggars through all the ways.We should think out a way to make the beggars who can work get to eork,make the handicapped exert their strong suit,make the homeless old people live in a beadhouse...Then the situation will turn better.