Saturday, May 30, 2026

मरने की ख्वाहिश थी फिर भी मैं जी गया

मरने की ख्वाहिश थी फिर भी मैं जी गया 

मरने की ख्वाहिश थी हर पल, हर दिन, कितने ही साल से

फिर भी जाने मैं, क्यों इतने साल सिद्दत से जी गया.

अश्क भी क्या पीने की चीज थी जो पीता रहा उम्र भर,

पर उनका नशा ऐसा लगा कि हर रोज हर बार पी गया

दर्द तो बहुत दिए थे जिंदगी ने हर कदम पर

पर हर दर्द को मैं मरने की ख्वाहिश में पी गया.

दुश्मनों को भी दोस्त समझता रहा बहुत दिन क्योंकि 

जानता था मरे हुए को मारकर कभी क्या कौन ले गया.

सच में मरे हुए मुझे एक अरसा गुजर गया,

फिर जाने क्यों मैं इतने साल मर-मर के जी गया.

मुर्दे भी हंसते और मुस्कुराते हैं अब मुझे पूरा यकीन है

तभी तो मैं इस तरह मुस्कुरा कर हँस-हँस के जी गया.

लोग कहते हैं कि इस तरह जिंदगी एक ख्वाब है,

और मैं हूं कि इस ख्वाब को मर-मर के जी गया.

कभी खुशी, कभी गम, कभी घबराकर पी गया

जीना नहीं था एक पल फिर कैसे बरसों मैं जी गया.

किसी और की नहीं थी औकात जो जख्म दे-दे मुझे,

और जो अपनों ने दिए जख्म उन्हें भी हँस-हँस  के सी गया.

क्या इसी को जीना कहते हैं, यही सोचता हूं हर वक्त

हर बार मरने की जगह मैं कुछ साल और जी गया.

जिंदगी मुझे तेरी जरूरत नहीं थी दो कदम भी

पर मरने की आरजू में मैं तुझको भी हँस-हँस जी गया.

दुनिया कहती है जहर खाकर मर जाओ,

पर क्या करूं, मैं तो जहर पीकर भी इतने साल जी गया.

हर रोज मैं अपनों के दिए जहर पीता रहा, मुसल्सल,

जाने वो कैसा जहर था कि मैं मर-मर के जी गया.

मौके और  बहाने बहुत थे मरने और जीने के भी,

रोज मरने की चाह में मैं मौके और  बहाने को जी  गया.

जिंदगी तो जहर थी, और मेरी तो मरने की आरजू थी

जहर भी क्या पीने की चीज थी जो इतनी शिद्दत से पी गया.

दवा के नाम पर हर रोज बिकता है जहर मेरे देश में

कितनी गोलियां खायीं फिर भी बेतरह बेकार में जी गया.

Sunday, April 26, 2026

A lesson to be learnt

If you are honest and truthful, and put it into your practice to speak and write the truth, be ready to be exploited, punished, and have problems in your life. 

I aired this message in March 2026, but no one has responded yet. The message: I am Dr. Bhoj Raj Singh, retired from IVRI, and need help in the Hyderabad Civil Court. I am fighting a corruption case (rampant in India) involving veterinary vaccine quality. If a veterinarian is willing to help, please message.

Though it may be only a short lesson, I learned. What did I learn? Neki kar Dariya men Daal (नेकी कर दरिया में डाल; forget all sacrifices you made for others, your loved ones, or your country).

I fought for the cause of veterinarians, for the quality of veterinary vaccines, and even for the NPA for veterinarians (which gives a 20% edge in their salary), keeping myself in hot water, but when I needed a little help to identify myself in the Hyderabad Civil Court, I found none. A similar experience, Valmiki had thousands of years ago. Helping others is a personal trait, a rare one among veterinarians in India, and vanishing fast in India.

At the personal level, too, I helped people get bail using papers of my belongings, helped people get their visas (though it was nearly impossible due to some personal reasons), risking my life and committing a crime, and always supported people by awarding them very good or excellent confidential reports, even though many of them were against me and gave false statements against me in several inquiries I faced.

I saw this world full of selfishness, the real reason for the evolution on the earth, not to evolve but to revolve around the center of power. In several inquiries I faced due to my honesty, I faced several fake witnesses (those were prompted by their short-term gain to be good in the eyes of the temporary bosses in the temporary world). Even saw several fake witnesses by those for whom I sacrificed my interests and helped to forward their careers.

This world is full of opportunists; if you are ready to be exploited, or always ready to help people without thinking of your gains, you are a loser in the long run. For a short while, people may show respect to you for being good to them, but after a while, they will forget you like used toilet paper and will not hesitate to deny helping you if you ever need that.


Monday, March 2, 2026

Why have Indian vaccines been denounced worldwide?

 Why have Indian vaccines been denounced worldwide?

Big companies like IIL have influenced CDSCO and DCGI to prevent sampling of their products, such as vaccines and medicines, for quality control.





 

Mission Indradhanush and the counterfeit drug trade in India. Banerjee, Yajnavalka. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, (2015) Volume 15, Issue 12, 1379 - 1380.

Tiny lives, big failures: India's drug regulation crisis. The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia. Tiny lives, big failures: India's drug regulation crisis. Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2025 Dec 19;43:100705. doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100705. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(25)00176-3/fulltext

The Massive Failures of India’s Drug Regulatory System.  2025. https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/massive-failures-indias-drug-regulatory-system#:~:text=India%20has%20around%2010%2C500%20pharmaceutical,%E2%80%94%20263%20drugs%20%E2%80%94%20were%20spurious.

Book review: How rotten is drug regulation in India?

Recent incidents

ATAGI statement: Counterfeit Rabies vaccine (Abhayrab®) reported in India: Guidance for travellers and healthcare providers [PDF - 217 KB]

The pharmaceutical manufacturer Indian Immunologicals Limited has reported that a counterfeit (fake) batch of the rabies vaccine Abhayrab® has been circulating in India since 2023.

Health authorities in Australia and the United States (CDC) have issued an unusual warning regarding the circulation of counterfeit human anti-rabies vaccines in India. The alerts specifically flag fake versions of 'Abhayrab,' a widely used vaccine manufactured by Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBAvVzt0j1c

Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), one of India’s leading vaccine manufacturers, has refuted claims by Australian health authorities over fake doses of its antirabies vaccine Abhayrab in India. https://www.newsonair.gov.in/indian-immunologicals-limited-refutes-claims-by-australian-health-authorities-on-fake-abhayrab-vaccine-doses/

Delhi Drugs Control Dept Warns of Fake Anti-Rabies Vaccine in Major Cities: A counterfeit version of the human anti-rabies vaccine Abhayrab, in major cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Lucknow, has become a cause of concern for the Delhi Drugs Control Department. (DDCD). The regulatory body issued an urgent warning about the circulation of the fake vaccine, which is said to be falsely labelled as a product of Indian Immunologicals Limited, a government agency.  https://m.thewire.in/article/health/delhi-drugs-control-dept-warns-of-fake-anti-rabies-vaccine-in-major-cities/amp

Fake COVID-19 vaccines: scams hampering the vaccination drive in India and possibly other countries,

Choudhary OP, Priyanka, Singh I, Mohammed TA, Rodriguez-Morales AJ. Fake COVID-19 vaccines: scams hampering the vaccination drive in India and possibly other countries. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Nov 2;17(11):4117-4118. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1960770. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21645515.2021.1960770

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it has identified counterfeit versions of India's primary Covid vaccine, Covishield. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58253488

https://www.the-independent.com/asia/india/covid-vaccine-fake-covishield-who-b1904619.html

Fake yellow fever vaccine attracts govt crackdown. There have been reports of private centres providing the shots illegally in certain parts of the country. Updated on: May 24, 2023. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indian-government-cracks-down-on-unauthorised-yellow-fever-vaccination-centres-and-fake-certificates-to-prevent-disease-spread-and-quarantine-101684867348341.html

In June 2023, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) declared a batch of the Typbar typhoid vaccine, manufactured by Bharat Biotech, as "not of standard quality" because it failed specific quality tests. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/hyderabad-based-bharat-biotech-recalls-typhoid-vaccine-batch-owing-to-substandard-quality/article66946119.ece

Brazil cancelled its $324 million deal for 20 million doses of the Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine in July 2021 following allegations of corruption, invoice irregularities, and pressure from a Senate investigation into the procurement process. The deal, which involved Bharat Biotech and its Brazilian intermediary, Precisa Medicamentos, was suspended after whistleblowers raised concerns regarding high prices and suspicious, rapid negotiations. The lack of Covaxin data was also the reason for the US FDA declining emergency use to the vaccine in the country. https://www.boomlive.in/coronavirus-outbreak/covaxingate-brazil-suspends-covaxin-bolsonaro-bharat-biotech-india-covid19-vaccine-13729

Substandard, fake medical products increased by almost 47% from 2020 to 2021 during the pandemic: report. Criminals saw the crisis as an opportunity to sell more such products, taking advantage of the vulnerability of people in need, ASPA president says. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/substandard-fake-medical-products-increased-by-almost-47-from-2020-to-2021-during-pandemic-report/article65270728.ece


Older ones 2013

The detection of contaminated vials of type-2 polio vaccine among batches administered to children in some parts of the country has sparked concern in medical and government circles, besides the public. A private pharmaceutical company reportedly reintroduced the virus in at least 150,000 vials of its oral vaccine, which were then administered to children in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Telangana. https://qz.com/india/1413018/polio-scare-resurfaces-in-india-who-calms-nerves

 Criminals have taken the manufacture of counterfeit drugs to lethal new levels by creating a fake human rabies vaccine that is being sold in the Philippines. https://www.travelvax.com.au/latest-news/travellers-beware-fake-rabies-vaccine-raises-stakes-deadly-global-trade