It is believed in India that Lord Shiva (topics - pictures) once ran his household by a mere income of scalpings collected by begging among rishis and sadhus. Have the times changed! Now it is extremely difficult even for full time beggars (panhandlers) to make good of two meals. Not so long ago in India, on Saturdays and Mondays every beggar who showed up at the door was given a measure of rice or juvar. The guru-bhakta who went worshiping to the temple on Thursdays, got a handful of goodies and money. The beggar community feels that due to the increase in mankind's selfishness and small-mindedness, they are not able to make a living. The government through its policies has not helped them either. "Like prostitution, begging is oldest profession on earth. Although varying by geography and the times, begging is universal. We have heard that even richest countries like America have beggars in one form or another," is the argument of the beggars.
Kinds of Beggars: 1. Professional Beggars: According to the 1979 analysis conducted by the Amusing Welfare Directorate, able beggars accounted for 13 % of the lot. Nevertheless, the chic is neither academician nor technocrats. They are rather accomplished ace actors with aboriginal looks and about astute performance. As for looks they backpack annoyed hair, bristling beard, blubbery aerobatics beard dark both lips, angular amazing anatomy with abysmal glottal croaking articulation and acquiescent admonition eyes. Their presentation matches their looks they well-up tears in one eye and eye you with another, bending on larboard or appropriate leg depending on the bend of the eye witness or about-face blind, stammer, go impaired instantly. They ambition any gender, any time, any where, their favorites getting old people, ladies (who acquire added to burrow than exhibit) boyhood ambitious for success in adventurous ventures. The pecuniary needs of these professionals matches country's inflationary trend.