Begging means asking for money or food as gift. The system of begging has long been prevalent. Begging in the present world has become art. Some Sanyasis depended on the donations from others to fulfill their needs. But they were never a nuisance like the nagging beggars of today.

One can find beggars in almost every public place. Women, children, and even aged people are using all sorts of pretexts and deformities to squeeze out the last money or food that one can afford.

The reasons for begging are easy to guess. The alarming rate of poverty in under developed countries; low literary rate and lack of employment opportunities push people to this easy way of earning money.

Begging, an evil in itself, gives rise to other evils. It lowers the mentality of those engaged in begging. The beggars fail to see a world beyond their food. The beggars do not recognize their obligations towards the society. They are obsessed with their own material needs. Child beggars are more vulnerable to sexual abuse. Moreover, beggary begets beggary. A beggar’s child pushed into this dirty business. Sometimes children are kidnapped and maimed in order to put them into their business.

Every government should take active steps to rehabilitate the beggars and turn them into gentle citizen of the nation.