Final Happiness Survey with filling Instructions
AJAY CHAWLA
Gurudev has instructed that every teacher and volunteer should go
door-to-door and get at least 100 people to fill this
survey. Please find below some frequently asked questions
regarding the survey and some notes to guide you to do the survey
properly. Any person conducting the survey should read these notes
carefully.
1. What is the purpose of the
survey?
The main purpose of the survey is to build a one-to-one connection with people
around you
The survey also aims at educating citizens to make an informed choice/decision
in the upcoming General Elections
Enrolling people for Volunteer for a Better India
Creating awareness about the Art of Living’s Happiness workshop
2. Who can conduct the survey?
The Happiness Survey should be ideally conducted by Art of Living Teachers and
Volunteers only
If you have any other volunteer teams working with you (e.g. NSS or other
students) who have been working with you and would like to support you, you may
do so but you must educate them properly with regards to the Art of Living
Happiness program (Ideally they should have done an Art of Living course)
3. Can I conduct the survey online?
If you have online access while conducting the survey, you can conduct the
survey online at the IVBI website: ivoteforabetterindia.in. This will eliminate the
need to print the form.
4. If I do not have online access, where can I get
the physical forms?
If you do not have online access - a soft copy of the form is attached.
You can also contact your local VBI coordinators and/or Apex committee and
check with them regarding availability of physical forms
5. Where do I submit the completed physical forms?
Send the SMS as instructed on the form.
Please submit the form to your local VBI coordinator or Apex committee
If you have used the online form, then you do not need to submit the physical
form or send the SMS.
6. How to prepare for the survey?
Register as a conductor of the survey - send an SMS with your Voter ID number
to 9900956789
After sending the survey, you will get the link of the online form in reply to
this SMS
Take the survey yourself before conducting it with others
7. What are points to remember while
conducting the survey?
Survey form should be filled up by the Teacher / Volunteer (Surveyor)
Introduce yourself: Your introduction should be short and to the
point.
For e.g. Hi! I am Jainil. I am a student volunteering some time
for the country and conducting a Happiness survey to understand the happiness
quotient of our country. Do you think you could support me by
answering a few questions?
Read the questions out loud clearly to the person who will be answering the
survey
The first few questions (Question 1 – 5) relate to the level of happiness
of a person and some of the reasons for any dissatisfaction
Questions 6 – 10 aim to educate and bring into the awareness some issues
with regards to the current state of affairs in the country
For these questions, you should encourage a discussion and bring out some facts
about India so that they are brought into the awareness of the person answering
the form
The aim is to educate him/her while to take an informed decision rather than
acting on emotion and public sentiment
The aim is not to tell people who to vote for but educate and inspire
Kindle the feeling that a stable, experienced government is required in
today’s situation and that it is a good practice to rotate power to
prevent corruption and increase responsibility
For e.g. you could begin question 7 in this manner: You are probably
aware of the significant number of corruption issues that have arisen over the
last few years and that the significant increase in price of basic goods, have
you been seriously affected by them?
You can also get examples from recent talks by Gurudev
Economic Growth of India has decreased significantly over the last few years
An inexperienced party will not provide confidence to investors and further
erode the value of our currency
When you are driving on mountainous roads, will you prefer an experienced
driver or a family member who has a learner’s License?
You cannot send a small baby directly to college, He/she has to eventually
graduate.
If you have to get an important surgery done, whom will you get it done from -
an experienced doctor or a brand new doctor?
Our country is on a Ventilator and we are talking of applying Mehendi to it -
we need a stable government first to bring the country out of this situation!!
We keep changing our security guards every 8 hours to give them a break and
make them alert - those ruling for more also need a break
Jab naya naukar rakhte hain, toh hum pehle aangan main Jhaadu marvate hain,
directly ghar main nahi.
Questions 11 and 12 are about Volunteer For a Better India – inspiring
the person to volunteer at least one hour for the country and also encouraging
him to vote
VBI is a pan-India initiative to help create a just, peaceful and prosperous
country.
It is a call to action where every citizen is invited to come forward and
pledge a small portion of their time in service to address a genuine and
immediate need of their local or city.
It is a non-political, non-partisan and unbiased initiative of The Art Of
Living.
Also let the person know the importance of a vote and how many candidates have
lost by small margins (including one vote)
Questions 13 and 14. Let the person know the role that meditators such
as Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda have played in the past to bring about
social change and how spiritual practices can bring the inner strength required
8. What do I do after the survey?
Thank the person
Tear off the acknowledgement portion and give to the person who has completed
the Survey with your own name and contact information
If conducting a physical survey, submit the physical form to the local VBI
coordinator / Apex body
And
From your phone: send an SMS to 99009 56789 with the following information
(there are no spaces but only a comma separating 2 topics)
VBI,First Name,Mobile,PinCode,(Answer to Q9),(Ans to Question 10),(Answer to
Q13)
For. e.g. – VBI,Jainil,9895246556,400063,3,2,1
Jai Gurudev!
Jai Hind!
