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 डिजिटल डेस्‍क, नई दिल्‍ली। देश में पारंपरिक नौकरियां बीतने जमाने की बात होती जा रही हैं। मिडिल क्‍लास को जॉब सिक्‍योरिटी और सैलरी इनकम के भरोसे अच्छी जिंदगी गुजारने के भ्रम से बाहर निकलना चाहिए और  उद्यमिता को आय का जरिया बनाना चाहिए। यह कहना है मार्सेलस इंवेस्‍टमेंट मैनेजर्स के फाउंडर और चीफ इंवेस्‍टमेंट ऑफिसर सौरभ मुखर्जी का। उन्‍होंने कहना है कि इंडस्ट्री में मेहनती मध्‍यम वर्ग के लोग की जगह स्वचालन और कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता (AI) लेगी।

सौरभ मुखर्जी ने हाल ही में एक पॉडकास्ट में कहा कि भारत इस दशक एक नए आर्थिक दौर में प्रवेश कर रहा है। ऐसे में आशंका है कि मोटी तनख्वाह वाली पारंपरिक नौकरियों के मौक सीमित होंगे और पढ़े-लिखे लोगों के लिए नौकरियां भरोसेमंद आधार नहीं रह जाएंगी। इस दशक चौतरफा छंटनी होगी।

क्‍या खत्‍म हो जाएंगी नौकरियां?

सौरभ मुखर्जी ने कहा, ''मुझे लगता है कि इस दशक सैलरीमैन और सैलरीवुमन के लिए चिंता की खबर है, क्‍योंकि वेतनभोगी नौकरियां खत्‍म होंगी। पढ़ें-लिखे, मेहतनी और दृढ़ निश्चयी लोगों के लिए पारंपरिक नौकरियों के अवसर धीरे-धीरे खत्‍म हो जाएंगे।''

उन्‍होंने कहा कि अब वो पुराना मॉडल, जिसमें हमारे माता-पिता 30-30 सालों तक काम करते थे और रिटायर होते थे, यह सिस्‍टम अब अपनी आखिरी सांसें गिन रहा है। जिन नौकरियों ने भारत में मध्‍यम वर्ग तबका खड़ा किया, जिस रोजगार ढांचे के भरोसे मध्‍यम वर्ग लोन ले रहा है, वह अब टिकाऊ नहीं रह गया है।

इसकी दो वजह हैं-

• पहली सभी कंपनियां  आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस आधारित ऑटोमेशन (AI based automation) पर काम कर रही हैं।

• दूसरी सभी उद्योगों में मिडिल मैनेजमेंट का दायरा दिन-ब-दिन सिकुड़ता जा रहा है।

मार्सेलस इंवेस्‍टमेंट मैनेजर्स के फाउंडर और चीफ इंवेस्‍टमेंट ऑफिसर सौरभ मुखर्जी का कहना है कि जो काम पहले सफेदपोश कर्मचारी करते आ रहे थे, वह काम अब एआई द्वारा कराया जा रहा है।

 उनके मुताबिक, गूगल का कहना है कि उसके यहां कोडिंग का एक तिहाई काम एआई कर रहा है। भारतीय आईटी सेक्‍टर, बैंकिंग, मीडिया और फाइनेंस सेक्‍टर में भी यही होने जा रहा है।

...तो फ्यूचर में क्‍या?

सौरभ मुखर्जी कहते हैं, जनधन, आधार और मोबाइल (JAM trinity) की तिकड़ी ने निराशा के बीच भी उम्‍मीद की नई किरण दी है। यह तिकड़ी आगामी उद्यमियों के लिए मंच बन सकती है। इन तीनों संसाधन पर अच्‍छा खासा खर्च किया गया है ताकि गरीब और वंचित तबके के लोगों के लिए पहचान, बैंकिंग और सूचना उत्पादों तक आसान पहुंच प्रदान की जा सके।

उन्‍होंने कहा कि अगर हम जैसे कॉरपोरेट सेक्‍टर में नौकरियां करते हैं, वैसे ही उद्यमिता में  दिमाग लगाकर और मेहतन करके समृद्धि का नया इंजन बन सकते हैं।

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विशेषज्ञों ने दी यह सलाह

सौरभ मुखर्जी ने कहा कि भारत में लोग नौकरी में टिके रहने और वेतन व प्रमोशन की दौड़ के पीछे पागल रहते हैं। हर परिवार की ख्वाहिश होती है कि उसके परिवार के ज्यादा से ज्यादा सदस्यों के पास नौकरी हो ताकि हर महीने वेतन के पैसे आते रहें।

यानी कि हम लोग पैसे के पीछे भागने वाले लोग हैं। हम सफलता को पैसे के पैमाने पर तौलते हैं। यह सोच सदियों पुरानी है जो अभी भी नहीं बदली है। अब समय आ गया है हम सबको अपनी सोच बदलनी चाहिए।  

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उन्होंने सलाह दी कि हम लोगों को खुशी और समाज पर अच्छा प्रभाव डालने के लिए काम करना चाहिए, न कि सिर्फ हर महीने आने वाली सैलरी के लिए। आपके और हमारे परिवारों को भी बच्‍चों को नौकरी लायक बनाने की तैयारी बंद कर देनी चाहिए, क्‍योंकि अब नौकरियां होंगी ही नहीं। इसलिए उनको बिजनेस के लिए तैयार कीजिए।

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Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, died on Monday at the age of 88. His passing marks the end of a transformative papacy that redefined the tone and priorities of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, confirmed his death in a statement: “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church.”Church bells tolled across Rome as news spread of the death of a man who spent more than a decade trying to heal wounds, not just manage them.A quiet beginning to a disruptive legacyWhen he first stepped out onto the Vatican balcony in March 2013 and simply greeted the world with a plain “Buonasera,” the tone was unmistakable. Gone was the pomp. In its place, humility. An ordinary man, clad in white, asking for the people’s blessing before giving his own. Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, brought with him the heart of a pastor and the clarity of a reformer.From that first moment, the papacy took on a different posture. He refused the ornate papal apartment in favour of the modest Vatican guesthouse. He ditched the red shoes for his worn, orthotic ones. He rode in compact cars and carried his own briefcase.“I see the church as a field hospital after battle,” he once said. “The thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful.”Follow here for live updates 120482549Illness, suffering and perseveranceJorge Mario Bergoglio was born on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was the eldest of five children, raised by Italian parents who had fled Mussolini’s fascist regime in search of safety. As a young man, he enjoyed dancing the tango and proudly supported his local football club, San Lorenzo. 120482499Francis battled ill health for much of his later life. A chronic lung condition—he had part of one lung removed as a young man—left him vulnerable. In February 2025, he was admitted to Gemelli Hospital with double pneumonia and never fully recovered. He spent 38 days there, the longest hospitalisation of his papacy.As reported by the BBC, before entering religious life, Bergoglio worked as a nightclub bouncer and a janitor. He later trained as a chemist and took a job in a factory, where he worked closely with Esther Ballestrino, a human rights campaigner who would later be kidnapped and murdered during Argentina’s military dictatorship. Bergoglio eventually joined the Jesuit order, studied philosophy, and went on to teach literature and psychology. He was ordained as a priest a decade later, and by 1973, had risen to become the Jesuit provincial superior of Argentina.Later in life, he also suffered from chronic pain in his right knee—a condition he once referred to as a “physical humiliation.” He had previously undergone colon surgery in 2021, a second abdominal operation in 2023, and frequently used a wheelchair in his final years. Despite his ailments, he continued to travel, speak out, and carry the weight of the world’s oldest institution. 120482530Mercy for all: The people’s popeFrancis saw the Church not as a citadel, but as a refuge. “Todos, todos, todos” — everyone, everyone, everyone — was how he described its mission. Migrants, the poor, the imprisoned, and those shunned by society were given pride of place in his papacy. One of his first visits was to Lampedusa, the island overwhelmed by desperate migrants crossing the Mediterranean.“For Pope Francis, it was always to extend the arms of the church to embrace all people, not to exclude anyone,” said Cardinal Farrell.He caressed the head of a man disfigured by illness in St. Peter’s Square. He kissed the tattoo of a Holocaust survivor. He welcomed garbage collectors from Buenos Aires onto a stage in Rio.Even those pushed to society’s edge found an ally. “We have always been marginalized, but Pope Francis always helped us,” said Coqui Vargas, a transgender woman who met him during the pandemic.A voice for the voiceless, a challenge to powerFrancis was not afraid to speak uncomfortable truths. He warned against climate change, decried the “throwaway culture” of consumerism, and criticised unfettered capitalism.He was a pope of the pandemic, delivering a solitary blessing to an empty St. Peter’s Square in March 2020: “We have realized that we are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented.” He urged the world to “row together,” reminding leaders that the crisis had laid bare global inequalities.He famously challenged Donald Trump in 2016, saying anyone who builds a wall to keep migrants out “is not Christian.” 120482681Reform from withinWhile elected to clean up Vatican finances and bureaucracy, Francis pushed much further. He opened the Church’s doors wider to LGBTQ+ Catholics, told journalists “Who am I to judge?” when asked about gay priests, and called for an end to laws criminalising homosexuality.“Being homosexual is not a crime,” he told the Associated Press in 2023.He changed Church teaching on the death penalty, calling it inadmissible in all circumstances. He declared even the possession of nuclear weapons immoral.Francis appointed women to top Vatican posts, allowed them to serve as lectors and acolytes, and granted them voting rights in synods.“It was about shifting a pattern of domination... to a pattern of cooperation,” said Sister Nathalie Becquart, the first woman to vote in a Vatican synod. 120482736Not without mistakesHis papacy was also marked by missteps, especially on clerical sexual abuse. More than a year passed before he met with survivors. His early defence of a Chilean bishop accused of covering up abuse led to widespread criticism. Francis eventually reversed his position, apologised to victims, and accepted the resignations of Chile’s bishops en masse.He defrocked ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after an investigation found he had abused both adults and minors. He removed the secrecy surrounding abuse cases and introduced new protocols to hold bishops accountable.“He sincerely wanted to do something and he transmitted that,” said Juan Carlos Cruz, a Chilean abuse survivor who later became close to Francis.Tradition and backlashFrancis’ compassion often collided with Catholic traditionalism. His decision to restrict the Latin Mass, which his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI had revived, infuriated conservatives. His openness to divorced and remarried Catholics, his endorsement of blessings for same-sex couples, and his agreement with China on bishop appointments were seen as betrayals by some.“We don’t like this pope,” read a headline in the Italian conservative daily Il Foglio just months into his papacy.He responded to most of these critics with silence.Following Saint Francis of AssisiHe chose his papal name in honour of St. Francis of Assisi — the saint of peace, nature and the poor. That choice captured the essence of his pontificate.He canonised Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador, a martyr for the liberation theology movement, and offered public apologies to Indigenous peoples for colonial-era crimes. His concern for the poor was, as Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo explained, rooted in the Beatitudes — the blessings Christ gave to the meek, the mourning and the merciful.A humble bridge-builderFrancis was also a pope of firsts in diplomacy. He reached out to the Muslim world, met the Russian Orthodox patriarch, and signed a historic agreement with China over the selection of bishops. He reaffirmed the Church’s ban on female ordination and abortion, describing the latter as “hiring a hitman to solve a problem.”Still, he made space for women, the marginalised, and those long kept at arm’s length. He governed by example more than by decree.His papacy stood in stark contrast to that of Pope Benedict XVI, whose resignation in 2013 paved the way for Francis. While they differed in style and theology, Francis welcomed Benedict’s continued presence as that of a wise grandfather. “He opened the door,” Francis said of his predecessor’s retirement, but clarified that in principle, the papacy remains a job for life. 120482806Key Events in the Life and Papacy of Pope FrancisDec. 17, 1936: Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Italian immigrants.Dec. 13, 1969: Ordained as a Jesuit priest during Argentina’s military dictatorship.Feb. 21, 2001: Made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II.March 13, 2013: Elected the 266th pope—the first from the Americas, the first Jesuit, and the first to take the name Francis.July 8, 2013: Visits Lampedusa to meet migrants; condemns the “globalisation of indifference.”June 18, 2015: Publishes Laudato Si, his landmark encyclical on the environment and economic justice.April 8, 2016: Releases Amoris Laetitia, opening Communion to divorced and remarried Catholics.Feb. 21, 2019: Convenes the Vatican’s first global summit on clerical sexual abuse.March 5–8, 2021: Becomes the first pope to visit Iraq; meets senior Shiite leader Ayatollah Sistani.Oct. 4, 2023: Opens historic synod allowing women to vote on Church matters for the first time.Dec. 19, 2023: Approves blessings for same-sex couples—marking a major shift in Church practice.Feb. 14, 2025: Hospitalised with double pneumonia amid growing concerns over his health.April 17, 2025: Makes final public appearance visiting Rome prison on Holy Thursday, honouring a long-held tradition despite illness.February 6 - The Vatican says the pope is suffering from bronchitis but will keep his scheduled appointments. The pope had said the day before that he had a "strong cold".February 14 - The Vatican announces that the pope has been admitted to hospital for treatment of bronchitis. In later days, doctors announce he is battling double pneumonia.March 23- The pope is discharged after a 38-day hospital stay.April 20 - On Easter Sunday, the pope enters St. Peter's Square in an open-air popemobile for the first time since his serious illness, greeting tens of thousands of Catholics after the Vatican's celebration of Easter Mass. He also has a brief private meeting at the Vatican with U.S. Vice President JD Vance. 120482849Jorge Mario Bergoglio ascended to the throne of St Peter with one goal in mind—to change it. Though some Catholics hoped for a more progressive reformer, and critics often pointed to his perceived hesitation in addressing the Church’s deep-rooted sexual abuse scandals, Pope Francis still reshaped the institution in lasting ways. He named over 140 cardinals from outside Europe, shifting the Church’s centre of gravity towards the global South. His successor will inherit a far more international Catholic Church than the one he took over. He also led by example. Rather than living in the opulent Apostolic Palace, he chose a modest room in a nearby guesthouse built by Pope John Paul II. It was a deliberate rejection of grandeur. To Francis, humility mattered. "Look at the peacock," he once said. "It's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth." His papacy aimed to refocus the Church’s mission—less on internal divisions, more on serving the poor, and on reconnecting with ordinary people. “We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a Church that is wrapped up in its own world,” he warned early in his pontificate. "If I had to choose between a wounded Church that goes out on to the streets and a sick, withdrawn Church, I would choose the first."(With inputs from Agencies)

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