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PROBLEM: India or Indians
That day the topic of discussion given to us in class was “The PROBLEM of India”. Immediately after the topic was revealed I heard people around me talking about poverty, unemployment, corruption, population, pollution, terrorism, eve teasing, lack of infrastructure, illiteracy and eventually I accepted that the list was never ending. But then by paying a little more attention I figured out that the discussion was about the PROBLEM and not PROBLEM’S’ of India. And this omission of letter ‘S’ from the topic of discussion enforced me to ponder a little deeper rather than floating on the surface.
Digging deep into the statistics of Indian poverty, around 35% of Indian population falls below the international poverty line however at the same time, roughly 13 to 17% in America, around 15% in Japan, 22% in United Kingdom and 13% in Germany; population is living below poverty line. Americans celebrated their independence in 1776 and Indians in 1947, now, considering the difference in the percentage of population below poverty and the years as an independent nation, only after 60 years of independence India is an emerging threat not only to the emerging economies but even to United States and other developed and powerful nations.
Despite of the shortcomings, we have acknowledged 8.8% growth so far and are marching optimistically towards double digit growth rate, Indian stock exchanges are bullish as if there was never any recession in the world, Bugatti launched a 16 crore car in the Indian market, apparently they saw in us the buying potential, everyday a new company is entering into Indian market and yes it was US president who came to Indians looking for jobs for a change. But then where lays the problem? If everything is optimistic and positive then where is India falling behind.
The problem is Indians itself. The thinking process, the way we Indians comprehend the happenings around. A lot of protest was done against the manipulation and embezzlement of funds for CWG 2010 games held in India. Now the question is if it was not them and if it was you and me dealing with funds, what were the chances of manipulation? If it was not the present politicians say, Lallu Yadav and Mayawati Devi we would not have tried our level best to save the chair for ourselves. If it was not Kasab and others, just you and I going through the miseries of life that forced them to take up on the path of terrorism in order to feed ourselves and our family?
We Indians waste a lot of our time watching shows on television like Rakhi ka Insaaf and Bigg Boss. But how would we react to a similar situation where two males are in love, or when a transgender walks up to you seeking help. How many of us studying in reputed business schools thought of opening our own business houses in order to provide employment to others as well. We have learned a phrase since childhood “Each one - teach one.” But how many of us actually thought of going out of our way of actually implementing this into action.
It is not about the government, not about the education system, not about social ethical codes; it’s about how we perceive India. How many times we heard somebody saying “Ye India hai, yahan sab chalta hai” or how many times we said “India ka kuch nahi ho sakta”. India is us and we are India, the sooner we understand this the better it is for us and the nation. So next time when somebody would ask about the problem/problems of India, I would smile and say I have no problem!
Digging deep into the statistics of Indian poverty, around 35% of Indian population falls below the international poverty line however at the same time, roughly 13 to 17% in America, around 15% in Japan, 22% in United Kingdom and 13% in Germany; population is living below poverty line. Americans celebrated their independence in 1776 and Indians in 1947, now, considering the difference in the percentage of population below poverty and the years as an independent nation, only after 60 years of independence India is an emerging threat not only to the emerging economies but even to United States and other developed and powerful nations.
Despite of the shortcomings, we have acknowledged 8.8% growth so far and are marching optimistically towards double digit growth rate, Indian stock exchanges are bullish as if there was never any recession in the world, Bugatti launched a 16 crore car in the Indian market, apparently they saw in us the buying potential, everyday a new company is entering into Indian market and yes it was US president who came to Indians looking for jobs for a change. But then where lays the problem? If everything is optimistic and positive then where is India falling behind.
The problem is Indians itself. The thinking process, the way we Indians comprehend the happenings around. A lot of protest was done against the manipulation and embezzlement of funds for CWG 2010 games held in India. Now the question is if it was not them and if it was you and me dealing with funds, what were the chances of manipulation? If it was not the present politicians say, Lallu Yadav and Mayawati Devi we would not have tried our level best to save the chair for ourselves. If it was not Kasab and others, just you and I going through the miseries of life that forced them to take up on the path of terrorism in order to feed ourselves and our family?
We Indians waste a lot of our time watching shows on television like Rakhi ka Insaaf and Bigg Boss. But how would we react to a similar situation where two males are in love, or when a transgender walks up to you seeking help. How many of us studying in reputed business schools thought of opening our own business houses in order to provide employment to others as well. We have learned a phrase since childhood “Each one - teach one.” But how many of us actually thought of going out of our way of actually implementing this into action.
It is not about the government, not about the education system, not about social ethical codes; it’s about how we perceive India. How many times we heard somebody saying “Ye India hai, yahan sab chalta hai” or how many times we said “India ka kuch nahi ho sakta”. India is us and we are India, the sooner we understand this the better it is for us and the nation. So next time when somebody would ask about the problem/problems of India, I would smile and say I have no problem!
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