I am foolish. I admit it, I truly am.
I wanted a corruption-free country where kids have limit less fun and adults have immense integrity.
I am foolish, I am sure today.
When my NRI cousin asks me, why isn't nothing being done there? Why do people have to live in dirt? Why are they no rules? And why are the existing ones not in practice, I simply shy away from answering. I blame the governance. I blame the system, like everyone else. Why, isn't that the easiest way out? Don't get the idea that I am defending the political class. I really do not even want to get there. But, given a little thought, it makes it clear that it was us in the first place who put them there.
When another friend comments, the people wouldn't change. The country is doomed to go down in the same pathetic state with no improvement. I wish to strongly condemn citing examples of the praise-worthy GDP growth displayed and the dependence of the world on India for its IT sector, but then I restrict myself fearing that the sensitive issues of poverty, education & health system would be brought up by him.
I always have and still believe that privatization and transparency would be the magic wand to clear my country's woes.
The tax cuts in other countries are huge when compared to our country, but the working population is huge in ours. If our tax is properly utilized, the infrastructure of the country would have been a hundred-fold better than what it is now.
Child labour, female foeticide, dowry harassment, corruption, disrespect to traffic rules are only some of the problems that exist in India, but surely still exist! Its an open fact and still nothing is done about it.
The skewing sex-rate, the reducing education age, increasing uprooting of scams, regular accidents, people dying of poverty - these are things that bother me often. I am not a social reformer. I am not an activist. I am only a normal person, but I am still capable of being bothered by them!
When Anna put out a crusade against corruption, I knew that it wouldn't end corruption, but still lent out my voice for the movement only to add to the resounding effect the movement was creating.
I am foolish, even today, thinking that there might still be a solution.
Sensible media is present, albeit its nonsensical nuisances. Some of the publications in the news-papers are dismally bad and I wonder if I had undergone brain damage reading them.
The RTI Act or the ombudsman Act (if it comes up) are only handles to harness the vast information available or show someone as culpable. I always thought the media would be utilizing it to the best, not just in public interest, but also to increase its TRPs. However, when scams, celebrities, IPLs and trash-talks are making them, I don't think they would spend put aside as much energy as required toward utilizing these handles.
The onus, hence is upon us! I feel ridiculous saying "us", not even being there, but I still say that. This isn't an outburst after having a surge of emotions watching a patriotic film. This is a thought nagging me since the age I have become responsible and began considering myself a citizen of India.
Civics was a subject in Class 10 and that is where it ends for most of us. For me it surely did, until I revisited most of its topics again in the future to refer many important facts about our constitution. We remember our politicians as corrupt and our lower house as a fish market and even make witty references at opportune moments!
I am foolish, I know. But I can still hope that the sorry state of my country, that was ravished by a ruler earlier, being ravished by its own men today, be altered.
I hope that someday I can strongly say "I hope".
I wanted a corruption-free country where kids have limit less fun and adults have immense integrity.
I am foolish, I am sure today.
When my NRI cousin asks me, why isn't nothing being done there? Why do people have to live in dirt? Why are they no rules? And why are the existing ones not in practice, I simply shy away from answering. I blame the governance. I blame the system, like everyone else. Why, isn't that the easiest way out? Don't get the idea that I am defending the political class. I really do not even want to get there. But, given a little thought, it makes it clear that it was us in the first place who put them there.
When another friend comments, the people wouldn't change. The country is doomed to go down in the same pathetic state with no improvement. I wish to strongly condemn citing examples of the praise-worthy GDP growth displayed and the dependence of the world on India for its IT sector, but then I restrict myself fearing that the sensitive issues of poverty, education & health system would be brought up by him.
I always have and still believe that privatization and transparency would be the magic wand to clear my country's woes.
The tax cuts in other countries are huge when compared to our country, but the working population is huge in ours. If our tax is properly utilized, the infrastructure of the country would have been a hundred-fold better than what it is now.
Child labour, female foeticide, dowry harassment, corruption, disrespect to traffic rules are only some of the problems that exist in India, but surely still exist! Its an open fact and still nothing is done about it.
The skewing sex-rate, the reducing education age, increasing uprooting of scams, regular accidents, people dying of poverty - these are things that bother me often. I am not a social reformer. I am not an activist. I am only a normal person, but I am still capable of being bothered by them!
When Anna put out a crusade against corruption, I knew that it wouldn't end corruption, but still lent out my voice for the movement only to add to the resounding effect the movement was creating.
I am foolish, even today, thinking that there might still be a solution.
Sensible media is present, albeit its nonsensical nuisances. Some of the publications in the news-papers are dismally bad and I wonder if I had undergone brain damage reading them.
The RTI Act or the ombudsman Act (if it comes up) are only handles to harness the vast information available or show someone as culpable. I always thought the media would be utilizing it to the best, not just in public interest, but also to increase its TRPs. However, when scams, celebrities, IPLs and trash-talks are making them, I don't think they would spend put aside as much energy as required toward utilizing these handles.
The onus, hence is upon us! I feel ridiculous saying "us", not even being there, but I still say that. This isn't an outburst after having a surge of emotions watching a patriotic film. This is a thought nagging me since the age I have become responsible and began considering myself a citizen of India.
Civics was a subject in Class 10 and that is where it ends for most of us. For me it surely did, until I revisited most of its topics again in the future to refer many important facts about our constitution. We remember our politicians as corrupt and our lower house as a fish market and even make witty references at opportune moments!
I am foolish, I know. But I can still hope that the sorry state of my country, that was ravished by a ruler earlier, being ravished by its own men today, be altered.
I hope that someday I can strongly say "I hope".
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