Another TIME story
This last issue of TIME Magazine is not to be missed. Some well written and interesting facts about one of the fastest growing economies of the new World. It makes one proud to be an Indian, but should also be an awakening for the ones that haven't noticed the signals so far. The Cover story. [Link]I wonder what will be the structure of our democracies in a few decades from now? If the politicians keep doing what they are best at (some got it back solid today! [see end of this post]), and the rest of India keeps moving at the pace its going- what's going to fill up that divide?
Back to the TIME mag, there's a very interesting piece of article titled 'Hooray for Bollywood' by Mira Nair. Here's a scoop:
We were gypsies, Sooni and I. Two sisters in saris surrounded by tuxedoed strangers. But instead of taking our Banjara bullock cart to the nearest water hole, we were in a limo en route to the Oscars, where our first film, Salaam Bombay!, was nominated as Best Foreign Language Film. Read the complete piece [Link].
And now ...
Meerut, India: Protesting Trash Collectors in India Fill Streets With Garbage
And in India, trash collectors in the city of Meerut are staging mass protests in an attempt to gain permanent jobs with benefits. The trash collectors have begun dumping garbage in the city’s streets and pelting the homes of government officials with filth.
posted by RadioActive Ray at 1:44 PM
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Got to read the full article. Although we know that amidst all shortcomings, we are forging ahead, its an eye-opener for the world.
Once one gets over the economic growth, rise in per capita income in metros etc the core facts stand out, which havent really changed much in the last 10 years (when India's economy has seen a boost).
To quote the story ..
"Last year per capita income in India was $3,300; in China it was $6,800. Prosperity and progress haven't touched many of the nearly 650,000 villages where more than two-thirds of India's population lives.
Backbreaking, empty-stomach poverty, which China has been tackling successfully for decades, is still all too common in India. Education for women -- the key driver of China's rise to become the workshop of the world -- lags terribly in India."
Unfortunately, the Government's response to make a difference in this area revolves around "Reservations at institutes of higher learning."
I know, none among us want to give up what we have and start cleaning up the political mess in India. That's not a practical solution either.
Among the billion people we have, there is no dearth of brain power and initiative. What if we created a public forum and each on us took up one important issue that plagues India and proposed a solution? One day, someday, when we do have a government that cares (maybe propose a solution to clean that too) maybe we can explotre and implement these great ideas.
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