the amazing indian paradox ...

well , its been quite a while since i made a new post , but now that i have started writing again , today its the turn of one of the things that has moved me ...

the whole of india , has been going crazy with the 10% gdp , the zooming sensex , our forex reserves, about the comparison with china and even coming with figures which prove we are better than the chinese ..
it even might be true..

but there are some "other" facts as well.

india is land to the maximum number of uneducated and poor people as well. india ranks 126 in the UNHDP index. there are more people in india who sleep without having food than the whole world put together..

i'll make one thing clear , i work as an equity analyst and my work is in sync with investments , sensex , gdp and these days work is good, in fact has never been better. but i cant help thinking that , what the hell does the sensex and gdp mean to a person who is hungry , a farmer who is under a huge debt trap , a farmer who is constantly thinking of surviving and possibly suicide.

my conscientiousness does not allow me to celebrate anything , from a new year , to a birthday , festivals... anything. i just cannot help feeling for people when i see someone picking up rags , some even eating from the garbage that dogs wont smell... i cannot see some child spending his childhood in hotels and factories..after all whats their fault ? they were not born in a well off family ? is it their fault ? women being beaten in households , women working as domestic help in 5 houses just to see that their child lives and somehow studies hoping one day he will rid her from her misery..

where are we going ??? is this the india we want ? is this what our freedom fighters fought for ?

the politicians wont work , the bureaucrats dont have time for these people , the private companies having to gain from these people ... even the media does not feeling they are worth it. there's more coverage of a mika kissing mallika , a miss world's wedding plans , our cricket teams' dismal performance than our people dying of hunger and dying of cold. no one cares..when i see with the sheer "nudity" certain business channels talking of the sensex and the gdp , the world crude oil prices , the possible rate hike by the fed , i just feel what's happening in india ? are we that bad that no one even feels for people anymore ?

what will happen ? who will take care of these people ? its a frightening scenario..

there are certain things i do , i dont know how much of a difference does it make in all these people's life but i do it , atleast makes me feel better.
i want to atleast build a residential school in my life which will cater to street children , i dont know when , but i know surely some day very soon.
i dont feel proud doing all these , not at all , i just feel i am probably doing a small part of my duty towards my people.
hope someday we will have a truly happy india , an india where there wont be any disparity at all. and till then i will keep on working.

visit this website , you might just be able to make a difference : www.giveindia.org