It’s been a long journey...

It’s been a long journey… A journey of 62 years yet a question remains where are, we…? 62 years ago, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru echoed the heartfelt sentiment of probably every Indian, when he said “that we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes to redeem that pledge, not wholly or in full measure but substantially. Today in 2009 one can see the vision and the heartfelt sentiment turn to reality.

We can see dramatic changes India as a country India has gone through, physically and economically. Yet one thing that always remains constant is the warmth and colours of complexities that this vibrant country gives. Today India is poised as a top contender in the economic world, and everyone wants to be in her good books, the once so called bane for India which was her population has now turned into a boon, today India has grown substantially in all fields, talk about brain in which case we rank 3^rd in the collective pool of Doctors, Engineers and Scientist, nor are we far behind with the brawn as we have the 3^rd strongest army in the world. Yet as a country we never forget that God dwells in every human that is so well said in ‘Atiti-devo-bhav’.

But today as I write this piece I am still aware that behind all the good, there are something’s that are not right, many of us reading this are among the fortunate ones, but there are many others who are less fortunate, there are many who live below the poverty line, and who are affected by natural or man-made calamities such as riots and communal disputes.

I am not a politician, who will tell you what to do and what not to and then ask for a vote but I am a Indian, and a voice in me echoes, that I need to take a little more care of my motherland, and as our Prime Minister said that its time for an inclusive growth. So in my own small way the next time I do something, let me think about the less fortunate one and see that, my actions will contribute to making my India a better place to live in, for you, me and those who are less fortunate, so that 62 years hence we will have full-filled the calling our leaders of Substantial and Inclusive growth.

Jai hind