Warm Greeting Friends!

Yesterday was a proud day for every Indian! 60 years of glorious democracy and still

going strong! From morning i was glued to Television to see the Republic Parade at

Rajpat , New Delhi. It was a spectacular display of India 's rich cultural and varied

heritage! BSF Bike Riders were simply awesome! Can you imagine 189 ppl on 34 bikes

But then as the day was nearing its end , a silly question haunted my mind for the

rest of the day, Do we really have any reasons to celebrate our Republic Day???

After 60 plus years of democracy, Where do we really stand as of today??

We can express our unwavering and unflinching love for our country! We can

change our Facebook Profile pic with India 's Flag! We can even have status updates

in almost all social media sites. But does that really change the ground reality? I

guess the answer would be a big NO. We are still considered as a developing

country! Here are few of the statistics which will give a real picture of how much

are we in Water :

1 . India 's Per Capita Income is $400 which places it 162nd out of 206 countries in

the World Development Report for 2000-2001.

2. Half the Indian People are poor by International poverty line of one dollar

person per day and a third of world 's poor are in India.

3. An Indian's life expectancy is 63 years lower than that in many poor countries. As

many as 65 out of a thousand infants die: Two-Thirds of the children suffer from

malnutrition and are under-weight. 71% cannot access sanitation. Four out of Ten

Indians are iil-literate.Therefore India is ranked 134th out of 174 countries on the

United Nations Development Program 's HR Index.

I am dismayed and disappointed by this ! We as individuals and thoughtful citizen of

this country should take a step forward and help India to take a giant leap towards

next Chapter! We cannot sit ideal and just continue to be in Love with our Outer

Image! We need to develop and make our selves mature and strong from Inside!

I wish When I celebrate India 75 th Republic Day! I would look back at this article

and would have hundred reasons to prove it wrong!

With High Hopes and Passion to Make A difference! I am signing Off here!

I shall catch you later!

Till then Stay Tuned!
Varun

GM Folks, Yesterday I saw AVATAR, A spell binding Cinema! While returning from the theatre around 10.30 pm, just around the Signal at MOUNT ROAD (Opp.BATA Showroom ), a 80 plus year old lady was begging on road. She was sitting almost 1/4 IN in the road with traffic at its peak. I saw her and as signal turned green i drove off. Just few kilometers away b4 reaching home, something urged me from inside. I dont know what . I took a U-Turn and reached the same place where the old lady was sitting. I parked my vehicle and looked out for some Food OUTLET where i can get her something to eat. Unfortunately, all the good food outlets at that place (VASANTHA BHVAN and INSUVAI ) were almost closed. I walked and searched for 10-15 minutes. Finally I found a road side vendor from whom I bought 4 IDLYS. I came back running and offered that lady that food and 1 AQUA FINA Water Botte. I requested her to come on the FOOTPATH as it is dangerous to sit so close to heavy moving Traffic. This is what the OLD LADY REPLIED " If i don't sit here, no one will bother to care about me and my plight. I will collect all this food and give it to my grandson ". In the mid of the road, that old lady touched my feet to thank me.. A small tear of happiness rolled down my cheek. I returned back home with a sense of partial satisfaction . And all this was due to constant motivation from priya who witnessed this incident.