IS INDIA REALLY PROGRESSING ??????????????

JUST ONE SIDE OF THE COIN !!!!!!!!!!!

My heartiest congrtaulations to the institutes and people,contributing in making India work,grow and become a great nation
Bur is India really progressing?
The country is working,and is growing,but there is another side to this story too.areas which are deprived of the growth and shine of the country,and which continue to be in the darkness of backwardness

There is lots to boast of,and lots to show-off!
India is progressing,but without sounding a pessimist or a leftist ,I cannot resist but to say that though progress in every field is being appreciated, this progress is not uniform and not in all spheres and all fields.Growth is welcome,and is being felt too,nationally and internationally but it is not universal!!
Improvement in lifestyle and elevation of standards are not only being seen but are dazzling the eyes,but this improvement is seen in a small section of the country and amongst a very small part of the population

Almost half of the Indian population is still deprived of the basic amenities,like,food,home and drinking water leave alone education,electrification and medical facilities,which also are almost the basic right of every citizen of a so called progressing country!

Even in a city like Delhi,which looks like a model of progress and wealth,the recent census showed that only 7.5% Delhites fall in the upper income group,even when the grading has been made on a very stringent scale ,where to qualify for this elite class one has to fall in the group with a monthly expenditure of just over Rs 3500 per person.This amount is peanuts for Delhi,and is a stark indicator of the struggle ,the majority have to undergo,for survival in Delhi,Mumbai,metros or in most of the cities and villages of India for day to day survival.

IPL matches were a great entertainment,and so are other such lavish events,where we spend over a couple of thousand crores for each,but how much of this goes to the common man.Some people do make a livelihood from these events,but majority goes in the pockets of organizers,sponsers etc,The rich are the actual beneficiaries from such megaevents and projects!

Leave alone the financial and monetary stagnation,a major part of the population and society is affected by social maladies like,child labor,female featicide,selling of daughters,flesh trade,AIDS etc,Can we call ourselves progressed,progressive or even progressing in this scenario?

The rich becoming richer,and Ambanis featuring in the list of top rich people of the world,is no indicator of progress.
We can sleep comfortable only if every Indian has a roof,drinking water,food,electricity ,education and medical aid and above all a safe and healthy society and surrounding to live in

And this is more distant than one can imagine
and can be achieved not only by pumping in of money from the exchequer ,but by fair governance and a responsible role,played by every Indian

So lets join hands,in contributing our little,but significant share,in the progress of our dear country!
Its miles to go,before we sleep . . . . . . . .

Dr Sanjay Kapoor Lucknow