I have this dream for my country
- The air is clean as most travel by the metro or drive electric cars.
- Road accidents are very rare.
- The roads are so smooth with not one pothole.
- There are no slums anywhere.
- Farmers do not commit suicide even when there is a drought as good irrigation systems are in place.
- Farmers adopt latest technology and minimise the use of pesticides so that the occurrence of cancer is less.
- Everyone is covered under a health insurance scheme.
- There are as many low cost government hospitals as there are private hospitals.
- Medical students don’t pay heavy donations to institutes, hence doctors don't fleece patients.
- Do away with minority reservation as everyone is equal.
- Every school insists on sports, art and culture.
- Graduates from the vulnerable sector don't remain jobless and get white collared jobs.
- Toilets are clean everywhere.
- People throw garbage only inside garbage bins.
- There is no use of plastics and waste is properly disposed.
- Heritage sites are preserved and not stinking and smelly.
- Courts don’t take 40 years to give verdict on cases by which time the honest man dies.
- Women have special courts for divorce and rape but they hardly find the need for them.
- Children are not sexually abused.
- One can get any national identity in a day with minimal paperwork.
- A public institution is as good or better than a private institution.
- There is less traffic so people come home early and have relaxed evenings with family and friends.
- We go back to community living even if we live on the 45th floor.
- Senior citizens have the best facilities wherever they live and are not forced to go to old age homes.
No I am not an idealist but I quote the Chinese billionaire Chen Tianqiao “Its time to focus on improving humans’
emotional well-being after centuries of effort to increase living standards”.
Happy 72nd
Independence Day to all Indians