an economy and people which are developing naturally (albeit with some constraints) but still held back by a political system created 60 years back - a system which was/is totally out of touch with reality and continues to be dominated by everybody who should not be a 'leader' in any sense.
Ok we got shashi shekhar, you are staying overseas and wonder at looking at India just like the way a strange would react.. what about giving us desis a break and getting lost..
Most of them now Air conditioned - but not a paper moves without bribe .Should have seen conveniences/rest rooms /toilets as you may call them - you will be scared to death thinking of deaseas you may get - Airports please see them in Mumbai you will find more buses than in Bus stations - even new Airports do not have enough Aero Bridges ,it is third class planning .
today oN 12TH dec AROUND 5 PM I WAS WATCHING OUT OF MY GLASS WINDOW, A BOY WAS EATING A CORNETTO ICE CREAM CUP, A SMALL KID WAS STANDING 5 FEET BEHIND THE BOY WHO WAS EATING THE ICE CREAM WATCHING THE CORNETTO CRUNCHING... THIS LASTED FOR 90 SECONDS, SOON THE SMALL BOYS FAMILY CAME ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILY FATHER WAS CARRYING TOOLS 3SPADES, ANOTHER SMALL KID WITH RAG'S SCHOOLS BAG A MOTHER CARRYING A GHAMELA, SOON THE FAMILY PUSHED THE OBSERVER & THE KID TOO WENT AHEAD, TO MY SURPRISE BOTH THE SMALL KIDS WERE WITHOUT FOOTWEARS, THE ICE CREAM EATER WENT IN HIS PARENTS MARUTI. IF TODAY I HAD A CAMERA WITH ME IWOULD HAVE TAKEN A SMALL FILM, LIKE ALL OTHER ngo'S IWOULD HAVE SOLD THE FILM.. aND WITH THE AWARD MONEY EITHER I WILL GO AND SEARCH THE TWO KIDS WHO WERE WATCHING THE BOY'S CORNETO AFFAIR AND GIVE THEM THE ICE CREAM OR MYSELF WILL GO AND EAT AN ICE-CREAM.
consumerism,lack of capacity in governance -two factors identified correctly! Author did not touch on 'loss in characters' a result of distractions from 'spiritualism' Democracy cant solve these!
