It's time for action.

Today, I read an interview of Dr. N. R. Narayana Murthy in Times of India. He pointed out one of the biggest disadvantages of corruption, malpractices, chalta hai, etc. is that enough number of people is not there who youngsters can look-up as role models. I believe that he is quite right. In-fact, corrupts are showing the way to make easy money. Corruption is so-much deep rooted in the system that we can’t imagine the system to be running without it. It has become the necessity of present time. The alarming situation is that youngsters are looking to corrupts as role models. Honest are marginalized by the anti-social elements of the society. 

As an Indian, we are very good in blaming the government and the system. In any get-together with friends or at homes or at any public place, we can easily find people who are doing wrong-doings in life and blaming system and government (Perhaps, I am also one of them). Yes, government is not doing suitably. There are barely few acts from government side from where one can draw confidence. But if we look at the larger picture, we are paying the price of putting families above the society opposite of the west as pointed by Dr. Murthy in his interview. That’s why western countries are relatively corruption free. Yes, families are necessary. One has to take care for his/her family. But along with this, we have some moral obligations to fulfill for the country. It’s our apathy towards the society that somewhat around two fifty families are dictating the entire India at the name of democracy. Enough of blaming, it’s time for action. The biggest power we have in our hands is vote and so called “educated” class doesn’t care about it. Many times we don’t go for voting in elections, even if go, rather than voting on the real issues like development, honesty of candidates etc. we vote on issues like castes, religion etc. (I am also one of you, till date, voted once). Voting percentage decreases as literacy rate of constituency increases. Metro cities have worst voting percentage in elections. This is the reason why our politicians don’t care about our views on any issue. They call us facebook population. We have to change this scenario. At this stage, voting is the minimum thing we can do; not for the country but for our future and the future of the coming generations. It’s time to step-up otherwise developed India will remain a dream forever.

In the morning, facebook status of Sukdpeep (one of my friends from Punjab, India) was "For the first time ......to contribute.....the election fever....eagerly waiting to vote...!!!". Good work, Sukdeep. Keep it up.