Wah bhai wah!
"Chhote chhote sheheron se, Khali bor dopharon se..."
I love this picture. It symbolises all that one associates with the spirit of small-town India, and may I add, the 'new' face of small-town India - earthy, endearing and aspirational. The innumerable Buntys and Bablis, jo jhola uthake chale...
And where did I spot it?, well, this photograph has found its way to the cover story of Newsweek,Issue March 6, aptly called : 'India Rising'.
Very briefly, this article brings out the following facts:
- Indian democracy may be chaotic and messy, but is growing fast.
- Over the last 15 yrs, India has been the 2nd fastest growing economy after China.
- The ambitious, ready-for-change society has triumphed over the state.
- Their are 1 million elected women in villages across the country - enabling a platform from which to demand better education and health care.
- India is becoming increasingly popular as the preferred spot to invest
- By 2040 India would boast as the third largest economy in the world.
- A the largest 'young' population (which could promise to be a formidable work force)
posted by Chandni Dendukuri at 5:46 PM
2 Comments:
i will retire in 2040.i know i will.hmm..so there goes my last chance for doing anything for the country...shyeh.
That reminds me of a comment that a friend of mine made (this is entirely disconnected with the topic, but nonetheless it conveys what small town people feel): "I don't know what is happening globally, but all I can say is that if business is not doing good, blame globalisation; and if weather is getting hotter, blame global warming".
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