India a developed country by 2020???

You often hear this. It gives a sense of pride as an Indian. It soothes our ears and inspires us to do many things. But the question is..... is this really possible? I don't think so. You may think that as an Indian I must not tell this. You may find me unpatriotic but this is what I call reality and reality bites hard. As far as my knowledge goes India cannot be a developed country by 2050 ....at this rate also.

India may be growing at the rate of 8-9% ....booming economy, increasing per capita income, recognition in the international space, etc.......But do this really count. As you know there are two sides of a coin and everybody tends to look at the better half. We go to classes in AC office, are in AC, live in good cities and parents give us all that we need but we hardly realise what it is to earn money. There are companies like Info. Wipro, ICICI, ONGC but how many companies are there......my first trip out of my home was in Kolkatta. It was a nice place ...malls, shops, multiplex etc. I lived there for 2 weeks or so. Then I went to bangalore..I don't have to explain...So many companies; all the riches are there. Then I came to Bubaneshwar, Hyderbad, and then to Cochin. All that was fine nice places to live in. At present I am in Jamshedpur. It is maintained by the Tatas it is a fantastic city...But is it the whole of India?.....no never it cannot be if you come out of your Ac cars and rooms and visit the villages..

Today I went for a ride with my friend to Purulia about 50-60 kms from Jamshedpur. What I saw there really shoked me. I have seen many places but I have not seen places like this. In India there is a reality that the languages changes in every 50 kms and there is a vast difference if you move out from your cities. The people living there are so poor. They live in mud houses, houses made of mud only...only mud and nothing else. Women cover their bodies by only a saree. Kids are lying here and there like .............I cannot describe. Even the roads and all this will take a long time to become developed. The Tatas have done a good job. But how many companies are doing this. We cannot blame the Government alone. It cannot do that much as we expect it to do. We as an individual must try every grain that we can sow. Every individual must contribute..

If you want to see the real; face of India then move out of Info. Wipro and your AC rooms.....India has a lot more to go before it can be called a developed country .......till then hope and work for the future....