***At 60 she is sexy and inviting as a new bride.
***India is emerging as a new home for world’s growing economy. The market in India is exciting, inviting, and expanding. It’s mounting for a glorious future. But as it is said everything has a price to pay, we are also paying some price for this growth. On this changing trend, Times life says, “*Namaaste is greeted by hey baby, sari makes way for jeans and dal-chawal gets upstaged by pasta*”. Let’s discuss all these and many more in this exclusive write up, “***India @ 60 – A Tale To Tell***”.
When we ***dream of India*** as a developed nation by ***2020*** we must read out the dreams of our Late Prime Minister ***P. V. Narasimha Rao*** which he gave to both Houses of US Congress in 1994, “*India** has undertaken the first steps to shaping of our history for the next generation.
After decades of centralized economic policies, India recently embarked on a reform program designed to modernize our economy, liberalize trade and realize our economic potential. We welcomed private investment and competition and encouraged free market growth.
As a result, India is becoming globally competitive and the standard of living of her citizens is gradually on the rise. The momentum of these reforms will carry India into the next century as the single largest free market in the world*.” His words were like future prediction for our economic growth and the nation has proved it. We still have many more ***economical barriers*** and if we move with the same ***pace and enthusiasm***, we will surely become the next economic power of the world.
We have achieved several milestones in last 60 years. Be it religious unity, social reform, building highly responsible democracy, being an economic power, providing technical solution or teaching art of living to entire world, we are cruising in each and every aspect.
Today, World looks at India with ***respect*** for it’s ***past***, with ***trust*** for it’s ***present*** and with ***hope*** for it’s ***future***. We have crossed several landmarks and demolished various hurdles.
When India had got it’s independence ***Churchill*** had said, “The country will collapse with it’s own load. It can’t succeed”. Today we have proved that his forecasting was wrong. He had said so because he knew about the diversification in India on the basis of religion, region, caste, economy and so many other things. We proved “***Unity in Diversity***” because we love our people regardless of their religion, region or caste. We love our constitution. We love our independence and most important we love our nation. Our continual growth is cultivating this love. The day we will not have growth there will be declination in our love and that’s not good for the nation’s health. We should remember that ***love dies only when growth stops***. So, the basic point is we shouldn’t compromise with the continual development and growth of our country. Apart from this, growth itself contains the germ of happiness.
***Every winner has scars***. If you see India as a winner in the race of democracy and social reforms we do have our scars as well. Be it *Ayodhya*, be it *Mumbai Bomb blast*, be it *Godhra* or be it *Gujrat* we need to take care of our wounds and make sure we don’t get them in future. I know, to maintain a social balance in a country like India, where thousand of sects live, is tough, but again winners are never afraid of doing tough things. We should take it as a challenge and set an example for entire world, that, this is the way human civilization should march in to the future world.
As I had said success has a price, it doesn’t come free. India is becoming successful so it’s paying a price as well. Let’s find out whether it’s costly affair or not.
**Pavan Varma** author of “***Being India***” says, “*We are losing our distinct Indian identity due to aggressive globalization. And victims are usually the last to know. We are trying our best to imitate lifestyles and culture of the West. Who has time for practicing Indian-ness when popular culture is all about practicing trendy western habits? Look around you, and you’ll see that the face of the Indian is changing*”.
Most of us will be agree with his views that we are changing. We are changing our lifestyle, we are ***changing our culture***. Some may argue that it’s just a trend and it’s not affecting our culture and tradition at all. Well, trends are the initiation which later will be converted into culture. It’s up to us to decide how we want to live our life and what culture we want to offer to the next generation. Choice is ours, *be Indian as it’s always been, be Indian with added western flavor or be Indian and live western*.
I believe India should mold itself with the admiration and happenings around, so that it can make a new path for everyone else to follow, after all that’s what the world can expect from a pundit of human civilization and guru of human science.
At last I would like to quote one hymn from the oldest book of the world, “***Rigveda***”. It talks about ***Common Aim, United Action***.
*Samgachhdhwam Samvaddhwam Sam-wo Manansi Jaantaam !
**Deva-bhaagam Yatha-purve Sanjaanaanaa Upaasate !
**Samaano Mantrah Sameeteeh Samaani !
**Samaanam Manah Sah Chitam Yesham !
**Samaanam Mantram Aabhi Mantreye Vah !
**Samaanen-vo Havisha Juhomi !
**Samaani-v Aakuteeh Samaana Hridayani Vah !
**Samaanam Astu Vo Mano Yatha Vah Susahaasatee !
*It means, “*Assemble, speak with one another; let your minds be of one accord, as ancient Gods unanimously enjoy their due portions. May you aim be common; your assembly common; common the mind and the thoughts of these united. A common purpose do I lay before you; and worship with your common oblation. Common be your aim and your hearts united; your mind be one so that all may happily live together*.”
***Tathastu ….***