WHY ARE WE BLOGGING

63 years of independence, but still a developing country.

2nd largest population in the world, but absence of leadership.

No shortage of funds, but corruption at its peak.

We have witnessed 17 prime ministers, 15 presidents, many planning commissions and the 5 year plans. But where do we stand today if compared to other so called developed countries. The above figures themselves speak about the INDIA of 21st century. While reading a book, I went through a paragraph in which it was mentioned that Australia’s population is not even 1/4th of that of India, but still they have been successful in making themselves count in the list of developed countries. Their per capita income is much more higher than ours. Lets take another example of Japan. The geographical area which Japan has is much more less than India but still they are the 2nd most developed country of the world after States even when Japan had to face the nuclear attack on two of its cities Hiroshima & Nagasaki.

What is the main reason behind the tremendous speed of their development?

Why India always falls back when compared to them?

Will India ever be able to compete with them?

If yes. How?

If no. why?

These and many such other questions are the ideas on which our initiative of students blog is based upon. To find an answer to these questions and to make people aware of other problems and issues concerning our nation is the basic idea behind this step. We are here not to become leaders but to make leaders.

Other fact which we cannot overlook is that we are living in the 21st century an era of technology, science and youth. And as such we must take into consideration the thoughts and opinions of the youths ‘the builders of the nation’. I personally feel that priority must be given to those who are affected by it the most.

Our respected PM Manmohan Singh while addressing the nation on this 15th August confessed the problems of red terror and cross border terrorism as the biggest hindrances in India’s development way, but he could not suggest a solution to this problem. We have been fighting for the Kashmir issue since we gained independence in 1947 but even after attaining 63 glorious years of independence, it remains an issue. What kind of government have we chosen to govern our country. Is our country in able hands or are we mistaken somewhere. The problems of unemployment, illiteracy, corruption, child labour, female foeticide etc. have now turned into sobriquets used in context of India. Are these problems so acute that that even after spending lakhs and crores of rupees, we are unable to eradicate them. While thinking of these questions sometimes I think whether we are really democratic or our constitution is merely a bag of borrowings. A famous saying is as follows ‘a man cannot help another person directly or indirectly until and unless he is helping himself’ and this saying goes with INDIA in perfect order. I have not seen a single person working heart and soul for the development of the country and as such the time has come when somebody from somewhere should come forward who thinks that he can contribute his most for the country. The time has come when our mother INDIA wants to get rid of these titles and thus I think that the time has come to prove the English saying ‘a pen is mightier than a sword’ true. It is ultimately we the people of INDIA who I think can bring a change to the situation and it will be possible only when our thoughts, opinions, messages and our perspective reaches to the mass. And in this era of technology it is possible only through such a medium which is fast and reaches even to the last person which is none other than internet. I request all of you to please join hands with us to promote us and to make us more strong in the aim which we have set for ourselves and in return I can assure you that this step is going to be a landmark in the history of change that we and our coming generations will witness

Or jaisa ki Dinkar ji ne RASHMIRATHI mein likha hai

“manav jab zor lagata hai, patthar pani ban jata hai”.

To waqt aa gaya hai doston ki hum Dinkar ji ki kahi in baton ko sach saabit kar dikhayen.

AAMEEN !

Thank’s,

Students Blog Team

Centre of Media Studies

University of Allahabad.