INDIA IS RICH, INDIANS ARE POOR

India is rich and Indians are poor! May be a mystic fact. India is bestowed with huge amount of natural resources. We have more than enough people to exploit those. Anything produced here have a huge demand within ourselves. We are a large country. With 32,87,263 sq km area Inda stands 7th in the world behind Russia, Canada, US, China, Brazil and Australia. In the case of arable land India ranks second in the world with 394.6 million acres, behind USA. As per UN data the current population of India is above 139 crores behind China (144 Cr) India's total population constitute as - 0-14 age:27%, 15-64 age :67% and above 65 age :7%. As per the estimates of 2020, 50% of the Indian population is below 25 years of age and 65% below 35 years.

While what is shown above are the essential ingredients for a country to become rich, in the case of GDP (PPP) per capita (2017), which is the indicator of wealth of a country, India ranks 122 in the list with $7,166, where as Quatar on 1st with $1,28,647,  USA on 13 with $59,928 and China 79th with $16,842. The instant question comes in the mind is that what prevents us from reaching the top of the list. The only answer is we ourselves.

There are different options with the people to pick from. The most important of all is whether they want comfort, happiness and peace for themselves, their children and grandchildren or want to stand behind a flag obediently life long or they want to construct temples and mosques and do worship day and night or want to keep attacking one another. If you want peace and happiness in your family and among people around you, you may first come out of all affiliations with any political parties and become an independent person with firm opinion. Do all that you can against corruption. Use all media to force the government for clean governance. Take the help of the judiciary as and when needed within the framework of the law. No road block, no shop close, no stone throwing, no procession and no fire brand speeches. Tomorrow will certainly be ours.

K V George