India – Is it really that good?

I am very happy that I’m an Indian, and so is everyone else.  We have a huge population that is spread over and is extremely diverse, so there is a varied skill and tradition mix.  We have had great leaders, sports-persons, businessmen, scientists, engineers, doctors, etc. People from all fields have excelled around the world and made a mark of our country.  Every year the stats for the richest include more Indians, and the number of “billionaire-Indians” is growing rapidly.  Everyone knows the potential we have in the IT Industry and how well we are doing in that area – I don’t need to elaborate on that.

Having said all these rosy things about India, I wonder whether we actually are a great country?   I mean that’s what everyone feels and that’s what everyone says – India is the best!  Is it so?  I think India is the best for Indians because we stay here, this is our land and it was snatched away by the Englishmen and now that we have got it back we feel a sense of pride to be an Indian.  What I mean to say is that India is mighty well good for us Indians, but it’s not the best – we need to work hard to achieve that.

The Americans are more diverse that us geographically, the Europeans have more number of billionaires, the Japanese & Germans have better engineers, the Australians are better in all sports that India plays.  Come on where is India in the world?? Its not standing tall, and I’m sorry to say that, we need to work hard and we will be there, but we are not there yet. That’s the point.

We need to “Chak de India”.