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Interesting afternoon at Courtyard by Marriot Mumbai hosted by The FBAI,
Mondelez India and Zeba Kohli..
There was a dramatic launch of Cadbury Cookboo...
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Thursday, 8 October 2009
Are There Two Indias In One Bus Route? - Will “1 thru 10 for India” help?
I am seated in an AC bus, comfortably settled, with a book and digital camera on my lap, on my right is this young man, surfing the net. Yeah, there is socket in this bus for people to use their laptop. Some have closed their eyes and are already in deep meditation while others are humming the song. The Bollywood music is playing in the background and it is calming the nerves of all the passengers. How much better can the life get? “India is shining” and I grin shyly.
The bus stops momentarily at a signal and I look out on the streets. A five-year-old child smiles at me, raising her hand to wave at me, another child, six-year-old cradles one-year-old in his arms. I am thinking if somebody could guide them to the nearest pre-school where they could discover the magic world of words.
They shouldn’t be here on these dirty streets at such a tender age. Ouch! "India is NOT shining" on other side of my window.
Should I de-sensitize myself and not look in the direction of “other India”? The “Other India” is as much a reality as the “India Shining”? Is that fair? Is that right? Can we lend a helping hand?
Do you care?
Will you make your 3 days count? Can you go do something good for your country? Will you do something for the “Other India”?
More on the topic including the "Africa in Peril" presentation that influenced/inspired 1 to 10
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