First, I would commend PM and his team for giving an international event that is driven by India. With West ruling the roost with Valentines Day, Friendship Day, Fathers Day and what not, Yoga Day has done a lot to quench my Jingoism. This has also given NRI's bragging rights in front of their foreigner friends. With a lot of NRI support this is more than evident. Well I couldn't care less!
What a boon to malnourished people in India, this Yoga Day is. I am not saying that there is something wrong in Yoga Day, but it is one more of those events for the prospered. This is my fundamental issue with the Govt which we chose with such hopes.
Swacch Bharat, Namami Gange, Yoga Day, all this is fine. I would have expected steps on war footing against Corruption, Poverty, Hunger and basic standard of living. It is not forthcoming; neither I see anything in the pipeline. How will proving to the world that India has given Yoga, help the poor Indians?
We perceive it as wrong priorities of the Govt. We are missing the point. What is a Govt? Govt is made up of people. People from among us. These people have a power to influence other people, hence have been able to become representative of others. Why believe these people are good? They can be bad too. They want to earn money. And then some more. They want to get fame and be revered by all. And then some more. They want to be praised nationally and internationally. And then some more.
I am not against Yoga Day, but first lead a war cry against Hunger, Poverty, Corruption and provide basic decency to citizens in life and in death. I mean how hard can it be? Given elections require a huge amount of money that comes from few big Industrialists, this might be a Utopian Dream. Till then dance in the jingoism of International Yoga Day.
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