Our Shame

Two recent news items are a huge reality check for us Indians and should make us hang our heads in shame. While on one hand we have the largest number of under nourished people - especially children - in the world, apparently we are also having a real tough time in storing what are farmers our producing. So we have a situation where not only does our poor farmer not get adequate remuneration for what he produces, the grains that we produce will rot and our children will get seriously malnourished at the same time.
Now that the Oscars and the Filmfares have been won, can we get down to some serious thinking? Our leaders are answerable and this must be addressed seriously by whoever comes to power after the next general elections. Unfortunately we are still hearing about more and more sops and spending for unworthy causes - for e.g. further subsidizing an already subsidized petrol / diesel prices, more pay for govt servants etc. etc.