By Krishanali Merchant
Plants thrive in fertile soil, with regular sunlight, water, and careful treatment.
Similarly, society represents the fertile soil, education is the sunlight, basic
amenities are the water, and care is happiness. However, in India, the soil is
contaminated, the plant is kept in the shade, deprived of water while the rain is
beyond reach, and neglected of love and care .
I firmly believe that India is not the rising superpower of the 21st century.
Unfortunately, our nation is a subject to multiple obstacles that hold us back from
our ascent.
To begin, India faces deep-rooted socio-political disparities. India has a wide gap
between the rich and the poor, with a small elite class enjoying immense wealth,
while the vast majority of the population struggles to meet their basic needs. The
lack of equitable distribution of resources perpetuates social inequality. With these
issues, only the elite of India are creating change, while the others remain in the
dust with their lives uncared for.
The fact that so much of the population cannot even access the basic right to
education is disheartening. Social taboos still prevail, women can't even access
menstrual pads and men don't even know what menstruation is. Societal norms
from centuries ago are still alive in some communities we aren't even advancing
with the current needs.
Without addressing these issues, how can India claim to be a rising superpower? It
is the 21st century, technology is over the top, everything is so advanced, but our
country's people still suffer everyday from basic issues solved elsewhere decades
ago.
I think that it is the new generation's responsibility to fix these problems and create
change in hopes for an India that may not be a superpower but can at least live in
peace, with every person having basic rights and amenities and living a happy life.
By Krishanali Merchant
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