What’s Really Happening in India❔ It's high time for change.
A few weeks ago, a tragic incident took place in Delhi. A 50-year-old man was riding his bike with his daughter when suddenly, a tree fell on them. He died on the spot, and his daughter was left seriously injured. The reason? Heavy rainfall. The same kind of rain that recently brought Mumbai to a standstill. Many argue that Mumbai faced 800 mm of rain in just three days — an amount no city could handle. But then, take a look at Gurugram. The city receives less than 600 mm of rain in an entire year, yet eight people have already lost their lives this year alone due to waterlogging.
And this isn’t an isolated issue. Remember the viral video where a biker was assaulted by strangers for no reason? Or the shocking case from Mohali, where a brilliant Indian scientist — who returned from countries like Switzerland and Germany to contribute to Indian research — was beaten to death over a parking dispute. These incidents say a lot about the kind of environment ordinary citizens live in today.
The Crumbling Face of Urban India
Look around — our public transport is in a miserable state. People risk their lives daily, packed in like insects. Our so-called public spaces — tourist spots, lakes, parks — are filled with garbage and spit stains instead of greenery and peace. Even a basic education for your child now costs lakhs of rupees. Newly constructed flyovers sink before they’re inaugurated. Roads crack after the first rain. And yet, our media claims we’re becoming a “Vishwaguru” — a world leader. But if that’s true, why do millions of Indians say goodbye to their homeland every single year?
The Illusion of Progress 😵💫
From one angle — the government’s and media’s — everything seems great. The economy is booming, India is being hailed as a global power, and our leaders proudly announce that the “Ease of Living” has improved. But the common man’s lens shows a completely different picture: rising costs, stagnant salaries, unemployment, and an overall decline in the quality of life.
New graduates, even with MBAs, are being offered salaries of ₹25,000 a month. Infrastructure failures are so common they barely make headlines anymore. In Gurugram alone, people from different walks of life — from designers to delivery workers — have lost their lives because of open wires, potholes, or flooded roads. When every level of government claims to be in control, how do such failures keep happening?
A System That Fails Its People
India’s so-called “Millennium City” has garbage heaps at every corner. Flats worth crores flood every monsoon. Cars worth lakhs float in parking lots. And this is not just Gurugram — the same stories echo from Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.
In the 1990s, people went abroad for education or better job opportunities. Today, they leave simply because living in India has become mentally and physically exhausting. The system is broken — from corruption and bureaucracy to lack of civic sense and accountability. Even private sector meritocracy is being threatened as the idea of reservations expands beyond reason.
And those who can make a difference — our politicians — are too busy playing image games. Ministers pose for photo-ops with brooms on already-clean streets while ignoring the filthy lanes that actually need attention. Then we wonder why tourists choose Thailand or Vietnam over India.
A Country Losing Hope
The truth is painful — people are giving up. Every year, lakhs of Indians renounce their citizenship, and very few ever want to return. Even those who take dangerous illegal routes abroad believe that’s safer than staying here.
Meanwhile, politicians send their own children to study and settle in the US or UK. The same leaders who preach patriotism don’t trust the system they built. Their children live first-class lives abroad while the common man struggles with potholes, power cuts, and paper leaks.
In India, an honest taxpayer feels punished. You pay road tax, toll tax, fuel tax — and still drive on cratered roads. You pay GST on everything, yet send your children to private schools and visit private hospitals because government ones have failed. You pray every morning just to return home safely at night.
The Decline of Trust
People are losing faith in institutions. Propaganda no longer works the way it used to. Everyone is beginning to recognize slogans and “masterstrokes” for what they are — distractions. Even those who want to fix the system feel hopeless because the problems are so deep-rooted. Yet, the truth is — we don’t need revolutionary ideas to fix India. We just need basic governance.
What Can Be Fixed — and How ❔
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Cleanliness and Infrastructure:
Fill the potholes, cover open drains, fix waterlogging, and enforce cleanliness. If local authorities can’t do it, privatize it. India doesn’t need smart cities; it needs safe and functional ones. -
Law and Order:
Enforce strict traffic laws. Reckless drivers should face immediate action. If someone causes a fatal accident, their vehicle should be scrapped instantly — no matter who they are. Public roads are for movement, not for political or religious shows. Ban all processions on roads; let people book stadiums or grounds for that. -
Education and Healthcare:
Every politician and government employee should be required by law to send their children to government schools and use public hospitals. The day that happens, these systems will transform overnight. -
Affordable Housing:
A city where even someone earning ₹1 lakh a month can’t afford a home is broken. Governments must regulate housing prices and invest in building new cities rather than overloading old ones.
A Call for Change
If India can fix just these four things — cleanliness, law enforcement, education, and housing — life here will immediately improve. People who left the country might even want to come back. These changes don’t hurt any vote bank. They don’t require ideology, only intent.
But until then, the harsh reality remains: the rich escape abroad, the poor are ignored, and the middle class keeps paying for everyone’s failures. A nation can’t call itself developed if its citizens don’t feel safe, respected, or hopeful.
India doesn’t need more slogans. It needs functioning cities, honest governance, and a system that values human life.
Only then will we truly be able to call ourselves a “developed nation” — not just in headlines, but in reality.
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