PICK UP YOUR BROOMSTICKS!!!!

Lead India, Teach India, how about Clean India?
India has developed at so many fronts, be it technology or knowledge. 'India Rising' and 'India Shining' is what the country is boasting of, but no one cares for the dirty India. Here's an appeal to everyone. Lets 'Clean India'! .
A 70 years old ex-serviceman:

"20 years back, Bangalore was a retired man’s heaven. Looking at it now, hell is the best word for it!"

A 45 years old business tycoon:

"I have been to so many countries around the world but haven’t seen a dirtier place than India. I feel ashamed to call it my country!"

A 20 years old student:

"Why should I abstain? I may do it but what about the one billion others? How will I make a difference? Things will remain the same!"

Three people, three opinions. One billion people, quite a many opinions. So many opinions, but not even a single solution. Although all the opinions had a few suggestions, but none of them turned into any solution. And the reason is that the suggestions did not get enough shoulders to carry them to a solution. In simple words, many of us have ideas but we never get volunteers to make the idea a possibility, and slowly the idea fades away into the darkness of the real world.

If we think upon the old man’s concern, who turned the Garden City of India into hell? It is us. And why just Bangalore, any city or even village in India would fit well into this hellish frame. And the businessman has all rights to feel sorry about his country, after all Mumbai streets are way behind the streets of London on any scale. But I would like to ask him if he drops his cigarette pack on any street anywhere in the world? Why only in India? The youth is supposed to be the spark for any change in the society, and if they all think on the lines of our student then the society is doomed to stagnate. One person makes a difference big enough, if not very big.

In the recent past, we have witnessed the campaigns launched by The Times of India like ’Lead India’ and ’Teach India’. I wonder how successful they have been but at least the whole country participated in it. We need a similar well-advertised campaign to make India a better place to live in. ’Clean India’, appropriately swims along the wave. The river Ganga, a symbol of purity, is a perfect example of the layer of dirt that India has been coated with. No one likes to walk along a heap of garbage. Where shall we go when the lanes will be full of the dislikeable stuff? That day is bound to arrive, unless we pledge to clean our surroundings, clean India.

Looking deeply, India is not that dirty everywhere. The shining floors of the malls, movie complexes and restaurants around the country speak so. Ever wondered why they are clean and not the outside world? That’s because we hesitate in spoiling a clean environment. And of course the janitors and dustbins help the cause. So why not replicate that in the outside world? It’s the same person who looks for a dustbin to throw a piece of paper in a mall and doesn’t think once to drop a packet of rotten fruits on the road. We all abstain but not everywhere. If we abstain and make India clean, then the clean India will make us abstain.

First things first, stop expecting anything from the government. Even if it means starting with a group of four, it will be a big step. Contribute some money and install dustbins around your area, employ people to clear them daily. It doesn’t take a big chunk of money to make a salary of a janitor. Hoisting banners advertising about the initiative can be of great help. And the most important thing - monitor the progress. Most of the ideas ignite and die because of lack of monitoring. Try implementing on yourself and then spread the word. I am sure these are just few of the many ideas that contribute to the initiative.

As I said in the beginning, no idea becomes a solution unless we get volunteers. Today I am the only one starting this. I’m sure people will step up and join me. And why shouldn’t they? Who doesn’t want a cleaner India? Everyone likes a cleaner home. Then lets do it. Lets make it possible!

Waiting for more ideas, and volunteers. Lets ’Clean India’!