Why Are Many Indians So Unhappy?
It is a fact that many Indians are wallowing in self-pity condemning the dismal state of the nation caused by several factors such as the failed demonetization, faulty GST implementation, abrogation of Article 370, anti-CAA protests, inept handling of the humanitarian crisis, the plight of the migrant workers, Covid vaccine mismanagement, the insecurity and fear that the religious minorities face, the
betrayal of farmers, increasing petrol prices, rising unemployment and inflation, the pathetic situation of the country's economy, the weakening of institutions, denial of fundamental right to privacy using Aadhaar, increasing corruption, cronyism, and bank scams, India's poor standing on the world stage, and the overall failure of the Government on all fronts.
This segment of the population lives in an environment of excessive anxiety, continuous worry, psychological stress, emotional disorders, increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, uncontrolled sugar levels - in short everything that reduces their life spans.
I would like to remind them of what Mark Twain, in his old age, once observed:
How do they end up like this? It can be easily seen that all these miserable Indians have their daily morning doses of adrenalin rush of momentary excitement by glancing through the screaming news headlines such as 'Fascist India', 'Nationalist Modi', 'Majoritarian ruling party', 'Saffron terrorism', 'Hindu fundamentalism', 'Hindu supremacists tearing India apart', 'Hindutva Ideology: a variant of right-wing extremism', 'How BJP is destroying India', 'Election Commission's Reputation in Tatters', and what not.
Both the western media and their Indian counterparts vie with each other in contributing heavily to this sad state of affairs. However what the naive, exploitable, and unsuspicious readers don't realize is that these sensationalist but deplorable daily news reports have nothing to do with these media outlets' concern or love for our country or their eagerness to serve the communities.
These types of reporting are nothing but part of their devious and cunning schemes to increase their ad revenue at the cost of the physical and mental health of gullible Indian readers! These media outlets are celebrating their success and profit making schemes by paying their reporters handsomely for producing more such dismal stories about our country!
Should we become victims of these diabolical plots of the media? We have to think and decide. The choice is ours. To quote Mark Twain again:
This segment of the population lives in an environment of excessive anxiety, continuous worry, psychological stress, emotional disorders, increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, uncontrolled sugar levels - in short everything that reduces their life spans.
I would like to remind them of what Mark Twain, in his old age, once observed:
“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.”With their blinkered outlook and prejudiced attitudes, these irritable lots have become incapable of enjoying their lives and have no time to reflect on the momentous transformational journey of our country in different areas. They are least affected by the various achievements that will make many other Indians proud, gratifying, and heart-warming:
- India supplied over 983 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 94 countries and two UN entities
- India achieved the landmark of administering 100 crore Covid-19 vaccines on October 21
- India is at the cusp of a digital revolution powered by increasing broadband and internet penetration.
- India's GDP is set to grow at 9.2% in FY22, the fastest in the world.
- India has the world’s largest digital payments ecosystem with 25.5 billion real-time transactions
- India has the largest and the best biometric digital identity architecture in the world with 1.29+ billion Aadhar Cards issued
- India's national digital locker, DigiLocker, facilitates storage, sharing, and verification of government documents for 38+ million users who are provided access to 3.7+ billion documents. Users get free “anytime, anywhere” access to relevant e-signed and e-verified documents fetched in real-time directly from issuing government agencies.
- India has the world’s largest and most comprehensive direct benefits transfer (DBT) ecosystem with 320+ schemes and a cumulative transfer of $230+ billion over 7 years.
- India's DBT is the world’s largest governance delivery to the remotest corners of a country, powered by the JAM trinity (Jan Dhan bank accounts, Aadhar identity, and Mobile internet).
- India has the world’s largest digital marketplace for Agri-produce, eNAM (National Agriculture Market), connecting 17+ million of India’s farmers to a common national digital marketplace where they trade in their Agri-produce.
- India is the most talked about Start-Up ecosystem in Asia, with the addition of 15 unicorns in just 2021 alone.
- India uses the world’s largest tech-platform Co-WIN to power its COVID-19 vaccination drive that has allowed over 328 million vaccines doses to be administered in just 5+ months, at the fastest pace in the world.
- India provides for free the Co-Win platform to 20+ countries to run their vaccination programs - India developed the world’s largest COVID-19 contact tracing mobile app, Arogya Setu, with 190+ million registered users.
- World leaders laud PM Modi for India's achievements In COVID-19 Vaccination
- India houses the world’s largest mobile manufacturing unit and is the world’s second largest mobile manufacturing country.
- India has the world’s largest and most complete participative governance model. India’s participative governance platform, MyGov, has 18+ million active users participating in framing national policies such as the National Education Policy and the yearly Government of India financial budget.
- India has the world’s largest and transparent digital marketplace for regular government purchases. The Government e-Marketplace, GeM platform, enables 2+ million entrepreneurs to directly sell their produce without the hassles of red tape or extraneous considerations.
"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured"
How do they end up like this? It can be easily seen that all these miserable Indians have their daily morning doses of adrenalin rush of momentary excitement by glancing through the screaming news headlines such as 'Fascist India', 'Nationalist Modi', 'Majoritarian ruling party', 'Saffron terrorism', 'Hindu fundamentalism', 'Hindu supremacists tearing India apart', 'Hindutva Ideology: a variant of right-wing extremism', 'How BJP is destroying India', 'Election Commission's Reputation in Tatters', and what not.
Both the western media and their Indian counterparts vie with each other in contributing heavily to this sad state of affairs. However what the naive, exploitable, and unsuspicious readers don't realize is that these sensationalist but deplorable daily news reports have nothing to do with these media outlets' concern or love for our country or their eagerness to serve the communities.
These types of reporting are nothing but part of their devious and cunning schemes to increase their ad revenue at the cost of the physical and mental health of gullible Indian readers! These media outlets are celebrating their success and profit making schemes by paying their reporters handsomely for producing more such dismal stories about our country!
Should we become victims of these diabolical plots of the media? We have to think and decide. The choice is ours. To quote Mark Twain again:
“Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful of your life.”
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