Monday, February 25, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
A CLOSE LOOK AT THE RURAL INDIA
Rural areas are definitely better places to live in when compared to the urban places which are polluted , traffic congested , stressed. On the other hand the rural areas salubrious climate and fresh air blowing over you from the lush green paddy fileds.If there were so many merits in rural India why is the migration towards urban India .
A close look will reveal so many facts which are far from simple glance to pick up....
In this series of posts , I will look at the problems the rural community faces and will try to figure out the solutions which can be of benefit
Rural areas generally have less pollution, less crime, and less stress than urban areas. People can more easily make friends and families are closer. Even if a family has to suffer with poverty, it can usually get by through growing its own food.People in urban areas have more and better job opportunities than people in rural areas.
They often have higher incomes. Urban areas have more educational opportunities and a lot more culture (theater, movies, plays, music, art, architecture, etc.)Urban poverty is generally more difficult and stressful than rural poverty. One is more likely to be the victim of crime, there is more pollution, and schools are often third rate. Urban life is generally more exciting than rural life.
There is always something happening in a big city, whereas life in the country changes little from day to day or year to year.When one lives in the country, expect to know people who are pretty much like yourself--same race, religion, language, etc. If you live in the city, you are likely to hear a babel of different languages, to see people with a rainbow of colors, and to be exposed to a multitude of different religions.
A close look will reveal so many facts which are far from simple glance to pick up....
In this series of posts , I will look at the problems the rural community faces and will try to figure out the solutions which can be of benefit
Rural areas generally have less pollution, less crime, and less stress than urban areas. People can more easily make friends and families are closer. Even if a family has to suffer with poverty, it can usually get by through growing its own food.People in urban areas have more and better job opportunities than people in rural areas.
They often have higher incomes. Urban areas have more educational opportunities and a lot more culture (theater, movies, plays, music, art, architecture, etc.)Urban poverty is generally more difficult and stressful than rural poverty. One is more likely to be the victim of crime, there is more pollution, and schools are often third rate. Urban life is generally more exciting than rural life.
There is always something happening in a big city, whereas life in the country changes little from day to day or year to year.When one lives in the country, expect to know people who are pretty much like yourself--same race, religion, language, etc. If you live in the city, you are likely to hear a babel of different languages, to see people with a rainbow of colors, and to be exposed to a multitude of different religions.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
THE FACE OF RURAL INDIA
Hi everybody ,
India is predominantly an agricultural based country.Most of the people nearly 80m percent of India is in villages.Even 56 years after india got independance,still the fruits of independance are not reaching the villages.Only the urban elite are enjoying all the benefits like technology boom or the Industrial segment.
With the recent IT boom in India,lots of young engineering graduates are getting a better starting salary than what their Govt.employed father used to get at his retirement.That is a good thing as economic freedom is the key to all troubles. Most of the girl students after receiving good education , they are also placed better and paid well.
But the fruits of technoloy are not reaching the majority people in india.The engineering education is got by those who can afford for that and not all and sundry. There are schools in rural India where students don't know of a desktop computer.Even after 25 years after the entry of IT in to India ,this is a pathetic situation.The IT giants like MICROSOFT,IBM,SATYAM & INFOSYS -- they all are getting so many grants for establishing offices and at times with the name Special Economic Zones ( SEZ S ) ,they are getting thousand of acres of land at nominal cost or sometimes free of cost. And they are making fat pockets of money.
The Govt.should be strict enough to reinforce certain rules like ....
The IT companny should provide a sort of basic computer training to the kids and also some computers ( say 4 or 5 ) to a school as part of their CSR ( Corporate Social Responsibility) .
The Farmers in the rural areas are encouraged to learn basic computer knowledge in the villages by going to the kiosks (these should be set up by the IT firms in villages) with the local educated people providing training to those laypeople who have no knowledge of computers.
This lopsided development can be overcome by govenment's proactive policies and active involvement of corporates towards Rural development initiatives.
India is predominantly an agricultural based country.Most of the people nearly 80m percent of India is in villages.Even 56 years after india got independance,still the fruits of independance are not reaching the villages.Only the urban elite are enjoying all the benefits like technology boom or the Industrial segment.
With the recent IT boom in India,lots of young engineering graduates are getting a better starting salary than what their Govt.employed father used to get at his retirement.That is a good thing as economic freedom is the key to all troubles. Most of the girl students after receiving good education , they are also placed better and paid well.
But the fruits of technoloy are not reaching the majority people in india.The engineering education is got by those who can afford for that and not all and sundry. There are schools in rural India where students don't know of a desktop computer.Even after 25 years after the entry of IT in to India ,this is a pathetic situation.The IT giants like MICROSOFT,IBM,SATYAM & INFOSYS -- they all are getting so many grants for establishing offices and at times with the name Special Economic Zones ( SEZ S ) ,they are getting thousand of acres of land at nominal cost or sometimes free of cost. And they are making fat pockets of money.
The Govt.should be strict enough to reinforce certain rules like ....
The IT companny should provide a sort of basic computer training to the kids and also some computers ( say 4 or 5 ) to a school as part of their CSR ( Corporate Social Responsibility) .
The Farmers in the rural areas are encouraged to learn basic computer knowledge in the villages by going to the kiosks (these should be set up by the IT firms in villages) with the local educated people providing training to those laypeople who have no knowledge of computers.
This lopsided development can be overcome by govenment's proactive policies and active involvement of corporates towards Rural development initiatives.
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