India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only. 'The great Mark Twain'.
Here are some of the facts supporting the statement made by 'The great Mark Twain'.
- India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
- India is the largest democracy in the world, the 7th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
- The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System' were developed in India in 100 B.C.
- Chess was invented in India.
- The largest employer in India is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.
- India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
Although it is a country with rich heritage and impressing history, India faces some serious problems which need to be looked at ASAP!!! Here are some of those :
- Poverty and inequality: There is a vast inequality among-st people, (about 32% of our population is still under poverty line
- Valuing the wrong things: Society values how much you earn over what you really do
- Lack of empathy: We don't put ourself in the shoes of other people often enough.
- Lack of trust in general: You can't trust strangers, you are better off assuming the other guy is out there to fuck you.
- Lack of good intentions at the top: Its hard to think of any politician in our country whose intention is to do good for the people of the country.
- Child labor : Kids can be found at construction sites even thought schools are the places they should be at.
- Population : Majority of the people still see sex as the only source of entertainment.
