Chinnu dialed 911 yesterday. Not just 911, but a number like 911PPP1111PP and so on. And he knows how to press the speaker button. So I got to hear the ring on the other side and immediately went to the phone and see whom did he dial. I saw the number with 911 in the beginning and and immediately hung up the call - I wanted to disconnect before it get connected. Unlucky me - it was too late and it appeared that someone was on the line already. I said "Hello" and was answered "Whats the address of the emergency site?" I replied to him "Sorry Sir, there is no emergency, my son has pressed the number by mistake". He was kind enough to excuse me not just once but thrice as I kept on getting incoming calls (dont know why) from the emergency and I had to get the battery off to put an end to it.
Later in the day, I was browsing the NDTV site and got to know that the bollywood stars had some Halloween party and was wondering how westernized Inda has become in the last few years. We have imported everything from West to our culture - right from celebrating birthday, wedding day and any xyz day by cutting cakes and blowing candles to wearing all sorts of western fashion even in the least developed village in India. The younger generation loves to listen to pops and rocks and their orkut, FB profiles list bands that I have not heard of, as their favourite music. The nerves in their hearing system are deaf to Indian classicals such as Carnatic, Hindhustani, Ghazal and the like. Change is the only constant thing in the world, is it not?
I dont know why we fail to see the other side of it and import some western procedures and policies as well that will improve the service rendered to the society. Emergency service (though we have 100, we dont know how effective it is), Social security, the idea of school districts, library services, health insurance etc etc.- oh my God how nice it is to envisage an India with such facilities!!
It was in the news that the Manmohan Singh Govt. is trying to bring a system of identification numbers for the Indian citizens. Dont know how far they have come along. I do agree that it is very difficult to implement such huge changes considering the population that we have to deal with. But I think we should plunge into action than keep worrying about the population. I know there are so many of you who think like me and want to live in a healthy and wealthy India. Until our politicians do it, let us day-dream about it living in America.
JAI HIND!!!
(Posts like this should end this way, ain't they?)
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