Indian's youth reflect Disparity

CNN reported on the "Indian Youth reflect Disparities" today. It was a series of interviews and video taping in different areas in Calcutta in contrast of city and the rural. The program exposed the contrast in thier living circumstances, conditions, opportunities and expectations in life.

In every 2 minutes, a chld is borned in India. The fertility rate is high. GDP is fast growing, and same as China, the disparty in this nation is huge.

In the city, the youth are sitting in starbucks, shopping thier clothes in one of the most branded shop in town, chatting about their dreams in making a difference in the business sector. The country itself is heading for a good future. A female college student said, " I don't think I need to go any where else, India is having plenty of golden opportunities these days."



The rural, a boy who hold a rope that ties on a cow in his hand, "I am to take over my father's job in next few years. I am to take over the responsibility of being the head of family."

In the villages, the villagers are still struggling with poor sanitation, unclean water, no electricity supply, average income less than 2 U.s. a day. By contrast, in the cities, teenage girls sitting in the coffee longue, shopping in the branded boutique shops, having educations in comfortable highly equipped institutions. Both, were aware of the existence of one another.

What kind of health promotion is needed here? I wonder?
Which is the greatest need of India today?
How shall the money of the government to b e spent in health?
Building more maternity ward in the city, bringing more qualified highly professionals. sufficient ultrasound machines and operation theaters?
OR to improve water sanitation, building electric and water supply system in the rural? Sending doctors and nurses in to the rural, setting up clinics and hospitals in a futile land?

Education is nontheless important! Again, how do we make the villagers to understand this and allow their children to got o school? We can have schools in the rural, in the village, but are they being empowered to pursue dreams by having education? In the rural, children are needed to take care of the younger ones at home. Older children are needed to be on the paddy field, or shepherding, or take over the jobs of their parents when their parents or grandparents are sick! How do we help them to pursue education? How could equity be set into this place? The school or education might exist, however the feasibility of them, or the ability to choose education over bread on the table might just not there.