Why Diwali is not raising my spirits?

Do you remember the famed "India Shining" Campaign of NDA - which led to its downfall and criticism but in hind sight economic indicators were not that grim at that time. The festival season is at its peak the shops (oh no malls) are bustling with people shopping. This left many wondering didn't someone say there was a recession? Well as everyone keeps saying there are 2 India-s and worst well to-do counterpart of India is surprisingly oblivious of the not so rosy India. When I say so its not the political class at whom I am waging my finger? Though they don't command much virtue but the so-called well off India too has a lot of answering to do. No no don't get me

wrong no-one is expecting you to go to the impoverished India and feed the teeming millions (though that would have been a nice gesture) but our complacency and indifference gives this defunct system and governments leeway to thrive on inefficiency. So much so that to a TV channels relentless focus on grim reality of "Encephalitis in UP Gorakhpur (UP)" the only urgency the national government showed was rush their Health Minister to UP. His proactive actions included-meeting more officials , setting up a panel and promising to meet UPA chair-person with a report. Wow in this manner it will surely be resolved? I mean did you hear of mobilization of extra doctors ? Or asking private health providers to dedicate 15% of their facilities to the people inflicted by this disease? This is the urgency for the Indian masses which our ministers show? Well did I hear UP was a VIP constituency which returned year after year UPA Chairperson and her son? Or isn't it Mayawati's Karma Bhoomi? Also I find the opposition BJP too muted in its attack - why dont they raise their pitch and additionally all political parties have their youth wings what are they doing? Well but we are the root of the problem- we are not alarmed when such things happen? Had there been a feeling of dismay, outcry from us-the government would have reacted at all levels. Why this lethargy in reaction and hence action? The only fast pace thing happening in India is at "Buddh Circuit" that too is a paradox isn't it? Taking place in the same UP where people are dying year after year of things which are preventable. The high-rises built by private builders are only thing growing/flourishing in this nation? On Saturday (22nd Oct 2011) the charges of 2G-Scam were framed - a hapless Karunanidhi came running to Delhi for his daughter - wasn't the "Janta" also like children to these politicians ideally - why not similar urgency is shown when there are Indians dying of hunger, disease , etc. Just compare this - a scam of 2000 crore to 175000 crore ( there is a dispute on the actual figure) and kids are dying of malnutrition . My Diwali happiness is robbed by these grim indicators and I don't have a split existence so I am at infinite unease and restlessness. I just keep pondering when will this situation improve, we are talking of Libya but I find many Gaddafi's here. One used to point at US , European nations for good governance but if I goes by current incidents "Occupy Wall Street" , the mess US banking sector is in ... where is hope - it seems greed and corruption has infested all. To add to that war and regime changes are smoke screens behind which all these governments are trying to hide their failures. I am an optimist but indifference to hardships faced by my fellow citizens is not my definition of optimism hence this time around my own philosophy of thinking positive is failing me ............... In case you want to know about Encephalitis situation in UP refer to:- http://www.deccanherald.com/content/199905/encephalitis-has-claimed-over-400.html http://ibnlive.in.com/news/up-encephalitis-kills-6-more-death-toll-438/192943-3.html On Malnutrition:- http://ibnlive.in.com/news/maharashtra-hunger-kills-500-yearly-in-melghat/195228-3.html http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-04/india/28128570_1_malnutrition-integrated-child-development-scheme-maharashtra