Faith!

Faith!

I am not asking for much
Let me have faith
In you and me

It will change for good or bad
With change
Like in you and me

But we will have
Something in common
Like faith and change

I am not asking for much
Let us live
With me or without you

Its about India and Indians who are coping with the changes.........

Hi,

This is Mitul, seating somewhere in (absorbing) India that is being hyped and debated as ‘emerging’ and ‘changing’. By now you must be tired of jargon India Vs Bharat like every other Indian (who must have consumed Parle or Amul in life at least once in lifetime).

For last sometime this term has been hammered to the extent that I will not be surprised if being true cricket loving (this word can easily be replaced with ‘fanatic’) nation someday we will have cricket match between India 11 Vs Bharat 11.

India is emerging and hence changing. But I am more interested in sharing my observations about the side of India that is absorbing those changes on account of its emergence. I also feel that I am one of the most eligible persons to talk about absorbing India because I spent my childhood with Bharatiyas and now trying to walk in tandem with Indians. It was 1994-95 when I opted for typing as subject in 10th standard and fantasized fingering a brand new Godrej machine while struggling to get better machine in typing class. And today I am sitting with my fancy laptop with latest configuration and features for which I hardly dreamt to enjoy.

I am a business correspondent with the leading pink daily based in Vadodara for nearly a year. I hate such small centres for business reporting like all my friends in the profession. Because you virtually don’t exist in the profession if you are not reporting what plans and projects like of Reliance, ONGC, Maruti, Ranbaxy are hatching. I am constantly being advised by my friends, friends’ friends and even so called friends against working in such small centre.

But this part of the country has enabled me to view this different world differently at my own pace. Virtually, there is no presence of corporate communication or public relation people to attech their angle or tangle to dilute your opinion.

The smaller centre has enabled me to interact with landless farmers (do I need to mention that they are also illiterate?) and learn how people in Vilayat village (with population of not more than 10,000) in Bharuch district are coping with the fact that it is set to become the base for 3 special economic zones. It has enabled me to see how painters and sculptors are digesting overnight success and easy money, thanks to the boom in the art market who have so far remained modest and probably underpaid. It has enabled me to witness the impact of arrival of education, roads and reliable supply of potable water and electricity in rural and semi urban areas.

Moreover, This part of the country is the soil with souls from all over India. And there cant be better city than this to observe transformation more closely.

I do not know where I will be in next few weeks or months. But I would like to take this opportunity to share my observations and experiences about how India (oops Bharat too) is absorbing the changes that its emergence is brining in. So keep watching this space to see the world from my angles ……………………………