Urmila Chanam
Bangalore, India
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Urmila Ch
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
-Margaret Mead
In a country of 1.3 billion, it's a choice that each one of us would have to make, either to succumb to the feeling of despair and hopelessness, being disgruntled at the system of things and resign saying "What is the use of speaking about it or doing anything about it" , or choose to be the change people need. It's a tougher, less walked upon road in life, but a more gratifying and meaningful existence.
To be the "Voice of the Voiceless" is a dream closest to my heart.
In my work for the community, I have seen the rarest of rare facets of life in my country and ironies of our existence. While one city boasted of the ever growing economic prosperity and business, one community on the other extreme has just 3 hours of power a day and no job avenues for the young. While one state focused on education and infrastructure, one is still battling to control and come out of decades of armed conflict, mass killing and bloodshed. There are under developed pockets in India where people are half nude and starving.While infant and elder citizen mortality has been controlled with good health care, in some parts almost a generation is being wiped out by HIV/AIDS. Child Rights has never been as central and visible in activism and implementation but at the same time 30% of our sex workers are children. There are reports of small girls as young as 10 being given a special steroid, one that is meant for cows, to make them appear older and develop them physically, to get more clients. In a country of contrasts as India, a journalist plays an instrumental part in reporting facets of poverty to create awareness . Perhaps we could waken up our legislators ,law makers and enforcers to better the policies . These instances of human rights violations will have to be seen as not only 'crime' to be punished, but deflections with serious underlying causes.
If you are one of those people who feel the way I feel, come join us here on World Pulse because we are one. And here we reach out to each other and hold our hands in solidarity because we are one global family with one precious dream -
A world in peace.
