My dreams for my country :)

I am 26 now.I guess it's kind of a right age to look a bit more into the future of my country. So I thought I'll pen down some things that I would love to see changed when I am 50, that's some 25 years from now.

Ok, first the caveat :) This post would be largely urban in nature.That means that it won't cover my dream for the rural masses of my country.That's a subject I would like to tackle in an altogether different post. So all those ppl who want to say that it is not 'all inclusive', well...it is not meant to be so :). So relax & read.

My first dream starts from an Airport. Cos that's one place I have been frequenting too much in the last couple of years.And most of them across continents,North America, Europe, Australia & Asia. In 25 years I dream that most of the people who would be seated in the business class & first class lounges should be Indian. When the first call from the airline comes for priority boarding for business class passengers, I want to see most of the Indians getting into the plane. It sounds very simple an idea, but think about it & you'll get a bigger picture.

I would like to see our cities becoming more friendly to people living in it. In short I want to see at least a couple of our cities getting into the Economist magazine's top 10 liveable cities list. If I could dream a bit more, I'll love to see at least 5 brand new world class cities being created from scratch, with lots of parks, lots of libraries, strict building regulations,great city services like water,drainage etc, efficient public transportation & yes,ones that are more child & pedestrian friendly.

I dream of the air becoming more breathable in our cities. India going ahead & accepting for itself stricter regulations than that being proposed by the world for climate change. A separate efficient govt body to regulate & monitor carbon emissions & companies themselves becoming more conscious about carbon. Why, I would also love to see Indian firms selling carbon credits to other nations !

25 years down the lane, I want to live in an Indian city where I can fearlessly open any tap in my house and gulp down the water to quench my thirst. I want to live in a city where I can throw open all my windows & sleep peacefully without the fear of robbers or mosquitoes.

The list can be endless of course, but then dreams have to end & one has to wake up :) So the last one would be to see all my country men leave office sharp at 5 every day to get to enjoy their time with their families. I want to see working moms & dads playing with their kids when I take out a jog in the evening around 6. I want to see working families going for weekend holidays & spending time with each other, cracking jokes & of course dreaming about a still better, still prosperous India.