Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption received spontaneous support from all across the country and particularly from the youth . The anywhere / anytime access to news , the general frustration with politicians and their scandals , the appeal of Anna the crusader all helped in the common man and the celebrity to come together in a common cause and so the movement was unleashed .. If it was the collegian , or the newly employed graduate or the senior corporate executive or a housewife ..all of them came out to join the candle light marches and did not hesitate to don the ‘ mai hu anna ‘ cap ..
It is just another matter that Anna and his team were not able to capitalise on this mass following and channelize this huge energy in achieving something tangible and eventually the movement just petered off … however what still exists and what has not gone is the urge amongst a multitude of people out there to stand up and do their bit and contribute in whichever way they can for the well being of the nation …all realise that the future of this country and its destiny lies in their hands and it is for them to bring about the change …
The usual and the common refrain is what can we do ..? How could we do it ? Join a NGO ? yes probably . Join a political party ? depends ..maybe you succumb to its ways and be part of the decayed system or simply keep doing the right thing that an upright citizen is supposed to do … ?
Amongst the many is one such avenue charted out by the Times Group through its CSR initiative called Teach India . This is a well thought out , well planned and also well executed movement which is going to help empower hundreds and thousands in spoken English …it would help the under privileged to learn the language that will open up employment opportunities and thereby contribute in nation building . No big utopian ideas of eradicating corruption or bringing in black money but surely a small step forward .
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