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Hunger Facts

1. Hunger remains the No.1 cause of death in the world. Aids, Cancer etc. follow.

2. There are 820 million chronically hungry people in the world.

3. 1/3rd of the world’s hungry live in India.

4. 836 million Indians survive on less than Rs. 20 (less than half-a-dollar) a day.

5. Over 20 crore Indians will sleep hungry tonight.

6. 10 million people die every year of chronic hunger and hunger-related diseases. Only eight percent are the victims of hunger caused by high-profile earthquakes, floods, droughts and wars.

7. India has 212 million undernourished people – only marginally below the 215 million estimated for 1990–92.

8. 99% of the 1000 Adivasi households from 40 villages in the two states, who comprised the total sample, experienced chronic hunger (unable to get two square meals, or at least one square meal and one poor/partial meal, on even one day in the week prior to the survey). Almost as many (24.1 per cent) had lived in conditions of semi-starvation during the previous month.

9. Over 7000 Indians die of hunger every day.

10. Over 25 lakh Indians die of hunger every year.

11. Despite substantial improvement in health since independence and a growth rate of 8 percent in recent years, under-nutrition remains a silent emergency in India, with almost 50 percent of Indian children underweight and more than 70 percent of the women and children with serious nutritional deficiencies as anemia.

12. The 1998– 99 Indian survey shows 57 percent of the children aged 0– 3 years to be either severely or moderately stunted and/or underweight.

13. During 2006 – 2007, malnutrition contributed to seven million Indian children dying, nearly two million before the age of one.

14. 30% of newborn are of low birth weight, 56% of married women are anaemic and 79% of children age 6-35 months are anaemic.

15. The number of hungry people in India is always more than the number of people below official poverty line (while around 37% of rural households were below the poverty line in 1993-94, 80% of households suffered under nutrition).

Sources :
UN World Food Programme
UN World Health Organization: Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition, 2006
UN Food and Agriculture Organization: SOFI 2006 Report
National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector (India)
National Family Health Survey 2005 – 06 (NFHS-3) (India)
Centre for Environment and Food Security (India)
Rural 21 (India)

Time passes so quickly.Its is our 60th Republic day today.We were called the golden bird and were one of the most richest and prosperous country in this world.We were invaded and lateron britishers ruled us.After getting independence we got rid of slavery and invasions.But now we are fighting from our internal enemies like greed,selfishness,inhumanity, superiority etc to quote.

I will not quote facts and long examples today as each one of us knows the ground reality(its a different matter that most of us know everything but don't try to initiate to bring a change in society).If you want to see a progressive change in society then try to change yourself first.

This independence is symbolic and its the duty of the citizens of a country to signify the term independence,prosperity and republic.With this i would like to wish all of you a very Happy Republic day and will hope that its more than a holiday for you.

I am posting a video which was released by ministry of culture,youth and affairs on 50th anniversery of our Republic day.

I was going through a site and found few people who were very dejected as they were not able to achieve what they wanted to pursue in life.I read one post where a guy was said that suicide seems the last option to him.I was shocked and worried and i wrote to him.I am requesting and begging to all of you please never think of such extreme and foolish steps in life.I am posting his post and my reply to him.I hope he takes life positively and others too.

Originally Posted by revealer.truth Well, my story goes back to the year 2002, a grad from IIT CSE. I gave CAT 2002 little realizing its importance. Just gave it casually. Then, I got fooled that it is better to give CAT after 2 years work ex. Got into a company with 2 years bond in 2003. wanted 2 months preparation and i asked for leave, but they didnt provide me. so, i broke the bond and prepared for 2 months and got the calls from iim k,l. but, cudn't convert them. Then, i worked for the next 1.5 years for CAT, always scoring more than 95%ile. This year CAT 2005 was the twister, since the focus changed from speed to accuracy. and i got the twist of my life with 33%ile in DI. Then, all my plans got blank and i had to take up a job in May 2006. Then, again i worked for CAT again. This time again, i didn't secure into IIMs. In the meantime, i screwed up my technical skills and after 1 year of hard work, i was promised of team leader position in product based company. But, i was cheated due to some politics and in 2008, i had to leave my job for better prospects. Then, came recession, lost my job and got into some contract job that didnt give boost to my technical skills. So, i planned to take once again for 2009 and worked day in and day out. The competition has gone way beyond my expections and i dont know what my future lies now. I didn't develop my technical skills, screwed up CAT and i am nowhere since the contract job has also ended. Now, after so many years, you can imagine where i am now. All my friends and my juniors are well settled and in good positions. I ditched plans to go abroad for further studies in 2003( bcoz i was depressed that my childhood sweetheart got married and i lost the meaning of life. and from then onwards as well, i didnt go abroad bcoz i had this sicko ideals of love for motherland which i regret now that i shud have gone abroad) A grad from iit cse, with no strong technical skills, screwed up life. and suicide seems the only way for me. My life is completely messed up. I have plans to buy potassium cyanide for easy death from a well trusted resource. You can see how i am faring now. My life is completely ruined.

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I tell you a real story.There is a family in Mumbai which lives in dharawi slums.This family has 7 people in all.There are 5 children and their parents.Mr. Rehman is a ragpicker and the only earning member.He hardy makes Rs 150-300 in a day.He has 4 daughters and 1 son.His wife met with an accident 3 years ago while working in a glass factory and she lost her vision.
They don't have enough money for her operation.Mr. Rehman's problem were not less and one more came when one of his daughter went missing.She went to buy bread and she didn't came back.He looked for her a lot but din't found her.
You must be thinking what's the use of such a life where each day is like one more day close to death.Some may say that death is much better than such a kind of life.When one even doesn't know that will he get meal twice a day or not.But Mr.Rehman had faith on himself and his family that one day they will see good time when their all needs will be fulfilled easily.He sent his children to nearby government school and he used to work hard all the day.

Now i will take a leap of around 20 years

Mr Rehman owns a house in mumbai,his wife can see now,he owns recycling and garbage business which make him earn handsomely and allow him to fulfill all his needs.His children are well educated and 2 of them are helping in his business and the other 2 daughters are married in a good reputed family.You must be thinking how all this happened?????? I tell you how this happened ....Faith,passion,love for life,never give attitude.There are few things which our destiny or luck desides but its in our hands that we don't giveup and continue fighting.We think that our problem is the biggest problem in this world and we feel that it is the end of world.My friend look around you,open your eyes and see there are many in this world who hardly get 1 time meal a day,who don't have a roof on head.I totally agree that there is a time when one feel dejected but its you who will have to decide that What is bigger- Passion or dejection???? If your passion is bigger then don't even think to giveup and fight till you have got your last breath.If your dejection is getting bigger than passion then you were mistaken and MBA from IIM was not your passion my friend and there is no need to get dejected in that case as you were on a wrong track.
You talk to commit suicide.....It will be just your family who will be the sufferer.Its the most painful thing for parents to do the funeral ceremony of their child.It will be only your family who will be the suffer and no one else in this world will be effected if someone commit suicide.
My friend life is not about to giveup but its about fighting and fighting till you succeed.You may need to change the path but never stop dear.Commiting suicide is the most worst thing one can even think of.God has given this life and noone in this world has a right to ditch this beautiful gift.
When one path closes 1000 new paths open but one needs a sight to find them.Be positive and love yourself to the extreme limits.When you start loving yourself you will take life more and more positively and your focus will get clear.You can take examples from history that the most successful people this world has seen went through lots of faliures.But they never gaveup and they fought continuosly.My friend i hope that you read what i wrote and understand what i really meant.I wish all the deserved success to you and hope that you will be positive towards life.
Bill gates said that "I was never a topper in my university but all the toppers are my employees today"

Every life has a meaning associated with it.We are born to live and earn our portion of respect in this society.The battle started from that day only when we took birth.My dad said to my mom that he wants me to become an engineer and my mom replied no she wants me to become a doctor,my nanny and granny had different ideas and expectations associated with me.When i say "ME" i mean "WE".Like me there are many more in this country and in this world.

Life requires money,money to buy bread,a roof,clothes and to satisfy the growing necessities.Is money more than satisfaction?? Is money more than my love,my passion,my life??? What if i wanted to be a social worker and enter into politics but i am an engineer just because of the peer pressure of this society,the expectations of my family,the money factor or the sigh of fear that drove me to the wrong path!! The reason may be different for every individual but the outcome remains the same and we start doing what we should't and leave our passion behind.

When i completed my higher secondary school i was clueless that what's next.....i was like a kite which could go anywhere... in any direction.My luck was tossed and it was decided that i had to go to engineering college and i opted for Computer Engineering,about which i just din't knew anything...but i had to take a call.

Since childhood every child has a dream about what he/she wants to do in life and it depends that in later years it becomes a passion or not,i also had one dream.....i always dreamt to enter in Politics and wanted to work for society.My dream took the face of passion gradually and it grew day by day but still i was clueless that how i will achieve my passion.I was more in fear that how i will make it and how i will convince my family.I never told my family about my passion just because of this fear.I completed my engineering and got a campus placement in the so called Microsoft of India...."THE INFOSYS".I was in a wrong boat but i was hoping against the hope that may be this is what my fate is,may be this is the platform which will take me close to my passion anyhow.

You know something that i am the blessed child of GOD.....he did every single damn thing to me by which i could realise that i was in the wrong boat since the last 4 years and still i was travelling in it.My journey started in Infosys on a very good node...but what happened in next 5 months were the most major and most important part of my life.I was out of INFOSYS after 5 months.My reality was in front of my eyes and i knew that i was in a wrong boat.My fear was gone now and i self realised that what is right for me.I had realised that what i was doing was wrong and what i have to do in life was crystal clear.

Life is not a game neither it is a race but it is a gift which we should cherish,Our internal satisfaction is the most important factor and the main aim of one's life.The "KARMA" of every individual should be neither to earn a bag full of money nor about fulfilling the everlasting greeds.Life is about achieving the state of "NIRVANA" by achieving the real aim of one's life.

I will say this to every person who is reading this article,that "It's easy to earn money but its hard to earn satisfaction".Satisfaction can only be earned rather achieved once you are on the track and following your passion.Realise and self introspect yourself and know that what you want to do in life.There is nothing in this world which can stop you once you realise your passion and follow it.

To all parents who feel that being a doctor/engineer/CA/IAS and blah blah is the the only way to achieve success i can just tell them that "Har panchi ki apni pehchaan hoti hai,uski ek apni udaan hoti hai....pankh kaatne se lakshaya milta nahi,udne se hi toh manzil bayaan hoti hai"

Let the dreams and passions may fly and let allow every child to achieve his/her dreams .Let them live and and earn the most priceless and precious thing of this world i.e "SATISFACTION".