While India seems incredibly ancient, there are signs everywhere of its emergence in the 21st century as a modern nation. While traditional ways prevail in villages and small towns, even there it is in the faces and lives of children and youth that a very different future can be seen taking shape. Children on the move to schools and into higher levels of technical training were a constant reality throughout our 2,000-mile bicycle tour from Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu to the government center in New Delhi one year ago. It remains to be seen what shape India's future will take; it is a work in progress being formed by many different and competing forces. This dynamic makes it one of the most fascinating cultures and nations to observe over a lifetime.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
REFLECTIONS OF INDIA - YOUTH MOVEMENT
January 31, 2007 - somewhere in northern Uttar Pradesh
While India seems incredibly ancient, there are signs everywhere of its emergence in the 21st century as a modern nation. While traditional ways prevail in villages and small towns, even there it is in the faces and lives of children and youth that a very different future can be seen taking shape. Children on the move to schools and into higher levels of technical training were a constant reality throughout our 2,000-mile bicycle tour from Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu to the government center in New Delhi one year ago. It remains to be seen what shape India's future will take; it is a work in progress being formed by many different and competing forces. This dynamic makes it one of the most fascinating cultures and nations to observe over a lifetime.
While India seems incredibly ancient, there are signs everywhere of its emergence in the 21st century as a modern nation. While traditional ways prevail in villages and small towns, even there it is in the faces and lives of children and youth that a very different future can be seen taking shape. Children on the move to schools and into higher levels of technical training were a constant reality throughout our 2,000-mile bicycle tour from Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu to the government center in New Delhi one year ago. It remains to be seen what shape India's future will take; it is a work in progress being formed by many different and competing forces. This dynamic makes it one of the most fascinating cultures and nations to observe over a lifetime.
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Hi,
Bicycle India 2007 is surely a mammoth effort carried out by you and we are proud to support this kind of activities.
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