WAKE UP INDIA …WE ARE STILL SLEEPING.

Yugratna Srivastav , a 13 year old girl from Lucknow addressed the UNITED NATIONS Climate change summit in New York. Her speech won accolades from the world leaders including UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon and American Environmental activist and Nobel peace prize winner Al Gore.

Everyday, everybody speaks of environmental pollution. But how many of us are really doing something for it. India with its myriad cultures and heritage has been a global leader in spirituality and hospitality ; embracing millions in its warmthness and vibrant hues. Now India Inc is an international brand in the making, with a huge untapped potential amongst the youth and the children , who are not only intelligent but are also very much discerning about the various issues plaguing the society-environmental concern being one of them. Egs set forth like Yugratna expose our reluctant attitude towards this grave issue. Yugratna was first touched when she was in class 6, which prompted her to join a NGO called Tarumitra ( friends of the tress) and work passionately propagating her objective. Her passion made her the first indian child to get elected in the junior board of UNEP ( UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME) .

So when Infosys Chairman and Chief Mentor Narayan Murthy comments that India is guided more by slogans than action and to be a global leader it has to first shed off its bureaucratic attitude, Yugratna set a fine example where actions speak larger than words. We should all stand by her when she says that serious climate change issues like global warming, scarcity of food and water , outbreak of accentuated epidemics –the young generation of this century has witnessed it all and it is time the world leaders recognize the underlying energy and enthusiasm of these young heroes and channelize them in the right direction. It should be the responsibility of all of us by way of little actions that we can make this world a better place to live.