Real Independence

These days we are seeing on several T.V. channels the plight of people in many cities in U. P., the largest state in India, going without electricity often for 10-12 hours every day in this hot season ? Is it not tragic that 67 years after Independence we have not even been able to provide basic necessities like water and electricity to people living in vast parts of our country ? 

Is it not tragic that 67 years after Independence we have not been able to provide basic healthcare and good education to the masses in India?. Is it not tragic that unemployment in our country has assumed massive proportions (for each class 4, or peon's, appointment there are usually thousands of applicants, some of them having M.A. M.Sc. or M.B.A. degrees) ? Is this the Independence for which our forefathers fought ?

To my mind real independence for our country means freedom from poverty, hunger, unemployment, etc for the masses and providing them healthcare, good education and decent housing, thus raising their standard of living and giving them a decent life