Philanthropy is a major part of the real Indian culture. Anyone who goes to India and can get past the hawkers and beggars will realize that India is one big throbbing heart. So it pains me greatly to see the burgeoning middle class, upper class, and particularly the younger generation throwing away these Indian values. Today’s youth have become wealth obsessed like none other, and they are very much into flaunting their wealth.

I have been to and worked in a number of developing countries, but in none of these has my own poverty been so obvious as it is in India where there is SUCH a stark contrast between the rich and the poor, and such contempt for poverty. Such an attitude is pathetic and sure to lead soon to problems.

However sadly, this attitude is true of other “wealthy-ites” in other developing countries. i wonder why they are so loathe to share their wealth. Someone needs to think about that.