An Article by AID-Dallas Volunteer Sheetal Umesh Kumar

“Hey, am I still doing the press coverage and taking pictures for the Bhopal gas thing today?” I ask Vijai, the president of the Association of India's development – Dallas chapter, this afternoon. I was going to have a busy day; my agenda, apart from my weekly grooming routine, included shopping, moving to my new apartment and cooking for my friends. I was being constructive; any activity other than sleeping to me up until now, meant I was being productive. Alright. I think to myself. This is not bad. I'm pretty sure I can squeeze in some time to volunteer for an AID event, I am a volunteer, I do have to show up once in a while. So, I put on some make up, decide I need to smell nice and head out. It is a warm day, and I am happy.

A rousing speech , made spontaneously, making us think more deeply of India and the ONE thing we need to do, is a wonderful way to usher in the New Year.

"....Thus you see that the legislature keeps offering solutions to people's problems in the form of laws. There are more than 165 welfare or reform laws made on land issue alone. Let us all applaud that. At the level of implementation, executive and judiciary, these laws are made ineffective...."