In 1980s India had a Horrible distinction. Our BPL criteria was 3 meals a day.

This implied , that a lot of us grew under the shadow of not knowing when our next Meal will come.

Perhaps, that defines why India did so much better. https://twitter.com/jamescrabtree/status/1355401836795101185
Our people have seen adversity earliar. We have struggled through difficult times.

If in US , the issue is "When is our next paycheck coming?" In India, it WAS "Where is my next meal?".

Some of us have fought this and overcome it.
Some people talk about polluted nature of our water, but, they forget basic things like adaptation.

Our govt had the worst lockdown possible. We did not step out.

But, food reached every house. No one slept hungry.
This will not get the prime minister @narendramodi a Nobel Prize , but, he will get the blessings of many 70 year olds who did not know what to do.

Google Pay helped a lot. You should ask @sundarpichai how many transactions happenned.
I dont get entry into a shop without mask. This is practise. Masks are a fashion statement now.

While USA was busy conducting riots in it's capitals, India was limping back to normal.
Maids who used to work in our houses were asked not to come. But, we paid their salaries.

Annapurna is our living idol. She resides in every women in our house.

We dont let people sleep hungry at night.
When we grow up in this world, fighting the disease was actually like a war for us.

We also fought a war which might restart again. But, that brought the Nation together.
You might disagree on the cases. But, deaths cant be hidden.

Indians are extremely religious people. We need proper ceremony for deaths.

If you cant support us, at least learn to hide your racism. Your mediocrity stinks right now.
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