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Indians love grandeur! Be it the big-fat Indian wedding, or the legacy of joint-mega-family, or the bollywood flick with half a dozen songs, each one of them, at times picturing over 100 dancers- all choreographed to loud and pomp music. So well, in India size does matter- the bigger the better! India is a big country, it is ranked 7th in the world in terms of land area. And well, to fill this vast land, we got enough people- over 1.20 billion of them. Now that’s a XXXL crowd of people! So we got the first check-box ticked for a ‘super-power’? - the size and the fondness for it. (after all US and the resurging China have exemplified that a large piece of land is a good start-point to become a rising superpower!) So what does ‘Superpower’ mean? For a nation, it indicates global clout – a voice of power in matters of world trade, international affairs, and of course a strong economy! But how would, if our country does attain this position help you and me, or to a daily wage earning laborer from one of our interior villages, or the countless service class people in metro cities? Ironic, isn’t it? I think this is where the word ‘superpower’ gets misplaced. A common man wouldn’t care a damn if, even after India becomes a world super-power, there is no substantial improvement in the daily ordeal for him. He would rather prefer an improved public transport (an additional local train or two to ease the peak hour rush a couple more buses plying on the busy routes)…affordable housing, effective policing and security, regular power supply, better hospitals, convenience in securing the basic amenities food, equitable social development and a happy life, than attaining the dream of a super-power nation. I understand that this is not a new topic, and it will be an endless list of things that each one of us will be able to provide of things we think need urgent fixing, but shall we just put a top 3 of things that we think can imminently ease the common man’s life! (lets uphold public spirit and mention things that will benefit maximum) J