Happiness and wellbeing are two essential characteristics of human lives, says the UN. It calls on all governments and policy makers to make it an important aspect of their policy making.
Surprisingly, India ranked 126 in the happiness index in 2024. What our policy makers are busy with? Writing off heavy loans of loan looting mafias and imposing heavy taxes on common man, not increasing the prices of farm products, encouraging fundamentalist forces to create insecurity for minorities?
The sort of economic and social insecurity that pervades in the nation does not add up to India’s fame and name.
Happiness has to live with peace and security, economic well being and good social atmosphere. India has miles to go in this aspect.
Just doling out welfare programs and dangling before the citizens lollipops to keep their mouth shut are devices to keep a populace submissive and enslaved.