Rishikesh

We had a Rotary GSE team from Ohio , USA visiting Bidar on Sankranti this year. This is the welcome speech I made Dear Friends, Welcome to India Around 20 years ago, Michael Jackson performed in Mumbai in India . He left a message on his hotel room mirror. ``Love You, Idia’’. He had missed the N in India . That was a spelling mistake to remember. We return the love and forgive him unconditionally. After all, India is not a country. It is an idea. And an Idea whose time has come. Here is why. People Some years ago, senior Rotarians visited India and wanted to travel by train. They went to the railway station in Chennai, to board a train. Surprised at the huge crowds, they asked the host. Where are they all going? Is it an emergency or a festival. The host said. It is neither. We just happen to have so many people. Just get used to it. There are 1.2 billion people in India . USA has over 300 million people. By area, India is three time