*An advice from a senior citizen currently visiting the US*
Dear friends,
We have been staying in Seattle, Washington, for the past two months. My wife was suffering from a severe respiratory issue when we left India. After using those medicines from India,here in the US, she had almost recovered.
However, as our supply ran out, So, I asked my daughter to schedule an appointment with a pulmonologist (respiratory specialist) in Seattle.
we had to consult a general physician first. We were given an appointment for a week later—and that too, only via a video call.
We spoke to the doctor on the phone for about 10 minutes.He said he understood the issue and prescribed appropriate medicines, stating that we could pick them up from a pharmacy.we were told the medicines were not immediately available and would take 4���5 days to arrive.
We finally received the medicines on the fifth day. Surprisingly, the medicines were manufactured by 'Cipla' and bore the label 'Made in India'. Even after a 50% discount through US medical insurance, we still had to pay an equivalent of ₹21,000. This means medicines costing just ₹2,500 in India cost a staggering ₹42,000 in the US.
It took us 12 days to obtain medicines here that are readily available at any pharmacy in India. A week later, we received a bill of $283 (approximately ₹23,000) for the doctor's consultation fee.
Consider yourselves to be fortunate to be living in India during your retirement years.
We often look abroad in search of a "good life." But if we pause to think... certain everyday conveniences—unavailable even to billionaires in London or New York—are easily accessible to the middle class in India.
Here are *7 examples* showing that even the life of a common person in our country is a **VIP lifestyle**:
*1 Data Democratization:*
While countries around the world spend over $50 (approx. ₹4,000) a month for basic internet, we enjoy high-speed 5G data for just ₹300. We have the cheapest data in the world! This is what has digitally transformed our economy.
*2 The "10-Minute" doorstep delivery:*
Run out of ginger for your tea or out of milk? Place an order on Blinkit, Zepto, or Swiggy Instamart, and the item is in your hands before the water even boils. In Europe, by contrast, you’d have to put on a coat and walk 15 minutes in the cold to a store—and you wouldn't be surprised to find it already closed.
*3 Instant Healthcare:*
Need to see a specialist? You can go straight to the hospital. Need a blood test? A lab technician comes to your home as early as 6 AM to collect the sample, and the report arrives on your WhatsApp by afternoon. We don't face the three-month waiting lists or the nightmare of "insurance approvals" common elsewhere even for trivial ailments.
*4 Human Support System:*
Having people to help with house cleaning, cooking, and driving isn't a luxury reserved only for the wealthy here; it is the backbone of middle-class life. It offers something incredibly valuable: it saves **TIME**.
*5 The UPI Revolution:*
From a ₹5 roadside tea to a ₹50,000 laptop—everything is just a scan away! No need for wallets, no excuses like "the card machine isn't working," and absolutely no transaction fees. In this regard, the rest of the world lags far behind us.
*6 *"Free" Little Joys:*
No matter which restaurant you visit, you get a glass of drinking water for free (whereas elsewhere, they’d charge you $5). There’s an ironing man / chai wallah right at the end of the street to take care of our instant needs. It is these little things that make life run so smoothly.
*7 Social Bonds (Social Safety Net):*
We don't live in a culture of legal notices and courts; we live in a culture of relationships. If we face a problem, a neighbor won't send a court notice—they’ll lovingly cook and send over some *khichdi*.
*The Bottom Line:*
India is not merely a country; it is a wonderful world filled with conveniences at every turn.
"Children, tell me how many colors are there in the Indian national flag?" "Three." The voices of all the children echoed in unison throughout the classroom.
After the noise died down, a frightened child slowly stood up and said in a polite voice, "No, Guruji, five."
All the children burst out laughing upon hearing this.
Trying to suppress his anger, the teacher said: "Come on, you tell everyone what are the five colors in our tricolor?"
Even after hearing the names of the tricolor, the child slowly spoke: "Saffron at the top, white below it, green at the bottom, and a blue circle in the middle."
Waving his hands left and right, the teacher asked in a slightly raised voice, "Still, there are only four. What is this fifth color...tell me?" The innocent child, his eyes downcast, replied simply, "That's the red blood stain spread across the flag.
I remember, Guruji, the last time I saw my father, when he was martyred during an encounter with terrorists." Inside a coffin in the courtyard of our house, my father lay wrapped in a similar flag...in eternal sleep, forever. The eyes of the entire family, including my mother, were tearful. The noise of the classroom suddenly subsided. Silence fell in an instant.
Guruji's anger had suddenly vanished. His throat was choked. He was unable to speak. With a mere gesture of his hand, he asked everyone to sit quietly and walked out of the classroom with his head bowed.
Looking up at the sky with tearful eyes, he thought, "How can we forget those red blood stains of our martyred soldiers on the tricolor?"
Salute to every brave soldier who gives up everything for the motherland. Sacrifices his entire life for the country.
Jai Hind, Jai Bharat 🇮🇳🙏 🫡🫡🫡
A Mother is fighting for JUSTICE for her 10 Year Daughter for 10 months now💔
In Presidium school, sector 31, Noida a 10 year old Girl child has found dead, and SEDATIVES found in her organs, no explanation..no action..no FIR for 23 days..this mother is fighting alone with whole system.
>WHO GAVE SEDATIVE?
>REPORT HIDDEN FOR MONTHS
>16 CCTV OF SCHOOL NOT WORKING >NO ARRESTS IN TEN MONTHS?
@Uppolice@myogiadityanath Please Help the mother & family🙏
At least 40+ people have died in France in the last week due to extreme heat. France24, one of the alleged red-green cabal infiltrated media cartel, has still not done a news piece titled "40+ poor people die in Macron's France." like they do for "Modi's India."
All French media did news on "extreme heat" in India just a month ago. And Indian media haven't covered the heat waves in Europe and how they are suffering without AC and dying. This is India's failing.
There must be a balance. Also, offense is the best defense. If India wants to shut their nonsense about India at the behest of their anti-India globalist, islamist and communist sponsors and editors, Indian media must focus on bringing all the dirt out about these countries.
Indian media need to cover just one crime, rape, accident from EU, US, and China everyday in India. Program 1.4 billion Indians against how bad things are. The way they do against India everyday. What INC used to do to Indians against the US, China, Pak one time.
The strategy will be extremely effective at shutting these foreign state media constantly doing negative stories on India. Even if not, it will ensure Indians understand it's not like only in India everything is the worst.
These fellows just randomly pick up something to troll our Hon’ble PM, for instance a teleprompter, his suit, his Mont Blanc pen, Adani without having any knowledge about the thing and they feel so bloody happy about it ki jaise koi teer maar liya 😂😂😂 not realising that they look absolute idiots. Ajeet Bharti very aptly clears it all….😅
Credit : Salt and Ajeet Bharti.
Two names — Arrested Cop Shantanu Sinha Biswas and the dreaded “Bhaipo Gang” — just blew the lid off the biggest roadside loot operation in Bengal!
Hundreds of inspectors to SDPOs from Kolkata and state police turned traffic signals into personal ATMs! Just waving hands and snatching 10, 20, 30 rupees at a time and they raked in a jaw-dropping NEARLY 2,000 CRORE RUPEES!
Fish lorries, sand dumpers, trucks, matadors — EVERY vehicle stopped and CASH snatched like bandits! No bills, no records, just pure, filthy cash raining in!
Moyna in Midnapore alone: ₹17 lakh every month from fish trucks! Birbhum dumpers: ₹4 CRORE per month — straight from audited books! Kalyani Expressway? Don't even get me started!
But where did this mountain of black money vanish? Loaded into AMBULANCES and rushed to a TOP leader in South Kolkata! Then “rolled” through hawala networks while the rest stuffed “Kaku’s” deep pockets!
A full-blown mafia — police, local admins and NGOs running fake-patient ambulances like MUNNABHAI MBBS! The entire state was in on it... because the person at the VERY TOP was eating it all!
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कोलकाता के दक्षिणेश्वर की एक तंग गली में, 19 अक्टूबर 1987 को एक लड़के का जन्म हुआ।
उसका नाम अभिषेक चक्रवर्ती था।
घरवाले उसे 'अभि' कहकर बुलाते थे।
उसके पिता कोलकाता पुलिस में कॉन्स्टेबल थे और माँ मंदिरों में फूल बेचती थी।
अभि को बचपन से ह��� दो चीज़ों से बहुत लगाव था....
माँ काली और देश।उसने 2006 में NDA पास किया और सीधे MARCOS (नेवी की स्पेशल फ़ोर्स) में चला गया।
2013 में, RAW की मैरीटाइम विंग ने उसे चुन लिया।
फ़रवरी 2016 में, उसे भारत के इतिहास के सबसे गुप्त समुद्री मिशन की ज़िम्मेदारी सौंपी गई।
कोडनेम था... "ऑपरेशन कालसर्प।"
मकसद था: पाकिस्तान के ग्वादर पोर्ट के अंदर 8 किलोमीटर तक पनडुब्बी (सबमरीन) से उतरना और चीन-पाकिस्तान के जॉइंट नेवल बेस के अं��रवॉटर सेंसर और माइनफ़ील्ड को नष्ट करना।
इसी बेस से, पाकिस्तान 2019 में बालाकोट के बाद भारत पर समुद्र के रास्ते हमला करने की योजना बना रहा था।
अभिषेक की टीम में सिर्फ़ 4 लोग थे। सभी बंगाली।
उन्होंने भारतीय न्यूक्लियर सबमरीन INS चक्र से 12 किलोमीटर तक तैरकर ग्वादर के किनारे तक का सफ़र तय किया।
उनके पास सिर्फ़ 48 मिनट की ऑक्सीजन थी।
वे 46 मिनट में वहाँ पहुँच गए।
रात के 2:37 बजे थे।
अभिषेक ने अकेले ही पाकिस्तानी नेवी के अंडरवॉटर सेंसर काट दिए।
फिर सबमरीन जेटी पर चार माइन्स (विस्फोटक) लगा दिए।
वापसी के रास्ते में, पाकिस्तानी सोनार ने ��न्हें पकड़ लिया।
तीन साथी शहीद हो गए।
अभिषेक ही अकेला बचा था।
उसकी ऑक्सीजन खत्म हो चुकी थी। फिर भी, उसने 12 किलोमीटर तैरकर वापस आने की कोशिश की,
जब मंज़िल से सिर्फ़ 2 किलोमीटर की दूरी बची थी,
तो उसका शरीर जवाब दे गया। वह समुद्र की तलहटी में बैठ गया।
उसके हेलमेट कैमरे में कैद आखिरी तस्वीर उसने अपने हाथ उठाए और माँ काली ��ी तरह आशीर्वाद देने की मुद्रा बनाई।
फिर वह मुस्कुराया।
और फिर सब खत्म हो गया।
48 घंटे बाद, INS चक्र ने उसका शव बरामद किया।
उसके शरीर पर कोई चोट का निशान नहीं था।
बस ऑक्सीजन खत्म हो गई थी।
उसके पास टीम के तीनों सदस्यों के डॉग टैग थे — और हाथ में माँ काली की एक छोटी सी मूर्ति थी। 28 फरवरी, 2016 को उनका निधन हो गया।
वे सिर्फ़ 29 साल के थे।
जब उनका पार्थिव शरीर कोलकाता पहुँचा, तो दक्षिणेश्वर मंदिर से कालीघा��� तक सड़कों पर लाखों लोग उमड़ पड़े।
उन्हें मरणोपरांत 'वीर चक्र' से सम्मानित किया गया।
लेकिन उनका नाम और मिशन की पूरी जानकारी 2025 तक गुप्त रखी गई।
इस साल, नौसेना दिवस (Navy Day) के मौके पर प्रधानमंत्री ने खुद उनकी माँ को यह मेडल सौंपा।
दक्षिणेश्वर की उस गली वाले घर में,
उनकी माँ आज भी हर अमावस्या को समुद्र की ओर म��ँह करके दीया जलाती हैं।
वे कहती हैं।
मेरा बेटा समुद्र में 'काली' बन गया है। अभिषेक चक्रवर्ती जिन्होंने समुद्र की गहराइयों में मुस्कुराते हुए देश के समुद्री रास्तों की रक्षा की।
स्रोत:
1. द हिंदू (2025)
द मार्कोस हू स्वैम इनटू ग्वादर एंड नेवर रिटर्न्ड.
2. आनंदबाज़ार पत्रिका .. अभिषेक: द वन हू स्वैम 12 km टू ग्वादर।
3. इंडियन नेवी ऑफिशियल रिलीज़ 2025_
4. भारत रक्षक – वीर चक्र: लेफ्टिनेंट कमांडर अभिषेक चक्��वर्ती।
शत शत नमन उन जैसे वीरों को, जिन्हें पता है कि देशवासियों को उनका बलिदान पता भी नहीं चलेगा। फिर भी सर्वस्व न्यौछावर कर जाते हैं।
जयहिंद,
जय हिंद की सेना।
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