Ref: http://www.quora.com/What-can-I-do-to-develop-India
- Teach your son (and all male children that you have an influence over) to respect women.
- Vote - A large majority of India's urban youth are disillusioned with politics and don't vote. If you want a change, be the harbinger of that change. Don't just sit at home and complain.
- Read the newspaper (a real one, the Hindu maybe). Keep abreast with the news, know what is happening in your country and have an opinion about it.
- Stop watching only cricket and try out something else. There are thousands of athletes out there in India playing their hearts out hoping someone would sit up and take notice.
- Stop taking things for granted. You deserve better from the government you voted to power. It is your duty to point out the things you want changed.
- Don't pay bribes. Next time somebody asks you for a bribe don't pay it, however much inconvenience it is going to cause.
- Switch off all electrical appliances before you leave the house.
- Control your road rage. Don't honk too much on the roads.
- Let your kids choose their lives, careers and life partners. You don't own them. They know their dreams and aspirations better than you.
- Tolerate all religions. Stop believing in the caste system.
- Spend more money. Go on more holidays. You will be a happier person and you will help the economy grow.
- Do something physical. Indians are notorious for being inactive. Go out, play, jump off an airplane, scuba dive. But do something.
- Stop peeing anywhere and everywhere. The next generation is watching and learning.
- Pay your taxes on time. Help the government to help you.
- Teach the less privileged. Join an NGO that teaches kids, elders or anybody without access to schools. That is much more beneficial than dropping money into a charity box to satisfy your conscience.
- Keep your roads clean, dispose your garbage properly, stop spitting on the roads.
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