Poor Exposure for Rural Indian Students.

It was shocking and hurting for me to realize that the students of rural India are not at all getting opportunities and exposure, not even half of those who are living in cities. It is really difficult for them to cop up with the speed at which the world is moving.I was born and brought up in a metro city called cochin. Those places which I used to travel were also metros like bangalore and chennai. I used to read about the tears and problems of the poor Indian but i was not having acquaintance with any of such people who are struggling. My eyes were veiled with the Glamour and bliss of the city were I live. I am a proud Indian and I have got all the opportunities and exposure that anyone of my age anywhere in the world may get. I have never thought that someone in USA or China may get a better life than mine. I was overjoyed with the facilities my country is providing to me. But sadly, i have realized that I am a part of the minority who is blessed to enjoy the shining India. Recently I personally witnessed the terrible situation of the rural Indian, the poor Indian. My college, though it is a High end one is located in a very rural part of Kerala. Last day a program was conducted in my college participating the students of a local school. I was in charge of the program and the students participating was from 9th grade classes. While interacting with them, i realized the pathetic situation of the quality of education they are recieving. Most of them had the stories of poverty and starvation to share with me. All of them were staring at my Galaxy Ace Plus and they told me that they dont even know what is a smartphone. They were not aware of the latest technologies and the endless possibilities of it. None of them had a computer at home while I and my friends spent our childhood years before in the midst of computer games. Many of them dont even know who is the president of the country. It was really hurting for me to witness what i often read in articles and magazines. This is a question to the government and the authorities who project the cities as their claim that India is in tremendous growth. I dont want to keenly observe the GDP and rate of inflation until the facilities of whome i see infront of my eyes have not increased. To be frank, those students whom i saw last day are not even getting half of the opportunities which i recieved at their age. i am happy to hear that new programmes and plans like smartclass and all are introduced to improve the standard of education, but it is not reaching to those who really deserve it. I personally enquired to them about this and they told me that they have not even heard of smart classes.
Immediate steps should be taken to provide the rural India with better facilities and opportunities. The politicians and the media should concentrate on issues like this instead of the dirty political dramas. India should awake to this issue, because they are our future and only better education can create better leaders and better administrators and as mahatmaji said, Our dreams lies in Villages.