Technology

The time is ticking in the direction, it started long ago. India got its independence long ago, about 60 years ago, in 1947. Ever since then lots of things have changed in our country. Only thing that has not changed is the status of the country - It is still 'developing'. My father got his one mark and I got mine for answering this fill in the blank - "India is _______ Country". I just hope when my son/daughter writes - "developing", they lose their one mark. A father wanting his kids to lose marks? I wish this came true. Would be the wish of all of us reading this article right now :-)

Internet started about 20 years ago, it celebrated its 20th birthday on 13th Of March 2009. Computers came into existence about a few decades ago. America/Japan or other developed countries are at peaks in using computers and technology for their progress. India truly lacks that.

My dear friends, Just try picturing this on your mind, When one fellow indian 'A' of our country is talking about tweeting/blogging/cloud computing etc. The other fellow indian 'B' does not even know what a computer is. The irony of the situation is 'B' form about 93.88% of our country's population. If you visit any developed country - they talk about more than 60-70% computer literacy in their countries.

In India, technology has grown very rapidly after the computer and mobile technology came mainly in the last 5 years. Before that mobile and computers were deemed as luxurious items and people who used to afford are considered as rich persons. But today these two luxurious items have become a necessity in the daily life of the common man also. People who are below the poverty line are also using it directly or indirectly.

It is true that people is using technology, but only 10% using it to their maximum. The technology is growing at a pace, that in few years from now, it would be difficult for the computer aware (who are not greatly aware) people itself to catch up with the progress. Imagine our fellow indian, then, just getting to know about computers. Millions of Fashions would have come and gone on the internet, and exactly when our fellow indian would be feeling like an alien and out of place with all these things.

Today, using the mobiles we not only get in touch with our friends and relatives but also can do a lot of things including chat, photography, entertainment, using our mobiles as palmtops, etc. Similar is the case with the computers, which has also come a great distance to help the people and made them save time by the use of internet and online services. But more us yet to come, and if we look around, how many of them are using all these features?

If the gap between A & B, is not bridged up in the next five years, It will be a near to impossible task to push the country to greater heights, for advancement of technology and progress of internet are faster than speed of light right now. It already requires drastic steps to push the computer literacy higher.
Because if it not happen then, it is not far enough when everything and anything we will use would be running on technology. In school notebooks will be replaced by pc notebooks and blackboard will be replaced by 3D boards (used in educomp). Then what will the parents do, if they are not computer aware?
Even today most forms are available and filled online. And important exams like CAT & CBSE are trying to start online examinations also. Not very far when all the exams will be conducted online.

A big point to think if the technology continues to grow at the same pace then what will happen after 10 years. How will the people, mainly Common Man who are not computer aware interact with it?

What will happen to them who thinks and says that computer is a nuisence and not for them and they can live without it?

Will the Darwin's law of 'survival of the fittest' will come into force?

THINK.....