Also I am excited about India's Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Damordas Modi's visit to the USA. He is truly standing tall and making us all proud. Definitely, he is making terrific waves not only in the US amongst the corridors of power, but also amongst the Non-Resident Indians settled abroad. and most definitely at home here in India.. As we witnessed the elaborate affair last evening that the NRIs had organized to welcome him and hear him speak at Madison Square Garden, I could'nt help feeling proud of him as our Prime Minister. His speech was simple, straight from the heart and filled with genuine goodwill, love, generosity and hope. He radiated charm and struck a deep chord with every Indian here at home and abroad.. He promises a very rich future for our country and his deep desire to work with the rest of the world PEACEFULLY shows his level of commitment in all his actions. He talked about "good terrorism" and "bad terrorism" (UN speech) and stated quite simply and candidly that India does not believe in either. Wow! I love that so much. Amongst everything he had to share regarding his plans for the development and growth of India,, one of the highlights was his decision to grant all NRIs lifetime Indian visas!! That was met with a huge applause and the energy was so high we felt it here sitting in our homes and watching this spectacular event. This is a gift that I am most certain every Indian abroad will cherish deeply. It makes perfect business, diplomatic and heart sense.
At a time when there is so much unnecessary bloodshed in the world, its good to feel the love and warmth of India. Like one Indian-American youngster said on tv yesterday: "its cool to be Indian now". That speaks volumes and I have a;lways, a;ways felt that way no matter how the world saw us in the past, or how they see us now. Its not only cool to be Indian, but its just so simply cool to be ALIVE and experience true FREEDOM. May the whole world open itself up to The Light and experience profound healing very soon.
With Love & Blessings,
~ Lavina ~
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/world/asia/narendra-modi-madison-square-garden-obama.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0