Chandigarh, India — 76-year-old Puran Chand, travels 20 miles everyday to sell sugar cane juice in a pot from his village Ikhi, in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. India, the world's second most populous country will go for election coming May. As Indian economy shows growth, India's ruling party BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) newly culled slogan "India Shining" for the country's coming May election, appears to the likes of Puran, a bad joke and a distant dream.

Majority of Indians live in rural areas and a vast mass of them remains illiterate and impoverished. To the likes of him, "India Shining" remains a bad joke and a distant dream. Farmers committing suicides due to economic burden make regular news and beggars are an everywhere sight.