Likewise, in the Bihar mid-day meal tragedy - small warnings had been emanating over the months in the form of incidents of children falling ill due to unhygienically cooked food. The tragedy has given a bad name to a laudable initiative of the government that ensures children get to eat a nutritious hot meal once a day and along with it also helps stem school dropout rates.
Noted journalist and former MP Kuldip Nayar feels there is a certain insensitivity about Indian society that allows matters to come to a boiling point. "Our society is not sensitive enough.. it is not bothered about basic things," Nayar told IANS. - See more at: http://www.ummid.com/news/2013/July/21.07.2013/india_sitting_on_tinder_box.html#sthash.eL630cqJ.dpuf
