1. There is sea of difference in the way charity is perceived in west and east.. we refer it as seva, where helping should be without any expectation and only to eligible persons..

2. Most of the service works are done in unorganised way, in india.. whereas in US, due to rampant corporatisation, each donations had been documented..
Because there is no documentation of charity works doesnt mean, there is no charity ( i mean seva) in india..

3. Charity in western nations are motivated by the zeal to convert and mostly carried over by missionaries.. whereas in india, there is no such zeal, and hence charity is done only to those who are in need..

4. India was sucked out for more than 200 years, and brought down from richest nation to utter poverty.. after independance, due to socialism by the congress, we did not progress till 1990’s.. so, its only the past 18 years, that we are actually developing..
How can we expect a poor country to match the amount of charity of western nations?

Also, does all western charity really meant for genuine cause? as i said earlier, a majority of such donations were meant for religious conversion, which undermines the very purpose of charity..

NGO’s and CSR’s of corporates are not the only entities doing charity in india.. each and every family is itself has imbibed a sense of service hood, probably in a different way..

While we can advocate for increased participation of social work from present generation, its really unfortunate that for each and every thing, we are comparing ourselves with the west..

But people also respond to their environment, and much of our apathy comes because the state is itself apathetic. When governments are indifferent about the poor and about public welfare, citizens feel that there is little difference they can make on a personal level. Corrupt and indifferent bureaucracies and governments are difficult for citizens to change - its easier to retreat.

Could not agree more. Not a single state in India seem to be people oriented and drive home the point. I mean though we call Gujurat, Tamilnadu, Delhi etc. states to be ahead in terms of goverance - while comparing them with the developed world, we are so far behind.