India, April 15 -- Year after year India's rank in the global Happiness Index has been falling. It now stands at 140 among 156 nations, way below its neighbours Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. A country with a population of 130 crores lies at the bottom of the list while Finland with little over half a crore is placed at the top. As the nation tries to compete with world powers in space, it has to deal with galloping unhappiness on earth. As the leaders talk about making the country a super power in the near future, it has to deal with an increasing number of gloomy faces.
Happiness has to be evolved as one grows up. Hence, one's younger days, when one spends one-third of life in schools, have a tremendous impact on the ...