Just the other day, I witnessed a bunch of incredibly confused kids on the streets of Mumbai, on an enthusiastic protest – protest against gun violence and the rights of Americans to own a gun. Yes, you heard it right, when their own country is being burned down, it’s a little surprising that these youngsters with massive potential are fighting for a cause which is not even relevant to them. Sorry to introduce you to harsh reality, but Donald Trump doesn’t care the tiniest bit about what a handful of Indian children opine about the 2nd Amendment.

But acknowledging the huge changes you can effectuate, why don’t you march for causes that need some attention, and make your presence felt? There are 99 challenges Indians put up with every day and assault rifles aren’t one among them. Here are 10 causes that can use your enthusiasm.

The longest river in India, the holiest as per some faiths, is the Ganga. By far the dirtiest river that one has come across. Organize a march demanding that the government much clean this rich water body that provides drinking water and livelihood to millions. Organize a march against child labour. Despite it being unlawful, by now you know better than anyone that laws are mere eyewashes with a zillion loopholes in this country. 70 percent of India thrives in its villages, but if you are a metro dweller you will not survive a day in the remote corners of your country. You lose it when your wifi doesn’t connect, and here we have people who lose their lives before reaching hospitals due to lack of roads and transportation. March for connectivity. Your parents have wrinkled out stressing about your higher education – not because you are not meritorious, but because the harrowingly huge amounts that engineering and medical colleges ask for as “donations” are beyond a middle class family’s means. March against donations. Every year thousands of kids of your age are diagnosed with breathing problems. Breathing in the air of some of our cities is no less a threat to health than smoking a pack of cigarettes every day. March for pollution control. 2017 was a year of in-school murders and sexual assaults; students were killing and teachers were raping. 2018 will catch up before you know. How about lending your voice to make school a safer place. You enjoy the viral videos of teachers who cannot put together letters in the spelling of “cat”. The education system, with teachers who couldn’t pass of class 5 in their day, are entrusted the grave responsibility of shaping India’s future. Is this the future you envision? March for qualified teachers in government schools. Even metropolitans like Delhi and major employment providers like Hyderabad and Bangalore suffer from massive drinking water crunch, the summers are insufferable. Where do you think the taxes paid by your parents are going if your countrymen are denied the basics of a decent living? March for clean drinking water. We aim at being an educated and forward moving country but we have shamelessly denied our LGBT community their rights to love and marry on account of dated laws. March for a positive change. March for gay rights. Every month some association or the other calls for a bund of sorts. These bunds stall productivity impact the GDP in the worst possible way; not to mention the violent riots that they accompany. Have you ever heard of a UK bund, US bund, Australia March against such unproductive bunds and riots.

Now these ideas may not sound enticing and of course they wouldn’t be covered by the international media houses. But if your voice and peaceful protests can bring about a change you will be the first of the citizens to reap the sweetness of your effort. Then maybe you’ll give credit to your old aunt Avantika.