Marigold - India being one of the most voilent countries - what are you smoking? Do you care to quote any facts/ statistics from any credible source?
All the poverty & dirtiness you mention is a direct result of the fact that muslims and christians have ruled India for more than 700 years.
India has started to recover from the mess only post Independence.
You started your post with "Charity begins at home" - it is time to clear up your biased views and look at the world as it is - not the way you percieve it to be through your selective interpretation.