Out of ten richest people in the world four or five may be Indian, but the irony still remains that there is a marginal farmer in the interiors of Maharashtra , who is struggling to feed his six children , the youngest of whom is a son with five sisters whose marriage the farmer cannot afford. Try telling the farmer that the economy is heading towards the handsome double digit growth, hardly consolation for his children who go to bed with empty stomach!! Layman reason for such irony is lack of inclusion in growth and development. Mahatma Gandhi once said that “ true happiness of a society can be realized only by making the person standing at the lowest rung happy”. Similarly, inclusiveness is the bridge to link representative democracy into participative democracy which is most sought after dream of Makers of Modern India. In order to make inclusiveness an integral part of the values that guide our polity and economy, India has embarked upon a right based approach to social entitlements. A number of measures such as social sector schemes , Right To Food, Right To Education, Right To Information, MGNREGA etc. have had a positive impact on promoting social and economic inclusiveness as well as empowering the people. However, more than 25 crore people still live under poverty in India. We are quite low in terms of Human Development Index which reflects the quality of life of a nation. Instances of caste oppression, exploitation of the tribals and dalits, and social exclusion are not uncommon. We have come a long way. We have to go a long way. Inclusiveness is the future. Power to the people is the future.