Over-simplification sir, tch tch got it wrong! You should be saying most Indians are NOT Hindus in the true sense. Our Upanishads and Vedas lay stress in an individual being a contributor and never a bhoktha- an enjoyer. A grihastha should do pancha maha yagnas throughout your life which includes daanam and contribution to the life forms and ecology. It is a sin to eat alone without sharing your lunch! Also you may not be aware that Hindu scriptures lay stress that a daanam should be done completely un-announced unlike it is in the rest of the world, left hand should not know what the right hand has donated! It is a sin to gloat on helping the needy. Most poor Indians happily partake their food with complete strangers if their door is knocked, unannounced - the poor especially. Indian charity is not done through trusts and endowments and significant part is done completely anonymously. You should ask how many housemaids get their children's education funded by their employers. Ask Hospitals what kind of response they get when an ad is placed to help a kidney transplant patient. All this is done off record. Well if you want Western type of charity, then do understand it is also for ensuring more mileage for their business empires too. I wish to stop, all the best...