“It’s not for us to criticise India for being unable to modify its age-old legacy. The beauty, complexity, richness & pluralism of traditional India in all its myriad forms are unique.Global culture is taking root everywhere now, I came away feeling that India’s the only place that has incorporated the modern without rejecting the old.That makes it a rich experience to be there. Change is coming fast & inevitably. There’s poignancy in that .But I have no doubt that India will continue to incorporate its past into the present.”
These are the views of popular British Historian Michael Wood who was recently in India for the making of colourful six-part TV series , ‘The Story of India’.
Well, quoting that the thing that sprangs to my mind is - do we have the same feeling despite being its citizens? Somewhere down the line I feel that we are losing that Indianess…not in our appearance but in our intentions & commitment. We only do have feeling that –India has nothing to offer us..this is a nation paralysed with political clashes,caste conflicts and other vested interests….
Why is that some seasoned politicians speaks something that is offensive for the fairer sex but everyone just sees the remark against dalit.Our politicians has grown highly optimistic, they see spark in every moment to encash their reservation propaganda.And!what an irony when everyone makes tall claims regarding Women reservation,the other day political honcho is talking of repeating the great Greek mythology& the legendary Socrates death over the issue.Amidst efforts to glorify oneself Behen Jee is putting a good use of the debt ridden middle class people by erecting the role models. Politics seem to be a state affair & there cant be a better testification to this than the last rail budget.Why is that every time we people have to suffer only.
Its high time to understand that ‘government should bring programs that aims to revolutionalise masses as that of Pradham Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna by the Vajpayee Government & NREGA by the Manmohan Govt’.as was quoted by Rahul Gandhi in lok sabha. Political leaders should see it as their mission to reform not as their ancestral right to loot the helpless. ‘Dear Countrymen, we have given up office, but not our responsibility to serve the nation. We have lost an election, but not our determination. Victory and defeat are a part of life, which are to be viewed with equanimity.’-This is what Vajpayee said while accepting the defeat in 2004 elections.But truth is what all you see.
Words will not suffice…we need action to see a India who thinks progressively, plans proportionally & works accountably.
1 comment:
well just a remark to this...India will NEVER be able to incorporate its Past in its Present or its Future!!!
anything that the Govt sets, any law, any rule...it has to be opposed for some reason or the other or better yet - for no reason at all.
Indians cannot bear to watch someone standing with a stature high to oneself, and if someone is successful, then inquiries will be made as to how the person became so successful, and how he can be made to fail.
Also...in the path of our development stands one big individual whom even if we try, we are not allowed to ignore - RELIGION.
Govt sets a law. Religion disallows it. Law is removed.
we u say change...i agree...CHANGE IS JUST THE START OF WAT WE NEED !!!!
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