We are at the crossroads of the 60th republic anniversary. Despite the tall claims, nascence still prevails. What did we get??That’s not a question, but an allegation!!
Saints of development may argue that but on the documents only. Entangled between the political warfares, every new change has faded in the beats of the political corridors. People may argue that MALLS, MULTI-PLEXES and parallels are symbols of change but the point is that they aren’t & can’t ever be gauged as the barometers of development...
All this six decades hasn’t been the progress of common masses rather the NEHRU-GANDHI scion& perpetrators of fraudulent ethics like Ambani and of course our crooked politicians. We have not managed to come out of that oblivion!!
Issues that needs concern is far cry from reality. Rural electrification& availability of pure water is like a distant dream in many places.BISLERI has been a life saviour in those areas and if you call advent of Bisleri ,MNCs like Aquafina –development then the debate ends there only!@!
25 years post Sikh riots...victims still feel cornered, thanks to the Indian jurisprudence. Can you justify the1984 anti-Sikh riots, 1989 Bhagalpur riots, and 2002 Godhra riots anyhow??You simply can’t because it’s a tight slap on our own judgemental errors.
Naxalism, insurgency is poisoning the blood of the socio-political system. What is being done??Ignorance, unemployment, poverty forces them to seek refuge.Naxalbari wouldn’t have spanned wings had it been tackled in the early 70s only...but we deprived them, allowed them to create menace till it got over us.
Agreed that, Urban India has progressed but slow pace of metamorphosis in rural hinterlands will create that divide which can’t be ever patched! Along the highways, it all seems fancy, just descend 2 kms down the road and the muds, thatches, huts are enough to tell the tale!!
Regional, linguistic clashes have of course been our achievement!!We have enemies in our own brethren, that too on such shameless grounds.
Economy is booming...growth rate is well 7.4%...but for a common man...inflation still flying at the mast!! The whole concept of mixed economy is crippled in the hands of the capitalist powers...INDIAN AIRLINES is bleeding...Kingfisher is glowing,Doordarshan is in shambles, private broadcasters raking in millions...Every wing of the public hierarchy is unable to sustain anarchy, misfits and corruption!!
When it comes to do something good for the public in general, government cites rising burden on the exchequer & fiscal deficits. We seriously need to understand that the quality that matters for the country can’t be obtained through granting reservations & adopting a dual interference policy in the matters of strategic importance be it petroleum or corporate affairs for that matter. Aren’t we guided by the age old whims & fancies when it comes to move toward something better? Despite all the promises, we do still value value our own complexes with reference to environment protocols, social pollution & water mismanagement. Demands to create multiple state& their political afflictions will take us to that level of ultimate factionalism wherein the very essence of the statehood will simply shy away.
The entire educare system is simply unable to stand on its own due to the rampant corruption in a bottom up approach…..the bridge to a dream to elementary education is shaken by mean approaches of having a politicalised syllabus & linguistic study. Higher education system seems to have downplayed the agenda of a quality based education system. Health & sanitation is getting out of the reach of the poor people along with the education with all its sinister designs, the wings to change are getting higher & higher. Adopting a jaundiced eye in the urban –rural spate won’t do good. Instead the scope of programme like Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission & National Rural Health Mission needs to be widened.
Only one stop solution—INDIA doesn’t need that cribbing, sympathy or the reasons...it needs change. Join the league of pro-changers, break the jinx and open cross roads for avenues.
Just for the sake that next R-DAY, there are no more articles on problems facing us but initiatives to solve them!!
6 comments:
Accurate and Honest analysis by Amitabh..I endeavored to allot a certain phase in which India was evolving.Itwas almost like a labrynth and as amitabh has pointed out, we are extending fingers to a super modern future, with our toes still in the shabbiest muds of the past.Indians live in a consensus,without a consensus amidst them.
Amitabh!!! Boy You Nailed it!!!
A Bitter Truth..
Malls...Bisleri...industries...
Development is Far away from reality. Well if we do consider our-selves to be developing...how come we cannot tackle the problem of getting fresh, clean, drinkable water from our taps??
Abroad, say New Zealand, US or UK, people rack their brains to kno wat "mineral water" is...
And also considering yr post about the riots that have occurred in our past, try explaining the Singur riots that prevented TATA frm setting up an industry in Bengal and eventually increase the revenue that was to be acquired by the W. Bengal govt for the welfare of the ppl. Not only did the industry fail to set up a strong base...it had to force the natives who were employed out to their own and reduce the no. of job opportunities that was to be available to the millions.
You say we are walking towards development. Define development...define the purpose of development...define the REQUIREMENT of development.
Nice one.You once again highlighted that amidst all this roaring and shouting about our economic growth,where is the growth actually?
We are dreaming of becoming a superpower...but who is going to account for the lack of basic amenities like water&healthcare.
It's time for some fast and stringent actions.
Very well written Amitabh! and very true. As always I am inspired by your passion and think the first step to that change is more young people like you wanting to change the system from the inside :)
Keep writing!
Cheers,
Dipika
Very powerful article! I really like the last line..
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