It is a matter of fact
that, India is an envious country from prehistoric period in the world. Cultural,
linguistic and religious diversity differ the country from others even now. It
has history of pompous culture and civilization when world slept in deep
slumber, it has legacy of industrialization when world lived depend upon tribal
economy. So that it was matter of wonder ever since history jotted down in the
world.
India
has kept relationship with foreign countries since ancient period through
trade. Arabs and Europeans had always kept alive relations with India. When
unprecedented colonization started in the world for wealth accumulation, then
so many countries were subjected to oppression. Then most fabulous India also
became under the colonial invasion.
So many were rular India. However,
British were became masters of soil in the last game. Owing to several factors
led to easy domination of India. British came to India in the year 1600. But
they became masters of soil after of battle of Plassey in 1757 in India. Then India
has highly sophisticated two powers, Mughals and Marathas. Eventually, their
weakness to preserve India as alive led to smooth running of colonials in India.
Mere political bickering and trivial chauvinism led utter failure of a highly
prospered country into puppet in the hands of outsiders.
When colonials handed over the power of soil
into Indians, so many were predicted that India will dismantle in to pieces
within years. Winston Churchill called the idea of transformation as ‘not only
fantastic in itself but criminally
mischievous in its effects’. However, India overcame all hiccups very
courageously and became fully fledged democracy in the world after the
immediate birth.
Meanwhile, something was maligned
India’s name and fame every now and then. That was real causes of India’s
developing barriers as well as yawning gap among all minds of people. When
colonials were ruled they used divide and rule tactics because they knew how
these people can rule? The political structure of India has so many features.
That influenced in particular factors. Let us discuss each one of them.
- Caste system, is the main problem in India, it has a history of exploitation from later Vedic period through several span of history. Caste is a Portuguese word that conflates two Indian words:JATI, the endogamous group one is born into, and VARNA, the place that group occupies in the system of social stratification mandated by Hindu scripture. In the Indian context cast have upper privilege in all things, because people were stratified in the name of caste system. No one can eradicate caste system completely even now.Majority were even caste vote on account of caste credentials. In other words, only dynasty is criteria rather honesty in the election in India.
- Language is also a barrier in India, because after the independence there have so many protests and agitations in the name of language. When a country fails to unite under the multi-faced language without thinking it is only a tool to transaction where the country has no power to say as linguistic diversity. However, things were worsened when political parties took the patronage of language for the weight of ballot box. The rational dealings with language can solve more problems in India.
- Religion, India is a cradle and citadel of all the religions in the world. However the country suffered disastrous blow in the name of religion during the time of independence. Secularism is India’s core agenda, so preserving the secularism alive is the only solution to keep India’s stability. The country experiencing communal riots and religious bickering, so keeping the religious environment will help harmony in the communal edifice in India.
- Class, is nothing but social disparities, in Marxian words haves and have-nots. India the country has highly edited constitution, where fundamental rights and directive principles maintains egalitarian concepts. But the disparities among the society will boost external and internal conflicts. The everlasting problem of India is Maoism and naxalism, but the real cause of these endemic diseases is social disparities. So bridge the gap between haves and have-nots may boost India’s stability more and more.
- Gender inequality is other menace in India. Despite right to women to caste vote and education in India they were suffering terrible experiences in all walks of life. Poverty and malnutrition are high among women in India. In spite of so many constitutional right and power, how they can uplift without change of patriarchal concept of society. Even in urban area women have no security, rural women were living as they lived in later Vedic period unabated. When things exists without any dignity to women, can we call the democracy is an answer to all anomalies in India?
These are acute problem facing in India.
Without change stereotype concept of these social evils India may face cultural
poverty and will remain as they lived under the colonial power. Where
politicians have to play big brother role to eradicate all anomalies and
maintain real soul of India alive. Politics is note vote oriented game. When
they fails to preserve India’s dignity people of India will call India is
country of lack of unity in diversity instead unity in diversity.
India has a long history of
scientific discoveries, it gave birth to well known Aryabatta, Nagarjuna, Bhaskaracharya,
Kanadhan and other famous scholars and pundits. But now the people only relied
on glorifying old legacy of revolution without awakening. India’s GDP now
determines on the capital of FDI, why? The well flourished agriculture now on
the verge of death. Thus it is pertinent to say that, when self sufficient
country depends upon others they are digging their grave.
In spite of many shortcomings the
democracy is the only solution to political unrest in the world. In other
words, it justified when India takes debris from the hand of British it gave a big
answer to the world. But now India face corruption, poverty, malnutrition and
other so called bad things due to political weakness. When politicians realize
politics as horoscope of India’s development things would be peaceful. Thus
people were rulers, so to do things rationally without prejudice only in the
hands of people. Government should be regulated exemplary punishments against
malpractices of politicians. Because, it is not matter of present, when
historical mutiny broke out in 1857, Indians were helped British to get
domination on Indians. Besides the history all failure of India realized corruption
as menace to all development. In spite of bulk of schemes and projects, social
evils remain unabated. Thus lack of proper implementation is main problem. So
government should initiate programs on implementation rather further projects.
The well known Thomas Moore once
said “we are living in dreams rather than our achievement”. Yes, it is right in
the context of India, a country relied only on past achievements. Development
and poor people where in different
sphere. Mahatma Gandhi says “India lives in villages”. So development means uplift of downtrodden, secularly,
culturally, religiously and all varieties of diversity exist in India. India is
the name of culmination of differences, when some occurred in the differences
where the name of India will change.
Source via - History of Modern India
by Bipin Chandra
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