Drawing a parallel to that horrendously drawn up scene above, most of us Indians have always acted like kids who’re not proud of their dads just ‘cause they aren’t well to do. They expect their peers to stamp their parents as fabulous, just the way we crave for western recognition. We acknowledge our prowess only if west calls it an asset.
Many Indians used to introduce themselves as Asians abroad, especially to American and Brit co-workers. In that sense, the British imperial intentions still reign. I believe I don’t have to quote source to reiterate the true intentions of Lord (Yeah Right!!) Thomas Babbington Macaulay, the first Law member of the Governor-General's Legislature, in introducing English education in India. He teamed up with Max Muller to propound the Aryan theory and fool the world (which sadly includes India too) that the Vedas were written by Aryans who according to that theory were Barbarians. This way, the feudal league tried to tarnish the self esteem of Indians and got English education introduced in our country.
But Macaulay, not even in the wackiest of his dreams would have ever imagined that Indians would use English to turn the financial demographics of the world. We’ve pulled it off from nowhere. From a state of economic emergency (if I may call it that), facing forex crisis which left India with forex inadequate to even meet 3 weeks commitments in 1991, to a country running for economic super-powerdom now. We’ve grown in a dizzying pace. It is this rapidity in the Indian growth story that, apart from strengthening its credentials has also invited a lot of cynicism and skepticism. Though there are some genuinely concerned thinkers who flag valid points which could be put to constructive use, most of the others are mere wannabes with baseless and unrealistic claims.
Even a country like Vatican City which is a sovereign city- state located within Rome having a population of 826 individuals, will have skeptics who always wear the “black hat”. Given that India has almost 1.5 million times the population of Vatican City, we definitely are going to have galore and galore of self-negators. It’s always better to take a rain check when we come across write ups and statements that put India down very badly calling metrics like forecasted future growth as a mere spreadsheet gimmick or our success story as a mere offshoot of west’s financial catastrophe.
These are mostly based on comparisons drawn with countries like The USA or The UK which have never been colonised or been independent for almost 250 years. There are also some funny critiques that loosely compare India to fragile countries like South Korea which will catch cold if USA eats ice cream. A comparison with China is again highly subjective as there are just as many grounds on which China can be made to look like a “crippled concentration camp survivor” in front of India, as there are, to belittle India before China. We are way too young a country to fret over not being the way most of the developed countries (yeah those guys still call themselves that!!).
I am saying nothing, anywhere close to, defending the mindless corruption or the deaf ear the government turns to the woes of the poor. These are all irregularities in the machinery and will eventually get corrected as India, as a country moves forward. All the development we’ve seen is despite these monstrous parasitic crooks sitting at every limb of our country. India can’t help but unshackle herself in due course and march forward in the clearly visible years of glory that are inevitable.
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ReplyDeleteOOOKkk..i din understand half was the abv paragraphs !!!!!!...GOOOD THOUGHH...dunno wat made yu write this...but i def noe wat made me read this....i "like" it!!
ReplyDeleteThanx a lott guys:) Keep the comments coming :)
ReplyDeleteWhen you started the post, i felt it was going to be an article to tickle my nerves, but it ended up enlightening me about a lot of things.
ReplyDeleteThis article would have been appreciated if you had hit the nail on the head from the start instead of getting on it later.
Last two paras were an icing on the cake. It was fabulous. South korea thing was too good.
All the best. Keep some good ones coming.
Idhuvum Kadandhupogum
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Thanx a lott Karti...
ReplyDeletethis stuff is an editorial element da !! nice flow of thought
ReplyDeletewow... thanx Madhu... too big a compliment to take... :)
ReplyDeleteWat made u write this Ram...
ReplyDeleteGood one Ram. Liked it. The tide is currently in our(India's) favour have to make the best use of it !
ReplyDelete@Divya.. I have been wanting to write this for quite somtime now.. I thought someone had to reiterate India's strong fundamentals all the more now.. Especially in the context of the scams that are breakin out...
ReplyDelete@Giri.. thanx a tonne dude... and yea we're poised for glory :)
Neat one, Ram!
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ReplyDeleteReal Nice one da.. Keep writing.
ReplyDeleteoptimism helps! well written!
ReplyDeleteGood one bro..felt ur presence all d way thro..a bit of humor smeared here n dr..n d way u lik to reiterate India as d global powerhouse ( which is without doubt true)..n ur thoughts on Wild West was absolutely superb..keep it comin bro..
ReplyDeleteWow... I am more than glad ppl are with me on this :) Thanx a million guys...
ReplyDeleteGr8 one as usual bro.. Stil India needs some proper allocation all around.. I d say India durin the indus valley civilizationw was far advanced and more disciplined so u ve got to admit v do ve some discipline issues.. Ultimately it will iron itself out cos that s INDIA :) Mera bharath mahaan :)
ReplyDeleteHm... I cld see the typical Ram style :) A lovely article I would say... V much true and informative. In a way, as u said, the English wanted to make us believe that they were the best n i kinda of feel that sayin they succeeded wldnt suffice . The differences rite from color has got so deeply ingrained in our brains that it seems really tough to take it out inspite of decades of freedom. Moreover, its not that they r flawless... Our system has atleast exposed Corporate frauds (and I guess) started putting some sense into us unlike the west where things explode in a big way at a stage where it's a complete threat to their economy as well as the outside worlds'. All said and done we have been the forerunners and would continue to be so in a lot of fields.
ReplyDeleteAn inspiring and patriotic article da... N as I hv always said, u hv this in u... the traits of a gud writer... giving the article in an interesting way. Keep writing... Keep improving. Gud luck dear :)
Facts and Fashion.... my friend.... you are turning out to be a professional.. keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteU echo sentiments of modern Uth da. I appreciate that. But i am slightly more pessimistic abt india. Thats simply bcoz of Quality of ppl here who manage affairs and those who vote for them. But I must admit, wherever we may compare, the pasture is greener on the other side.
ReplyDelete@Priya... Thanx a tonne :)That was a pieca blog in it's own right :)
ReplyDelete@Ashok.. Thanks dude...
@Krishna(Shravan)... Lets do a lil bit of technical analysis... England was extremely corrupt till 1819 when what is called the Peterloo Massacre brought a complete turn around of situation... Now we have these guys who have no choice but to be clean... If corruption is all that u r basing your apprehensions on, think again... It's just a black spot.. It can't spell darkness to India's growth... As the title goes.. We're still too young...
perfectly said :) n woww super cool stats..wher did u find jus the right stats :O if ppl would jus stop watch crappy news channels openly takin country maanam..n try to understand the achievements so far n tap further potential india could do more :)
ReplyDeleteSorry to say da, but I didn't understand anything about it and its purely because this is not my cup of tea. If your intention is to capture vase audience, then choose topics that will interest the greater percentage.
ReplyDeleteAditya.
Niiiice! A lil too much ranting n raving though! And linking our embarassment of our folks ( which is almost like the birthright of every 'current'generation) to British colonisation??!!! But overall a very mature piece interspersed with 'trademark Prash' fervour n optimism. I toatally agree dude... India Rules!!!
ReplyDeletehey u r quite an expert man. i mean its one thing to have all these facts, and its a totally different thing the way u present them
ReplyDeletethe start was awesome
from sydney to india.. quite innovative
Good one Ram.....U said "we are still too young"...but your thots and flow of writing does not say so...try ur hand at sending these to some newspapers....Way to Go!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletetruly professional :) unexpected twist after the start...keep writing more :)gud luck :)
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