India: 60 Years: 60 Words: [13] Divide and Rule

India: 60 Years: 60 Words: [13] Divide and Rule

[India has competed 60 years of independence and to mark this, I am presenting this series of Articles, about the words, that are meaning a lot for the progress of the country. If you feel I missed some thing [For listing of words see the first article “India: 60 Years: 60 Words”] do inform me at premputar@gmail.com I will try to include that at the end of series]


A primary school children is taught “United we stand, divide we fall” this is in total contrast of the primary policy and main administrative tool of “Divide and Rule” of governing during the days of British rule in the lands of India. It is unfortunate that still the political leadership is finding it hard to escape from falling pray of temptation of using this trusted and time proved policy, which is proving all important hurdles on the progress path of vigorously developing country on the roads of technological excellence and modernization.

India is the country of bunches of people with diversified religious faiths, life style and belonging to numerous casts and creeds. It is fact that over the years, from time to time at the various occasions of national calamity, either natural or originated from behavioral attitude of human beings from other parts of the globe, Indians have developed an attitude of using this diversity as the tool of adhesive instead of dividing and shown the entire human world that diversification is the strength of Indians instead of being a weakness as the majority of world population thought. This is also a fact, when it comes to using the natural resources and think of developmental plans, this narrow thought process, emotion of proving one’s supremacy over the other either on the grounds of region or cast has always worked as the obstacle for the growth speeds.

Most unfortunate thing is that political wisdom of the country, instead of coming with remedial measures finding more interest in keeping clashes alive on the basis of either regionalism, religious grounds or even on the economic status of a particular bunch of people belonging to certain casts. All the southern states were united to oppose the national language status of Hindi. Communal harmony of the country is constant under the fire just a slightest sparks has proved sufficient for the broke of communal riots. A distinguish war is visible in the employment sector for getting a secured place on the basis cast and creed. It is not uncommon to see that wisdom and talents are being defeated by cast factor in the various important sectors like the education and administration.

India had opted democratic set up of ruling and in the democracy numbers are bound to play all important role but when this number game start pushing the progress and development of the country and works against the interest and welfare of larger sector of population, it surely needs to be addressed very sincerely and a strong political will and stiff remedial measures emerge as the need of hour. After the 60 years of living under the governess of self this is most appropriate time to look in to about the problem and come forward with some rigid, stiff and time bound decisions.

The problem of division among the Indians is mainly by two reasons of region and religion or cast. Our constitution says that India will remain as non secular country. If we look back the majority of division on the religious fronts is generated from the and at the times of religious social celebrations, an ordinance can be passed for making the religious worship limited within the personal levels of citizens. Collective prayers, celebrations of religious days and coming to certain places for the purpose by masses should be banned. All the religious monuments should be decaled as the national property and a board should be constituted for taking care of these monuments. There should be only two language schooling one national language Hindi and other language regional one with medium of instruction being Hindi, however for the mother tongue permission should be granted but not at social levels, limited to personal levels. As for as, the regional developments are concerned, these should be related with the revenue sharing of the region towards the national revenue. Every state will get developmental funds in ratio of revenue, however to bring uniform development of the country, the high revenue yielding regions [say top five] will gets funds matching to 80% of their ratio and remaining 20% will be diverted towards the funds of lowest revenue yielding areas [again lowest five].

Two majority sectors Education and Jobs causing division among the Indians, both are presently running under the influence of reservation. It has passed 60 years in the same status and almost third or forth generation is in the budding phase since the implementation of this, hence this time to come forward either to withdraw it or make it time bound limited to next 5 – 10 years, however a monetary support for education of deprived classes can be introduced but that should be also a time bound program with the provisions of non extension.

All the majority of divisions among the Indians can be root caused to single reason. We all living in a country in which you need certain education level even for the job of peon but for being the ultimate boss of these appointing authority no such educational limitations are there. The need of hour is establish a relation between the education and political leadership, we can’t allow growing the division reasons for ever and only political will, can work as the remedial measure. We are in the process of increasing the women participation in the political arena but without relating it with education surely this will work as the back door reason of strengthening the male dominance in our society.

Know the Power

Know the Power

Since the dawn of human existence on the earth, earth is playing as the stage for the exhibiting the individual and collective power by the human beings. Starting with the display of power of wisdom, human history is the evidence of exhibition of powers in various forms such as muscle power, family and community power, number power etc. If we look at the present era this is the era of exhibiting monetary powers and powers of controlling technical excellence and advancement.

It is fortunate that India always hold the key position of being the world leader in this exhibition of power. World's ever first knowledge books "Vedas" were created in India only. "Bhim" human being still with unmatched muscular power of the earth was born in India. The most famous knowledge centers of world "Takshshila" and "Nalnda" were the parts of India. Most of the God incarnations are born in India. Bravery and capacity to work with tolerance and patience for the world peace always proved assets for making India, world leader in the days of wars or no wars.

For the arguments it can be said all this is past the ground reality is that at present India is among the poor countries where even after the celebration of sixtieth independent day, one third population is below the poverty lines. Let me allow to correct you this is not sign of poverty of the country at the most you can term it as improper distribution of resources. The richness of country is reflecting from the attitude of helping others at the times of natural and national calamites. US 1$ may not be meaning for an American but One Ruppees means a lot for an Indian Riksha puller, which he is donating towards the Prime Minister's or Chief Minister's national and natural calamity fund. The richness of the country lies in the emotions of mother's which forces her to send younger son in armed forces, even after the death causality of elder sons for keeping the national boundaries intact and protected from the enemies.

It is also not the fact that India is not in the position of leading the world in the present era of exhibiting monetary powers and powers of controlling technical excellence and advancement, this is if appearing is just because the fact either our present leadership is not aware of the powers that we holds or of the opinion of waiting for the appropriate time for exhibiting these powers. Just look at the following figures

38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians.

Before taking your leave I am leaving you with two hypothetical situations, think about these and decide yourself about the world leadership by India in the present era.
1. All the Indian Doctors, Engineers, computer experts and all other professionals working in the developed countries, on a given single day decided to return back to India. Just imagine the status of controlling and regulating systems of these developed countries?
2. On a specific given day Indian government banns the entry of all foreign finish goods and ask the entire foreigner MNC community to go back to their respective countries. It is even beyond imagine to which extant economy of these developed countries will get adversely affected by this single step.

Hence I would like to conclude this with the note it is not the question of being so powerful to lead the world in the present era, it is sheer ignorance of self powers, The day Indians will aware of their powers, India will back to its usual and normal status of World leader.