India, state of mind

Happy 64^th, India…

            I was thinking about writing something for the Independence Day since last week but couldn’t think of anything. A lot has been written about India’s Economic Journey, Political Ride and Social Trip across a wide range of platform and I don’t think I can add anything to it, except…

            Today’s India, as I see it from a distant land, has a split personality. India, the economic power house, which had a tremendous past decade and will have a prosperous future, the other India which is the Political (Social) India, is going through its worst phase in its 64 year old democracy.

           

            On one hand you have a common man, Anna Hazare, a Gandhian, who wants to change the way Political India functions. His 4 month long ‘Movement against Corruption’ (Andolan against Corruption)has shaken the corrupt political fabric of India. Most Indians were tired and fed up of the political scenes. The only thing needed to ignite there fire of opposition was a small spark which was ignited by Anna. But the only thing that is working against the good causes of Anna Hazare and millions who have joined his movement is ‘Time’. The worst part is, even the political leaders know this for a fact that Indians have a short term memory. Politicians will try to weather the storm of opposition by lengthening the process of negotiations with Anna and his team till the time that the common Indian will divert there attention to there day to day worries of living and surviving another day.

            I know some might say that India never gets full credit for what she has achieved and her ‘progress’ is always seen as ‘glass half empty’. My apologies, but I do think that the glass is half empty. Political landscape has to change in India for the betterment of both, economic and social India. The way things are going I would say more so for social India.

Happy Independence Day!!