A society or a system should feel alarmed when a potentially deadly virus stares in the face. Unfortunately, when the virus is self-inflicted and nurtured by powerful homegrown nutrients then it destroys the system. That is what our nation is going through. The recent stir and killings of and by Gujjars, the Mumbai ethnic uproar and all the others things including govt. sponsored quota system based on castes will destroy this nation.
Yes, this caste system and ethnic division are unfortunate. The sad part is that Indian politics thrives on dividing and exploiting people in all possible ways. The editor of the Tribune (published and printed in Chandigarh) wrote an article with title something like “Indian Parliament is a Place for Criminals”. Indeed, the politics of getting votes in our democracy has become so blind and nasty that it is hurting the very system it is supposed to build.
These riots and stirs start in hands of indiscriminant and ruthless politicians to grind their own axe. Our general population is so naïve and stupid (if I may say so) that we deserve the spanking on our butt.
The central govt. continuously talks about division and quotas and not about unity and lifting the nation by helping the needy and making a good use of the potent. What a shame! Let us be proud of our system and nation!
I have spent more than two years in India as part of a long term plan to get educated and educate people. I have spent time delivering lectures on mathematics, business and social issues in schools, colleges, institutions and university departments. I come across the same concern - people don’t trust the system and justifiably so. Here is the worst - they don’t have any hope of improvement.
After the attacks in the US on September 11, 2001, India has lost more people in so-called terrorists attacks than any other country in the world. US has seen NO incident on its soil after that fateful day. Elsewhere in Europe there been some disturbances and the culprits have been caught quickly. We are such a passive society that we bury and cremate our dead, lament for a while and then life goes as we wait for another incident. Problem is that we don’t know our enemy. Our nation is divided in groups, and these groups are constantly one-upping each other. This is our POLITICS and that is our ENEMY- folks. It will sink this ship.