India is a strange and mysterious country, famous for its
mystic intriguing people. Though it is the largest democracy of the world, its
politics is often obfuscating. People here have excess pride in cleanliness and
hygiene, and still 70% population defecates in open. Four of the most powerful
parties are run by women (Congress, BSP, AIADMK and TMC), and still crimes
against women, particularly rape, female foeticide are on rise. We want girls
as sister, mother, friend, and wife but never as daughter. Women are worshipped
as goddesses and mother, and still we do not mind abusing mothers and sisters.
On every nook and corner, people curse corruption, but they shamelessly indulge
in it when they got even the slightest of chance. We have the highest number of
doctors in the world, but unfortunately, more than half of our people die
because of Non communicable diseases. Many of these lives can be saved if they
get medical attention in time.We are complacent with our soaring number of
graduates in universities and as a global back-office provider and IT industry,
but the number of patents does not even match to that of Malaysia.
We preach in Unity in Diversity, but everyday a northeastern
student is bullied in Delhi, a north Indian is heckled in Mumbai, a
Maharashtrian biased in South. We strived to built an equal society with best
of both Communism and Capitalism, but instead we are having the worst of both
resulting in crony capitalism. We strived to built a egalitarian society, but
every now and then , people face discrimination. A Brahmin student doesnot get
admission in good college, despite of scoring good marks; a muslim is unable to
find residence in decent housing colonies, because of his religion; a dalit is
still socially excluded with entry denied in temples and common water bodies;
poor people seldom can afford medical attention; rural folk still awaits basic
necessities like roads, latrines, and potable water.
Of all these contrasts, the one on which I laugh often is,
our constitution is the largest, most detailed constitution ever written, but
as a democracy we are a failed state. Who is Responsible?
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