In a democratic country with over a billion people, social, educational, economic and religious disparities are expected; in an ideal world, we would all be at the same level. Unfortunately we don’t live in an ideal world; far from it, we live in a world where, in the name of democracy, we have had the rewriting of an entire history. Where we once had harmony, disharmony prevailed; over the years, this became a part of our lives. The people accepted this discord and went on with their lives, as if nothing untoward had happened. When one broached this subject, one was termed a “trouble maker.” History was rewritten to reflect the concocted fact that the discord was caused by greedy Brahmins. I will not sit here and tell you that there were no greedy Brahmins; greed doesn’t know any creed. It affected Brahmins as much as it did the other sects of people. Some fell prey to this greed while others didn’t. Over the years, with the history books reflecting this new “history”, Brahmins fell to the bottom of the social ladder. Before we go any further, this is NOT an attempt to resurrect the Brahmin community. I am too small a person to attempt this and will leave it to others.
In order to set right an “evil”, the leaders decided that a form of favoring the lower strata of society would benefit them. The premise was to keep this till a sort of parity was achieved. However, what transpired was something that was unexpected; communities started fighting to get into this reservation list rather than out of it, case in point Hardik Patel. Politicians, seeing an opportunity to further their political lives, immediately took up the cause of many of these communities. Belonging to this list has now become, to some, a feather in their cap. Rather than dispel the presumed threat from other communities, the governments played along with communities. Some common people, however, saw thro’ this pandering by the governments. A small group of people craved for a government that would stop pandering to any particular community and would look at the nation as ONE. Over a period of time, this group grew into a large percentage of people that wanted the change. When elections were held in the summer of 2014, the population had had enough and wanted a radical change. Enter Narendra Modi.
A charismatic leader with his ordinary upbringing, he was what the dynasty was not! He had come with some baggage, some would claim. After all, they said, he was responsible for the Godhra carnage (he was acquitted of any wrong doing by the courts) forgetting that they were responsible for the ’84 carnage of the Sikhs. The media, which had been, till then, provided with special privileges, quickly played this song. For 50 years, or so, the relationships that the media had built up with the party in power had just been made ineffective! Political parties cried about the effect this new government would have on the “progress” the country had seen over the past few decades. India would be set back a few centuries, they claimed. They shouted till their collective voice would go hoarse, that the country was seeing no development forgetting, once again, it takes more than just 3 years to set right a wrong that was perpetrated on the people for over 5 decades. People had, however, seen thro’ this. A new day had begun. Most of the country heaved a sigh of relief and were excited about the new possibilities. However, there were many states that were ruled by the previous regime. In the next 3 years, that number would dwindle to around five.
Globally, this change was seen with apprehension. In the next few months, this charismatic leader would change this perception and make a name for himself, as a global icon, as welkl as the county. Where India was once a silent partner in many global ventures, it now had become a leader to be reckoned with.
Where does the country go from here? The sky is the limit as this country realizes its full potential, and that it is not a political pawn in the hands of a few greedy, corrupt politicians. You see a rejuvenated populace realizing their power while few walk around with worried looks; worried about their future. The new leadership is quietly trying to ensure that no community suffers and all benefit. After all, the new leader has told his followers “Vasudaiva Kutumbhakam” (we all belong to the same god; our mode of reaching this god may be different).
In order to set right an “evil”, the leaders decided that a form of favoring the lower strata of society would benefit them. The premise was to keep this till a sort of parity was achieved. However, what transpired was something that was unexpected; communities started fighting to get into this reservation list rather than out of it, case in point Hardik Patel. Politicians, seeing an opportunity to further their political lives, immediately took up the cause of many of these communities. Belonging to this list has now become, to some, a feather in their cap. Rather than dispel the presumed threat from other communities, the governments played along with communities. Some common people, however, saw thro’ this pandering by the governments. A small group of people craved for a government that would stop pandering to any particular community and would look at the nation as ONE. Over a period of time, this group grew into a large percentage of people that wanted the change. When elections were held in the summer of 2014, the population had had enough and wanted a radical change. Enter Narendra Modi.
A charismatic leader with his ordinary upbringing, he was what the dynasty was not! He had come with some baggage, some would claim. After all, they said, he was responsible for the Godhra carnage (he was acquitted of any wrong doing by the courts) forgetting that they were responsible for the ’84 carnage of the Sikhs. The media, which had been, till then, provided with special privileges, quickly played this song. For 50 years, or so, the relationships that the media had built up with the party in power had just been made ineffective! Political parties cried about the effect this new government would have on the “progress” the country had seen over the past few decades. India would be set back a few centuries, they claimed. They shouted till their collective voice would go hoarse, that the country was seeing no development forgetting, once again, it takes more than just 3 years to set right a wrong that was perpetrated on the people for over 5 decades. People had, however, seen thro’ this. A new day had begun. Most of the country heaved a sigh of relief and were excited about the new possibilities. However, there were many states that were ruled by the previous regime. In the next 3 years, that number would dwindle to around five.
Globally, this change was seen with apprehension. In the next few months, this charismatic leader would change this perception and make a name for himself, as a global icon, as welkl as the county. Where India was once a silent partner in many global ventures, it now had become a leader to be reckoned with.
Where does the country go from here? The sky is the limit as this country realizes its full potential, and that it is not a political pawn in the hands of a few greedy, corrupt politicians. You see a rejuvenated populace realizing their power while few walk around with worried looks; worried about their future. The new leadership is quietly trying to ensure that no community suffers and all benefit. After all, the new leader has told his followers “Vasudaiva Kutumbhakam” (we all belong to the same god; our mode of reaching this god may be different).
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