Many a times I used think that how come a handful of merchants came to this country from nowhere and became our masters to such an extent that we still preach their ideologies even after 60 years of departure. Were they so good or we were so bad? I think the answer lies somewhere else and that is our character as a nation. We never got united for a common cause and if someone dared to do that he or she was outclassed overwhelmingly.
Intellectuals became the obedient servants and our institutions became pillars of their power. We never even dared to change these institutions even after the independence.. Result is here in front us... Moral fabric of all institutions has broken apart. People have lost complete faith..
One important mention is the Indian National Army of Subhash Chandra Bose which was treated as an outfit of characterless Indian soldiers by our own people serving in the Indian Army (same people went on to become the Generals post independence).. Contrary to this, the British had great respect for the INA. In 1945 when the same army was tried in the famous Red Fort Trial, entire nation stood for it and the great intellectuals of this country were left with no option but to defend this outfit as the real army of India. Everyone defended it including Mahatama Gandhi and Nehru...
This army (not surprisingly) was dumped immediately after independence by our own people.
Now in 2011....... We are witnessing a similar situation in the form of Anna Hazare and Ram Dev.... Intellectuals are out to defame them notwithstanding the fact on the cause of their fight. They are debating for the manner of it..
Do we need all this? History may tell us more....
(Published by the team of INDIAN ANALYSIS)
