Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Undivided India

This concept was existed for eleven hundred years in this part of world which had gone to its zenith during the time of Akbar and some mughal emperors who came in India as a robbers but finally made her their mother land. Undivided India doesn't mean the combined India , Bangladesh and Pakistan but it means the undivided fabric of various religions which was so well knitten by our ancestors that it lasted so long. Every civilization has a beginning and an end. We had also witnessed the same on 15th August 1947. Gandhi did not celebrate this day as a festival rather he mourned this day by keeping 24 hrs fast.

I some time think that really the independence we have achieved at the cost of partition was worthful? We have both the opinions existed. If I put myself back on the days of struggle , If I place myself in position supporting partition , I would be called a fanatic since the basis for partition was religion, but if I oppose I would be called as a nationalist in India. But my image will be reversed for same stance in Pakistan. So answer is inconclusive whether I am a nationalist or fanatic?

Why partition happened? Whether it could be avoided ? Most of the historians based on the series of incidents have a unanimous understanding that it was inevitable. True, it was started with the acceptance of separate electorate by Congress which I term as a biggest mistake , Congress has ever done. Then the wrong approach of our leaders which made fanatical tendencies more imbibed into our society. Congress leaders had failed to bring muslim leaders into the main stream.

Question is why Mughal empire ruled for nearly 400 years in Hindu state ? Very simple answer, they were compassionate and tolerant towards other religions. There courts had equal representation from all sects. Akbar's most close confidants were Hindus. But when Aurangzeb started becoming intolerant, the Mughal empire came nearly to an end. After Aurangzeb, all Mughal rulers were powerless , they just remained the symbol of United Hindustan.
So why our leaders didn't learn from the past mistakes. There lied the ego of Nehru , Patel and other leaders from Congress on one hand and Jinnah and others on other. Gandhi wanted Congress to shed off their ego by giving all premier posts to Jinnah, but at that time Gandhi was almost unheard in the political circles of India. We were the victims of our leaders that means we had victimsed our self, since we had chosen our leaders. We forgot Gandhi , we forgot the legacy of last thousand years in one stroke. Don't think I am a follower of Gandhi but I like few things about him.

We and our leaders thought that we have achieved the peace but where is peace? Last 60 years of existence had N no. of riots, 4 wars and more and deeply growing hatred among us resulted in nothing but wastage of our huge resources in terms of defence. We always blame britishers for our poor destiny but I feel we had written our poor destiny. We always claim we were looted by britishers upto certain extent yes but we are looting our selves from last 60 years whose cost is much more. Both the sides have grim conditions of people. Nearly 40% in below poverty line in both the sides. Poor have a fear of food and rich has a fear of vulnerability. And this fear is growing as time is passing us. How can we end this ? Answer is there but it needs strong will of the people and its leader. I again say A STRONG WILL.
Can't we think off what happened in Germany ? Reunification. They achieved that not because of
some treaty between alies power and USSR but because of the strong will of their people. They get to understand so quickly (only 45 years) that united we stand, divided we collapse.
Just Imagine that how would have been our economies if were united , how would have been our cricket or hockey teams if we were united? How would have been Kashmir , the heaven that we made hell , if we were united? how often you visited to have taste of delicies of Lahore and for them Delhi? And their are many questions you can think off.

For me answers to all such questions give a very pleasent feeling if I Imagine we would have been undivided. But truth is we are divided. Can't we show to the world our Strong Will. Yes, we can. Some one has to take initiative . Yes , I take.

I pray to God that give us vision to think and make our will so strong that we achieve our Undivided Bharat , Hindustan. Before I die, want to see our Old Bharat. Nothing is impossible that I believe.

Btway those who have misconception about Hindu, Hindus are those people who live on the east bank of river Indus (Hind river). This term was given to us by Afghans and persians. So if you feel Hindu word gives a religious perspective. Call yourself Hindis or Bharatis like we call chinese , chini if you don't like to call yourself Hindu.

1 comment:

paresh jain said...

Disagree on some points
1. Was Gandhi right in your opinion to make Jinnah as PM of India?

2. Partition of India was inevitable IMO

3. we are still poor after 60 years of independence because of economic policies of Nehru govt. who ruled India for 50 years and made it a hell for any businessman.
Read some economic history, you would know how Pt. Nehru policies have crumpled all business activities in India