"We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made!"
- Albert Einstein (Theoretical Physicist, Germany)
"India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most artistic materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!"
- Mark Twain (Writer, America)
"If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India."
- Max Mueller (German Scholar)
These are some of the words spoken in praise of India by men, most learned and the best in their respective fields, men who gauged the greatness of India truly, men form different countries.
What do we, the Indians think about ourselves? It’s a really difficult question, I love my country but refuse to overlook the deficiencies it faces, I would rather like to acknowledge it and strive to make it better, the heaven that the above dignitaries described it as.
Right from the time we learnt to read, began to understand our environment, gained senses to analyze things, we have been taught, and made to believe that India is the best, a fact we all would any day agree. We indeed were and are proud of our rich tradition, culture and values.
But then, I remember what Mohan Bhargava said in the movie ‘Swadesh’ in context of us, the Indians, over estimating ourselves, exaggerating our greatness in spite of so many problems existing here, and it really opened my eyes!
Had not we been pushed into a delusion?
India really is the best. And then my mind counters the assumption, puts several proofs to emphasize its point.
Doesn’t it have to be perfect in every sense to be the best?
And I get the question. Perfect? The video clippings of the riots, the crimes, the instances and cases of corruption flashes before me.
And then mind turns to something I always feel very strongly about.
REGIONALISM!
We proudly say that we are a close-knit unit of so many states, interdependent and living in harmony, and then I remember the demand for Telangana, the violence in Kashmir.
We say that people of every state live harmoniously together, with no discrimination at all, and then I remember the division of groups in colleges based on cities or states.
One guy, of one state abuses another of other state, and soon the whole group comes into picture at each other’s necks.
You might say this is kiddish, not so serious, students have the tendency, but then, what about the discrimination and differentiation among the grown ups, in offices, in industries.
Cases are not at all uncommon when the sole reason for a person landing up with a job is not his talent, his hard work but rather his luck at having found another from his region or state. This ultimately results in the deprivation pf opportunity from the more deserving candidates, and even the position goes to an undeserving one. Whom does this regionalism affect? Does it help anyone at all? NO!
These are very small instances that I quoted; just see around you with open eyes, the evidences are all lying around you, waiting to be noticed.
A BOOK PLACED TOO CLOSE TO THE EYES IS HARD TO READ!
We no longer can afford to be ignorant of the scenario. Awareness is the key to progress.
The earlier we acknowledge this problem, change our attitude and curb this problem, the earlier it would be possible to make India into the heaven that our innocent minds believed it to be.
- Albert Einstein (Theoretical Physicist, Germany)
"India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most artistic materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!"
- Mark Twain (Writer, America)
"If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India."
- Max Mueller (German Scholar)
These are some of the words spoken in praise of India by men, most learned and the best in their respective fields, men who gauged the greatness of India truly, men form different countries.
What do we, the Indians think about ourselves? It’s a really difficult question, I love my country but refuse to overlook the deficiencies it faces, I would rather like to acknowledge it and strive to make it better, the heaven that the above dignitaries described it as.
Right from the time we learnt to read, began to understand our environment, gained senses to analyze things, we have been taught, and made to believe that India is the best, a fact we all would any day agree. We indeed were and are proud of our rich tradition, culture and values.
But then, I remember what Mohan Bhargava said in the movie ‘Swadesh’ in context of us, the Indians, over estimating ourselves, exaggerating our greatness in spite of so many problems existing here, and it really opened my eyes!
Had not we been pushed into a delusion?
India really is the best. And then my mind counters the assumption, puts several proofs to emphasize its point.
Doesn’t it have to be perfect in every sense to be the best?
And I get the question. Perfect? The video clippings of the riots, the crimes, the instances and cases of corruption flashes before me.
And then mind turns to something I always feel very strongly about.
REGIONALISM!
We proudly say that we are a close-knit unit of so many states, interdependent and living in harmony, and then I remember the demand for Telangana, the violence in Kashmir.
We say that people of every state live harmoniously together, with no discrimination at all, and then I remember the division of groups in colleges based on cities or states.
One guy, of one state abuses another of other state, and soon the whole group comes into picture at each other’s necks.
You might say this is kiddish, not so serious, students have the tendency, but then, what about the discrimination and differentiation among the grown ups, in offices, in industries.
Cases are not at all uncommon when the sole reason for a person landing up with a job is not his talent, his hard work but rather his luck at having found another from his region or state. This ultimately results in the deprivation pf opportunity from the more deserving candidates, and even the position goes to an undeserving one. Whom does this regionalism affect? Does it help anyone at all? NO!
These are very small instances that I quoted; just see around you with open eyes, the evidences are all lying around you, waiting to be noticed.
A BOOK PLACED TOO CLOSE TO THE EYES IS HARD TO READ!
We no longer can afford to be ignorant of the scenario. Awareness is the key to progress.
The earlier we acknowledge this problem, change our attitude and curb this problem, the earlier it would be possible to make India into the heaven that our innocent minds believed it to be.
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