William Hawkins captain of the ship Hecter landed at Surat in August 1600. He marched into the interior of the land of India, whose myth and marvel had already inspired the imagination of the Elizabethan age navigators, prepared to find rubies as big as pigeon eggs, endless stands of pepper, ginger, indigo, cinnamon, and the trees whose leaves and branches were so enormous; the shade they cast would cover an entire family; magic potions and potent derived from the testicles of elephants to give man an eternal youth.
While ruling India, The British from the year 1601 onwards, got shiploads of essential commodity items like spices, gum, sugar raw silk, cotton, opium etc on the docks of their river Thames.
The said ships sailed back to Surat, with loads full of British manufacture. They expanded their area to Madras, Calcutta under the guise of their pet slogan
“Trade, no Territory.”, in the initial years of their arrival. Gradually they got involved into the affairs of the country.”
In the year 1757 after the Plassey war, gates opened for their march towards North India from Calcutta Eastern side, for the benefit of the merchants of London.
After 1857, the Queen declared herself as the Sole Ruler, and her authority to be exercised in the name of the Crown, by her representatives to govern the vast country of India.
The Crown created a band of 2000 young Officers of the ICS cadre, and 10000 British officers of the Army. These young men were the breed of impeccable family but less wealthy. They were good offspring of the churchmen of the villages, the talented second grade sons of England, deprived of a decent heritage life in England which was already over-crowded with the sons of VIPs, teachers, professors, and aristocrats who had already captured prestigious posts within the country.
India was therefore a vast system of relief for the second grade aristocrats of English families to engage them in an out door life to prove their worthiness and mettle. They met with challenge, adventure, in which the 25 year old youth of England found fulfillment of his dream, which the soil of England with its restricted resources was denied to them.
These youth arrived in the docks of Bombay barely at an age of 18 or 19 to rule, to govern the vast country.; to give vent to their whims and imagination, to set in an example of good governance.
They had heard of India in the romantic tales of Kipling who described:-
“A country where the wooden doors are framed made of scented wood sandalwood, emitting sweet smell to please the mind and found all day and night non-stop.. There were pears spread on the river-banks, like pebbles, “
and all that based on Kiplings romantic tales.
When it was proposed to grant independence to India, in 1946 in England in the British Parliament, Sir Winston Churchill said:
“The fate of 400 million of the people cannot be entrusted in the hands of incompetent, inexperienced agitators devoid of knowledge of running the administration, of a vast country like India.”
“In the next 20 years, half the population of the country would die of starvation, on account of shortage of food and water.”
“ By the end of the century, the population of India would be a billion.”
It was Clement Atlee who won elections in the year 1946 defeating Churchill that this could happen that it was decided to grant sovereignty to India. All authority was vested in Lord Mountbatten, to tackle the issue of Independence; even by partition. He had not to consult anyone in England. He was endowed with full powers.
‘All these years, our leaders have done a lot of talking and begging before the world;
And not building the nation. Let now somebody come forward and build the Nation.”
Freedom at the stroke of 12 at midnight. Jawaharlal Nehru said:-
“ Long long years ago, we made a tryst with Destiny.
Now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge,
At the stroke of the mid-night hourrr; while the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.”
“A moment comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends and when a soul of the nation long suppressed, finds utterance.”
Country’s despair. The Country is burning.
Rome is burning, the Neros are playing the fiddle.
Stop throwing mud at your opponents.
Join the 21st century like a sportsman and leave behind your 19 century approach and attitude. If you can not, it is time for you to retire.
Give place to the young and the energetic.
Stop running to Russia for everything.
Stand on your feet.
The PM has to admit that his administration was a failure.
The Nation has to be engaged in building the country.
One week in politics is eternity. You are for five years. What did you do?
Please step down. Let the young generation take over.
Move for a peaceful Kashmir solution and the boundary dispute with China.
The Pot calling the kettle black attitude should go.
People are frustrated. They have given up hope.
There are lots and lots of money-launderers, mafia manipulators, and liars.
No patriots are now left. All have died. No one has the interest of the Nation at his heart. All are imposters greedy and selfish.
India is the same. There is no change in India, what it was before a thousand years.
The same game of infighting, pulling legs and jealousy has continued.. These are the key factors which brought outsiders to our country and they ruled over us for the last 1000 years. India is divided into groups. There is no unity. One group is ready to destroy the other. There is no sense of co-existence and co-operation and living together. All want to fight and destroy the other. They are ready to pay the price. Outsiders take advantage of such infighting and chaos.
China’s threat to the very existence of our country is not taken seriously.
Our politicos have taken everything as a matter of a game or a play in parliament.
The People of India are not for play.
There is no provision in any law, or any reference in the Constitution for play.
The fake currency notes issue is 20 years old. They have improved upon it and now fake currency notes look as good as real. Our Government was sleeping. They allowed them to get mastery in forging the currency notes. They should look as genuine as anything.
Even the ATMs and Bank people can not distinguish between fake and real currency.
Take stock of fake currency notes circulating in the country.
The government has washed their hands. If any person has up to five fake currency notes, he shall not be questioned. It means moving with five fake currency notes is legal.
The Government has thrown the burden on its people. Every citizen shall check the notes before accepting. What are the norms for checks ?. The fake notes look as good as real ones. They stole the very design roll with which notes are printed in the mint.
The Government does not take responsibility for anything. Such things may happen. They make a show of locking the stable after the horse is stolen.
The country is in the grip of black money and fake money. Where is real money?
Our neighbours are constantly involved in breaking our economy.
They are awaiting a split from within. This day is also not far off?
Accountability is a powerful weapon. Use it. All will fall in line.
Government and all services need to be privatised. Hire and Fire is the norm.
Reduce the administrative expenditure. Put curbs on spending on non-plan items.
Be tough. Be firm. Be Bold. Take bold decisions.
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