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Today's India
needs strong unity
nationwide to achieve
prosperity and peace
Vallabh Kaviraj
in London
*India, the glorious ancient land with full of resources, manpower,
rich culture and a considerable wealth of all kinds, is now seen
globally as the land of opportunities for prosperity and world
peace in this New Age.
*India is many-but it is a great one nation with over one billion
people who have different languages, different religions, traditions
and customs though culturally they are one people who have lived
together culturally for centuries, that was the beauty of the
great country India.
*Today's India is gaining a strong ground in the globalised world.
Its progressive economy attracted a large number of world's countries
to build bilateral relations. The country has got a considerable
natural resources, wealth and talented manpower.
*Geographically its paramount boundry from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,
its wall of moutains in the east and sea routes of Arabian sea
and Indian ocean give a vast opportunity to build its strength
as well as to create more wealth to become a rich nation again.
*India was one paramount nation before its Independence which
was gained on 15th of August 1947. The British Raj maintained
a strong unity of India and built up a powerful British Empire
during its rule in India.
*However, unfortunately partition of India, creating Pakistan
out of one nation India before 15th of August 1947, caused a grave
concern to the whole South Asia region.
*In 1971, Bangldesh was created out of east Pakistan, since, India
has to face another boundry issue, and in 1961, China and India
fought a war over Tibet issue and caused a boundry issue that
is not resolved yet.
*India has these neighbours who created disturbing political boundry
disputes which are still ongoing unresolved and caused a grave
concern in the region.
*However, India since its Independence, with a clean slat, made
a considerable progress and it is being recognised worldwide as
the largest democracy on the earth. Its constitution was formed
on British democracy module and then known as a new democracy
whereas Britain is known as oldest cemocracy. India's constitution
is known as written one whereas Britain's constitution known as
an unwritten one.
*However, politically both democracies have grown independetly
with remarkable political colours which added flavour to present
day democracies.
*But in recent days, the political ideology seems changing in
India. The country seems to be facing communal conflicts and politicians
seem to be becoming more narrow minded using communalism as their
moto - and creating divisions within the country - seem causing
disturbing problems in the new India.
*India has now 22 states. The country is governed federally forming
a central government which is being run from capital city New
Delhi. However, each state in the country has its own legislative
council which has a democratic power to run a state respecting
power from the central government.
*However, today's India seems to be finding conflicts among states
because of economic system, some of them want to follow according
to their boundry. Therefore, distribution of resources seem to
be causing problems.
*Moreover, corruption issue is causing a grave concern in the
country and giving India's bad name worldwide and seems damaging
economic progress.
*What is needed in Today's India is to create an atmosphere of
oneness of people because India is one. The political colours
should not be used as divisions. Every politicians need to see
one India and serve the country with oneness. The premiership
also needs to see all citizens equally and he or she needs to
believe - premier is for all people.
*Communal and religious, caste and sub-castes elements need not
be used politically and socially because every caste groups have
poor and rich classes, therefore every citizen needs to be seen
equally. Naturally the poor need help and such help needs to be
provided by the country to all poor people whatever their background.
*India is many in various ways but it is one great nation with
one rich Indian culture which every Indian follows with pride
wherever they live home or abroad.
*All Indians are one people whatever their background may be -
to make India more prosperous, oneness of Indian people home and
abroad can bring prosperity and world peace. The unity of all
Indians is a great strength that is today's India needs it..
-The AENNS (14/06/2011)
(*The author of this article, Mr.Vallabh Kaviraj is a longstanding
Indian journalist, a poet, writer and newspaper editor. He founded
the pioneering independent Indian Asian English newspaper The
AEN-The Asian Express Newspaper in London 1973, to promote better
understanding and harmony among peoples globally.
*And also he founded GBF-Global Business Focus and The AEN News
Diary publications in London. He has written a number of articles
on global economy, global environment issues, current affairs
and Asia affairs in general. He has worked hard to build up his
newspaper which is being published on Internet.
*He is the man of all peoples. He has composed his own poems in
two languages: in English and in Gujarati and published those
poems in a book form called 'Inspiration' the first of its kind
in London 1973 and added a novelty in the field of literature
in Britain.
*He served as a parent governor in a secondary school in London
for six years, contributing considerably to the field of education
in London.
*His parents had a family business in Gujarat though he prefered
teaching there. He was formerly a teacher in Gujarat, India, before
he came to Britain in mid 1950's.
*He studied Business courses, law and journalism in London.
*He is now known as one of the pillars of the Asian society in
Britain.)
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India is many
but one great
nation,
since Independence
the country marching
on for prosperity
and world peace in
this modern new Age
By Vallabh Kaviraj
in London
*India, the glorious ancient land with full of resources, manpower,
rich culture and a considerable wealth of all kinds, is now seen
globally as the land of opportunities for prosperity and world
peace in this New Age.
*India is many-but it is a great one nation with over one billion
people who have different languages, different religions, traditions
and customs though culturally they are one people who have lived
together culturally for centuries, that was the beauty of the
great country India.
But it is unfortunate that the Indian society is broken into pieces
with castes and subcastes and communal divisions with narrowmindedness.
Also the political structure seems to be disturbing in India.
Political gurus seem to be following narrowmindedness and are
emerging as they prefer caste system to be encouraged. The question
remains-is it not time for modern India to do more as it is one
great country ? Also - is it not time to create oneness and removing
poverty nationwide? Also it needs to moderate nation's constitution
which can encourage Indianness among Indian people worldwide,
which can bring strong progressive unity to make the country stronger
and prosperous in this modern world.
*Looking to its ancient concept, the existing archeological evidence
indicates that the Vedic literatures, inscriptions, coins as well
as the great traditional stories in Puranas, which had been memorised
for centuries and collected many centuries later, kept the rich
Indian culture alive and flourishing always.
*However, India suffered enough for several centuries because
of the various foreign invasions which had broken up the paramount
country into different regions and divided the great one Indian
society into many groups and castes, subcastes system, which had
been imposed by foreign invaders in 1500 BC.
*Also, later India's wealth had been robed often in 8th century
by foreign rulers from Middle East and central Asia, who had created
political instability in India then. But they could not stop country's
economic prospect until some of them had made their political
bases to rule and to meet their religious, socio-economic and
political ends. Those who had made their power basis to rule they
had also played divisive and cunning power games, and the consequence
of that, Indian people at large had suffered a lot economically,
politically and socially.
*Later the communal element with narrowmindedness had been created
in the entire Indian society which had ended up with communalism
and that had caused grave social unrest often.
*Moreover, the dynasty oriented Indian kingdoms within the country,
created a jealousy among themselves, that had caused disunity
and eventually wars, which had invited foreign rulers to take
an advantage of the political situation. Consequently, India as
a whole had been seen politically weakened then.
*Lastly Europeans had discovered India and had come by sea route
to the country as traders and it had become the world trade centre.
The European trading companies then had created a problematic
battlefield using power muscles and India had been later ruled
by British for over 150 years.
*As the wind of political change had started to blow during the
British Raj in India, an Indian National Congress had been founded
at last by a retired Englishman, in end of December 1885, at Bombay
in India to campaign for a self rule.
* Also, a committee of the Indian National Congress had been established
in London, together with Indian residents including Dadabhai Navrodji
who had been later elected as an Member of Parliament (MP) from
the Liberal Party to British Parliament in 1892. He had then raised
a voice in British Parliament in London, concerning a self rule
in India.
*During the lengthy foreign rule, India had suffered a lot. The
structure of the Indian society had been broken completely and
the country had been seen in complete mess economically.
*It was the Freedom Movement which had been led by Mahatma Gandhiji
had awaken the grassroot level people of India. Gandhiji had devoted
his whole life and marched on to achieve India's Independence.
After a long political struggle he had at last succeeded in achieving
Independence without bloodshed.
*But Mohammed Ali Jinha's political self ambition to become a
prime minister had provoked communal riots in the country.
*The Labour Attlee Government of Great Britain, sent Lord Mountbatten
to India and he had become the first Viceroy of the Independent
India. He saw that Mr. Jinha's demand for partition of India,
was a dangerous political game. He had seen that the plan which
had been discussed needed to be put into action immediately rather
than to wait for the arranged transfer in June 1948. He had reluctantly
agreed to Jinha's demand. At last, the plan had been agreed to
be accepted to create a partition of the country.
*Independence had been granted to India on 15th of August 1947.
It was a jubilant Day for people of India, but on the other hand,
sad Day for mother India which was partitioned for no good reason
but had to do it simply on communal ground.
*Lord Mountbatten had left India in June 1948. Mahatma Gandhiji
then saw that India needed a prime minister who had the links
with all Indian people rather than the leader with simply community
oriented ideology. He chose Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime
Minister of India and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as the Deputy Prime
Minister in the Nehru Government. Both were educated in England
but with different backgrounds.
*The veteran politicians of India had learnt a lot of the past
political lessons of the country. They wanted to see the country
more unionly unified as one nation.
But the partition provoked unexpected riots. Mahatma Gandhiji
had tried his best to resolve it with peaceful means, but that
did not help the situation, and Gandhiji was assassinated on 30th
January 1948 by a fanatic in India.
*Many critics said then that the partition of India was a big
mistake and would cause a permanent damage to the Indian subcontinent.
*Alongside the communal troubles and the vast refugee problem
created by the partition, the Nehru Government wanted to integrate
more than 500 independent princely states into the Indian Union.
It was very complex situation because of the Hindu Maharaja in
Kashmir and Muslim Nizam in Hydrabad.
*Eventually Hydrabad issue had been resolved with some difficulties.
But the Kashmir crisis provoked a war with Pakistan in October
1947. The Kashmir issue had provoked other two wars too between
two countries, and yet the issue remained unresolved. It is a
big headache for India today.
*India's first Prime Minister Pandit Nehru had a big task to implement
his new policies to build the new India's economy. His first priority
was to create a policy which would keep India in peace. It was
his non-alliance policy which had led him to march for a peace
worldwide and his hard work for the world peace made him a world's
great peace maker statesman.
* Under the Nehru Government, India had been through a number
of changes. After remaining in the Commonwealth in 1949 as Republic,
Indo-British connection had started to build up better relations.
*Since the Nehru Government, India had made a considerable progress,
and the Congress ruled the country with great value of democracy,
but Prime Minister, Mrs Indira Gandhi's emergency rule damaged
her popularity. She was defeated and Janata Party formed a government
under the leadership of Mr. Morarji Desai who brought India into
limelight again with the vision to develop villages and the cottage
industry in the country. But Janata government lasted two years
only because the coalition failed, and Mrs Indira Gandhi came
to power again with the vision to remove poverty in the country.
Since then India's domestic political game had been played with
rivary among politicians.
*The strange political culture then began to emerge and voters
confused themselves, and eventually coalition governments had
been produced often.
*However, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government led
by Atal Bihari Vajpayee completed five year term, showing country's
considerable strength in the world, but failed to win general
election again because of domestic political rivary.
* Now, the Congress coalition government under the premiership
of Dr.Manmohan Singh, seems to be making a considerable economic
progress in this globalised world.
*India had been through ups and down since its Inependence but
survived with great strength and political wisdom, and it is well
recognised as the largest democracy on earth.
*The world is coming closer than ever before and fast changes
are occuring. The wind of economic changes began for the global
prosperity, and the global economies seem to be linked greatly
to make the world better place in this New Age.
*Now the economic strength of India is emerging, the country is
marching on with knowledgeable manpower as well as a considrable
support from Indians settled worldwide, and the world is believing,
India will be the great economic power in 2010.
*India today seems to be a promising land for prosperity and world
peace, and the country is marching on to achieve its glorious
past in this New Age.
*Now, there are debates going on concerning the partition, and
many moderate critics in India, Pakistan and overseas believe
that the partition would be unnecessary as the global economies
would flourish because future global citizens would be more matured
economically, politically and socially, seeing the world is one
family of nations in this advanced modern New Age.
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(*The author of this article, Mr.Vallabh Kaviraj is a longstanding
Indian journalist, a poet, writer and newspaper editor. He founded
the pioneering independent Indian Asian English newspaper The
AEN-The Asian Express Newspaper in London 1973, to promote better
understanding and harmony among peoples globally.
*And also he founded GBF-Global Business Focus and The AEN News
Diary publications in London. He has written a number of articles
on global economy, global environment issues, current affairs
and Asia affairs in general. He has worked hard to build up his
newspaper which is being published on Internet.
*He is the man of all peoples. He has composed his own poems in
two languages: in English and in Gujarati and published those
poems in a book form called 'Inspiration' the first of its kind
in London 1973 and added a novelty in the field of literature
in Britain.
*He served as a parent governor in a secondary school in London
for six years, contributing considerably to the field of education
in London.
*His parents had a family business in Gujarat though he prefered
teaching there. He was formerly a teacher in Gujarat, India, before
he came to Britain in mid 1950's.
*He studied Business courses, law and journalism in London.
*He is now known as one of the pillars of the Asian society in
Britain.)
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In London,
Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Indian National Congress Party President,
Chair of India's UPA, deliverying 14th Commonwealth Lecture
in London
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at delivering 14thCommonwealth Lecture, Sonia Gandhi calls on
Commonwealth
to spearhead inclusionof women in global climate change debate
Report by Vallabh Kaviraj
in London
The Commonwealth Foundation is the intergovernmental Organisation
set up to strengthen the civil society, it works on behalf of
the people of the Commonwealth, a voluntary association today
spanning 54 countries, five continents and almost a third of the
world's population. It exists to empower charities, non- governmental
organisations, professional associations, trade unions, faith
and cultural groups and it is the organiser of the Commonwealth
Lecture, this was the 14th Commonweath Lecture and its aims are
to stimulate uderstanding and debate on the Commonwealth and its
role in the world affairs.
Mrs Sonia Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress Party
and Chair of the India's United Progress Alliance (UPA) was invited
to deliver the 14th Commonwealth Lecture in London on 17th March
this year, on the 2011 Commonwealth theme.
Delivering and speaking at the lecture, Mrs Sonia Gandhi said
the modern Commonwealth owes much to India's first Prime Minister
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, saying it is ironic that a man imprisoned
for so many years by the imperial masters of his country should
have become so crucial for the survival and evolution of the Commonwealth.
During the long years of India's freedom struggle, membership
had been widely opposed, implying as it did dominion status and
alliagiance to the crown. Yet, in the aftermath of Partition of
India and polarised world scene, Nehru, the student of world history,
saw that the Commonwealth could be a bridge between the dying
world of Empire and the new post colonial world being born. Nehru
the statesman, saw merit in an institution that sought to build
bridge at many levels between countries and people.
She added, her mother-in-low, Mrs Indira Gandhi, the only daughter
of Pandit Nehru, valued the Commonwealth in a less idealised way
than her father Pandit Nehru. Mrs Indira Gandhi shared a personal
bond with the leading Commonwealth figures of her time and brought
to it a special focus on the development needs of its member countries.
Mrs Sonia Gandhi further said during the lecture, she accompanied
her husband Rajiv Gandhi to the successive Commonwealth Heads
of Government Meetings (CHOGM) in 1985 in the Bahamas and remebers
the colourful episodes that took place behind the scenes there,
the issue of sanctions against South Africa dominated the discussions.Margaret
Thatcher stood out in solitary opposition to the rest of Commonwealth's
call for the apartheid regime. At the weekend retreat there, Secretary
General, Shridath Ramphal put together a three-member team to
talk informally to Margaret Thatcher then Britain's Prime Minister
and persuade her to relent. The iron Lady was unmoved.Thus was
the stage set for the most heated political confrontation in the
Commonwealth history.
At the subsequent Vancouver CHOGM in 1987, Rajive Gandhi pledged
India's support to the establishment of the Commonwealth of Learning,
which has played such a significant role improving the quality
of distance education in our country. India has always been forfront
of important cooperation initiatives launched by the Commonwealth
and I am sure will continue to be so, said Mrs Sonia Gandhi at
the leture.
She said I am particularly glad about the theme for this lecture.
Women are disproportionately vulnerable in our world today. the
global economic downturn of recent years has hurt them hardest.
In the global context, women and change an idea that seems self
evident. The two most influential women personalities of the twentieth
century - Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher - were both Commonwealth
leaders. Margaret Thatcher changed Britain, Indira Gandhi changed
India.
Speaking at the Commonwealth Lecture in London, Mrs Sonia Gandhi
called for women's voice and concerns to be heard in the global
climate change debate, to help the world and find a more sustainable
and consumerist path to development.
She said among all the challenges facing humankind in the 21st
century, few are more pressing than climate change and global
warming. Unfortunately, as the International Union for the Conservation
of Nature has pointed out, most of the climate debate has so far
been gender blind.
Perhaps it is time for a fresh Commonwealth initiative to help
the world bridge this gap. Such an initiative could suggest ways
to bring women's participation and perspectives more squarely
into the global negotiations. We need climate justice not only
between countries but also between genders, she said.
India's National Congress Party President and Chair of the UPA,
Sonia Gandhi was discussing the 2011 Commonwealth theme, while
she mentioned, saying a visitor to contemporary India will be
impressed by the prominence of women in all aspects of life. India's
current President is a woman, as are the Speaker and the Leader
of the Opposition in the Lower House of Parliament . The Chief
Minister of India's most populous state is a woman. Women are
Presidents of four our major political parties. Women are prominent
in the judiciary, the higher civil service, the professions, academia,
the corporate world, the media and every branch of civil society.
At the time of Indendence, women accounted for less than 10 per
cent of enrolment in higher education - they will soon be on par
with men, she said.
Environmental activism too is something in which women are prominent,
because, in essence, the issue of environment in India is an issue
of livelihoods, of public health, of access to forests, of water
security. What is particularly noteworthy about this form of environmental
activism is that it is spontaneous in nature and is not driven
by any formal organisation. A spark is lit and a movement begins,
said Sonia Gandhi.
The fourth arena of impact is enterprise. the most visible may
be women who lead some major Indian corporattions, businesses
and NGOs. But perhaps more significant are the unsung majority
- who make up over 90 per cent of all working women in what we
call the informal or unorganized sector. For years, they enjoyed
no pension, health insurance or maternity benefits, something
that our government has begun to address, she said.
Collective action by women has taken different forms. Thus, India,
once the largest importer of milkfood, is now its largest milk
producer. This White Revolution, as we call it, has proceeded
in parallel with the Green Revolution. And it is millions of women
in thousands of villages who have been the backbone these milk
cooperatives, said Sonia Gandhi.
The largest collective of women in India's informal sector is
SEWA - the Self-Employed Women's Association, also founded by
a woman. Its achievements within the country to provide social
security net for its members and add value to household enterprise,
have been widely recognised, she said.
Finally, technology is proving to be a powerful tool for reducing
gender inequalities.
In the sunrise IT sector women already comprise close to one third
- a million strong - of its workforce. There is a proliferation
of knowledge-based enterprise run by women in rural areas, such
as village information centres and IT kiosks for accessing government
services. This tripple effect is growing. This is beginning to
impact age-old prejudices, Sonia Gandhi said.
Indendent livelihoods are enabling women to stand on their own
feet and resist pressure for early marriage. They are also being
viewed as less of liability by their parents, she said.
In concluding remarks, Mrs Sonia Gandhi said at the lecture, India
is at the cusp of a demographic dividend due to its young and
increasingly educated and skilled population. Imagine, what might
happen when this demographic dividend is multiplied by a gender
dividend. It will, I believe, yield enormous economic gain and
lead to profound social transformation. Mahatma Gandhi saw women
as the future leaders of human evolution, bringing compassion
and morality into public life, what he said is memorable, said
Sonia Gandhi, concluding her lecture, saying thank you on that
day.
-The AENNS (19/03/2011)
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