A NATION AND A REGION IN CRISIS

Truly the Indian Subcontinent is in grave crisis. Over 60 years of social research and political experimentation has not solved the simple question of how should we run our government? It has, however, produced some very well-known academics including a couple from my own family.

 We keep on turning back to our colonial past to find faults and vent our anger and often anguish. In nearly seven decades of our freedom we have never honestly thought of here and now in order to solve our problems. Often this chaos reflects something very specific that we have not been able to address. It is often the case of not reaching unanimity regarding what we need to address. What we witness in India is a total collapse of the administrative structure.

This chaos and false ego all boils down to our spiritual impoverishment which makes us think bigger and better than the rest of the world.

Indians have always been known to be over ambitious and competitive without acquiring necessary skills to gain success in a practical sense for long term sustainability.

Embracing democracy has been one big act of arrogance by Pandit Nehru without understanding the long-term implications for the people and the nation.

I am giving below a very brief description from the dictionary regarding the meaning of democracy: –

Word Origin and History for Democracy

n.

1570s, from Middle French démocratie (14c.), from Medieval Latindemocratia (13c.), from Greek demokratia “popular government,” fromdemos “common people,” originally “district” (see demotic ), + kratos “rule, strength” (see -cracy ).

Democracy implies that the man must take the responsibility for choosing his rulers and representatives, and for the maintenance of his own ‘rights’ against the possible and probable encroachments of the government which he has sanctioned to act for him in public matters.

 [Ezra Pound, “ABC of Economics,” 1933]

Let me take this a little further…for man to exercise this right apart from a mere act of casting vote; man must thoroughly gain education which makes him or her a well-grounded citizen who has the ability to discern what is good for self and country. This citizen must also be well trained not only to exercise own rights with responsibility but also respect others rights and be able to live day to day life amicably for the benefit of self and others. Unfortunately, we are far from being civilized in this realm. Very few of us are willing to open up this cultural debate as a majority of us come from idol worshipping background.

We get educated to get a good job and social standing and not to be good citizens of our country. Our curriculum does not cover nor undertake the social responsibility of shaping its citizens.

All ancient cultures and civilizations taught their citizens self-restraint. Christianity and Judaism openly declare that we are born of sin and are sinners. We need to be trained and transformed to lead a higher quality of life. Freedom comes with a huge amount of responsibility and integrity. Where is India on that to take the position on world stage as a developed nation?

Take my situation. Only last week I had to discontinue a business deal with a Bengali businessman when I could discern tell-tale signs that he would use me to his advantage most unscrupulously. Last year it was again two Bengalis at two different time frames who refused to work ethically with me and made a laughing stock of me; and others gained a fairly good understanding of the chaos that exists in the minds of many an Indian in this present age. All these instances made me aware that we Indians do not have a sense of community nor a vision for greater good through mutual co-operation.

This all boils down to lack of vision of our leaders when India gained freedom and the continued apathy of educators to create a certain kind of citizen who would fully thrive and participate in democratic India. We do not understand that we as individuals have a social responsibility to contribute to the betterment of our country for the benefit of all.

The students in JNU might have all the political aspirations but I doubt there is even a single leader who has a proper vision aligned to what God desires for that subcontinent. Herein lies the grave danger that we are facing in the Indian Subcontinent.

As a person who moves in the prophetic I once encountered a vision of the Lord for India which was a warning for what is ahead for India and the rest of the world if we don’t act fast. As Michael Wood the British historian remarked, it is for Indians to take ownership of their country and their future; not relying on countries from overseas to come out and do the thinking for them.

LET US PRAY AND PUT OUR THINKING CAPS ON AT THIS VERY GRAVE HOUR.

© christinemukherjee #myworldwithoutwalls

NB: This short article was written over two years ago and kept as a draft and is ironically being made public at the very time when democratic processes are in danger of being torn apart during the presidential elections in the US 2020.