British left India in 1947.
They removed the Union jack.
They Hoisted the Indian Tricolors.
We were Independent.
Yes, we are free.We still continue to live with a typical colonial mind
set and are afraid of changing the systems, laws and rules set by the British?
No wonder someone correctly said….”Some Indians are more
British than British are”.
Indian bureaucracy still continues to work in exactly under
the same system of files. After 1962 Chinese war, then Defense Minister said in
Parliament “Decision may have been wrong to o to war, but the file was
right”. Babus still go to the Gymkhana
for lunch from 12 noon till almost 3.30 pm .In any case, 5.30 is the time to go
home. Babus still give same importance to golf as they did during the Raaj.
Even a small high nose habit of getting tea served with tea warmer hat by the
peon remains a need of the Babu. Culture of “Orderly” for them still persists.
In digital India peons for Babus are still needed outside his room.
There are separate clubs like Delhi Gymkhana for Babus as was
during Raaj. There are still clubs where entry with Dhoti or Kurta Pajama is
not allowed. There are special schools like SANSKRITI for children of Babus.
Politicians have followed British to the T. Their style of
living, their Luteyans bungalows, their security, and their perks could
actually put Lord Mountbatten and lord Luteyans to shame.Babus have yet to
realize that they are not working for the Queen.
Until this January, during
the Republic day parade “beating of the retreat” we played old colonial tunes’.
It took us 68 yrs to change a tune
whereas Bollywood comes with a new tune every minute.
Quite a few of us may not really be aware of the fact that
India Navy Flag even today carries Red Cross of St George. Is it not time to
consider a change? Has it been a deliberate effort by Government to give us continued
feeling of slavery?
British worked on divide and rule policy and the same policy
have been practiced by most Government in India. Social fabric has been
systematically destroyed by politicians by dividing Indians on basis of
religion, region, caste and sub-caste. Someone even claimed Colonial arranged
murder of Mahatma Gandhi to impose a ban on Hindu Mahasabha and RSS.
Indian judicial system was a direct take from the British
system. While British have changed /improvised, we are still stuck. Backlog in
Indian courts will take over 300 yrs to end.
We still follow criminal laws which were framed in the year
1861.Section 304 and (304 A) are classic examples.
We still follow Indian Postal laws framed in 1898.
Policeman still holds the Lathi he did in 1935.
Even when it came to loot, we follow the British. British
looted India of $10 Trillion.”What is England now?” fumed the Whig litterateur
Horace Walpole, “A sink of Indian wealth”. There will be a time when someone
will say exactly same words for those who looted via CWG,
COAL, SPECTRUM, THORIUM, MINES, DEFENSE DEALS, and NATURAL RESOURCES etc. Sum
total of this loot might turn The British in their grave."Cut" is the new word for "Bakshish"
With Indians entering British parliament,may be it will help change our colonial mind set.
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Let us CHANGE INDIA for INDIA OF TOMORROW.
