tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283629093397593562.post2538671828892781252..comments2023-10-02T14:33:30.079+05:30Comments on Democracy and India: Aazadi..Vipul Shahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304336580858176863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283629093397593562.post-53396089709764237472009-05-17T14:49:00.000+05:302009-05-17T14:49:00.000+05:30@ Anirbit : In response to your comments, point-wi...@ Anirbit : In response to your comments, point-wise -<br />1. Yes, that's right. That's the source.<br />2. Astute observation. Why, in spite of being near perfect, do their exist exploitable loopholes in the Constitution?<br />3. Firstly, it's 714 and not 741. Anyways, it could also be looked upon as the strength of India. The problem lies not so much in the humongous population of India but the lack of it's effective utilization. <br />4. I think I know what you're talking about : Dynasty politics. I agree. But in the given situation, I think it is the lesser of the two evils.Pratish Gandhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876525534775276371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283629093397593562.post-68340750639554958362009-05-17T13:53:00.000+05:302009-05-17T13:53:00.000+05:30Some points:
1. The place from where you got your...Some points:<br /><br />1. The place from where you got your numbers about this election's expenditure and GDP hike is probably this:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/business/global/15rupee.html?fta=y<br /><br />2. Definitely The Indian Constitution is a marvellous piece of critical thinking and it has been called the "Lawyer's Paradise". It definitely has this precision about it needed to keep such a diverse nation from falling apart.<br /><br />But then again one needs to think although a very precise document it has given rise to a million loop holes which get exploited badly.<br /><br />Further the Indian Constitution hasn't been able to enfore an Uniform Civil Code and most importantly the marriage acts are still religion based and that is shameful for India.<br /><br />The Indian Constitution definitely needs a thorough revision and updating.<br /><br />3. The fact that there are some 741 million voters in India today is only a blotch on the image of India. It only shows how terribly we have failed to control population and how terribly our education system has failed. <br /><br />4. I strongly oppose that democracy is deeply etched in the Indian psyche. Far from it! Given how often Indians indulge in idolatry and how often someone gets socially hailed as the "king" or the "queen" or something and political leaders go around sitting on thrones in rallies India is far from internalization of such a subtle philosophy as democracy.<br /><br />It is only 60 years since India came out of the British Rule and we are yet to get out of the psyche of "malik" (owner) and "naukar" (slave) mentality. We think along these lines ever so often! So many employees in so many officies think of their boss as "sahab"! <br /><br />We have a long long way to go.<br /><br />But yes this time the Indian electorate has been significantly intelligent in killing parties working along local and religional divisive lines and corrupt people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com