"History should be
written as philosophy."
—Voltaire (French 1694-1778)
Word for the day
Clandestine (adj)
Characterized by, done in,
or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion
or deception; private or surreptitious:
Malice towards none
Should we assume that Jadeja
is now a "test only" player!!
First random thought this morning
It is commonly said that if you want to understand the immediate
concerns of a society, you should watch most popular cinema and TV news. Going by
this adage, I find the following as most pressing problems of Indian society
this morning:
Rohingya refugees; Honeypreet Singh; Safety of school kids;
ceasefire violation by Pak; Petrol prices; erectile dysfunction; open
defecation.
Whose history is it anyways - 3
It is frustration over steep
degeneration of traditional Indian culture and values.
Any politician or social worker
who has at least one of his feet on ground fully realizes that the data
revolution created through advancements in the telecommunication sector is
being used significantly for frivolities (mostly gossip and pornography)
besides of course enhancing productivity.
It is a deep running desire to
restore ancient Vedic culture in order to establish India as global superpower
- economic, cultural, and strategic.
The unfortunate part is that those
desiring restoration of Vedic culture suffer from ignorance and deep
prejudices. They desire to downsize local Muslim populace, while keeping all
the discrepancies (for lack of a proper word) that crept in the Vedic
traditions during past 1200years of Islamic influence. Unequal place for women
is widely noted as one such discrepancy.
The CM and Deputy CM of the
largest state in the country, which has benefitted the most from the Mughal
rule, saying that Mughals plundered India, raises serious questions. These
assertions diminish our faith in the capability of the government to implement
a sustainable development agenda. These also make us skeptical about law and
order conditions.
For records, as per my
understanding of history, all Mughal rulers after Humayun, were born and
brought up in India. They lived, married, ruled and died in India. Almost all
of them were of mixed race (Mughal and Rajput). After Maurayans, Akbar was the
first ruler to unify India as a political entity. During 1500-1700AD, when
Mughals ruled India, India's share of global GDP rose from 22% to over 24%. The
first industrial revolution in India happened during Mughal rule, when Indian
textile, leather and shipping industry flourished to become the leader in the
world. Mughals invested heavily in infrastructure especially roads and
unbranization. Our traders (mostly Hindus), riding on Mughal ships and horses
travelled to the global markets, sold their produce for gold. That is how India
became the Bird of Gold, given that we were never a significant producer of
gold.
Influenced by the dialogues of
1960 Hindi movie Mughal-E-Azam, some leaders have tried to connect Mughal
rulers of India with Turco-Mongol invaders Ghenghis Khan and Timur. I can
guarantee it would take them at least 6months, if not more, to establish
connection between Ghenghis Khan and Babur (who laid the foundation of Mughal
rule in India), without using the internet. (see here and here)
My travels across the country in
past three decades have told me that India is changing fast, but not
necessarily in the direction many of us would desire. Not focusing on the
direction of change could nullify the impact of the change itself, in my
view......to continue
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