I simple words if I say that the South Asian giant India is currently burning then I wonder there will be hardly any debate. The meaning is that the world’s second fastest growing economy is in a complete mess and is almost in the den of a civil war. To understand my point, just recapitulate what is been in the news for the last 6 months. In the extreme north, heaven of the world, Kashmir, is a living hell. Young Kashmir’s are fighting a virtual freedom war. It seems as if sacrificing their life in the name of revolution is glory to them.
Almost entire North East
India is declared a Red Corridor, thus totally out of India’s control.
Tribals have chosen violence as their weapon and adopted Naxalism. In the
Subcontinent, juvenile students of Osmania
University have brought the entire central government to a standstill with
their vociferous demand for a separate Telangana.
These are just the HEADLINES.
Inside stories are that committing suicide looks an easier option to Indian
farmers, families are assassinating their own children in the name of honor
killing, illiterate communities are in a race to obtain the SC/ST/OBC status
tag, illegal mining is on all time high, the current government is the most
corrupt in our history with scams being unveiled every day, tigers will vanish
soon, poor have become poorer, roads are still to be reached to many villages
and above all the world will make sure that we get no chance in the future to
host any international game event especially Commonwealth.
Hitherto in all my articles I have only talked about India’s tribulations.
But in this special edition I will only deal with solutions to prevent this
unstable ship from sinking. These days Planning Commission of India is
in a brown study drawing the contours of our 12th Five Year Plan. My
humble suggestion to them is----leave everything aside and focus all your
cylinders to THREE ground breaking reforms.
First is my personal favorite-----“Literate minds”. India’s existing population
accommodates all kinds of good, bad and ugly citizens in it. Our country’s bones are weak because it
never consumed education rich milk. With a literacy rate of 66% (2009) majority of problems we are facing today is because of some bad
guys who never went to schools or never picked a book. Result, today they make
the most hue and cries, infact most of them lead us and represent us in Indian Parliament.
So what is gone is gone. Look towards the future. And the future
belongs to those born in this century. Children of India are the most potential
resource of the country---if we commit ourselves to gift them with a dynamic
education. When I say education---I imply
plethora of primary schools, passionate teachers, and abundant sports and never
say never to ECA activities. This supplemented with a healthy and a regular mid
day meal for the underprivileged. And this supported with a Pandora’s Box of
higher education. A higher education which doesn’t mean selling degrees but
selling dreams. Helping every child to unveil and discover his calling for
life. Institutions which are not a burden for the government but so gigantic in
themselves that they become the brand ambassadors of excellence and perfection.
Above all an education system which creates a pool of skilled labor for us.
Which feeds Ethics, Morals and Truth to our kids in abundance. Which Portrays
corruption as a dragon. Which plants the seed of a non corrupt Indian very
early in their life.
So just imagine---15 to 20 years from now. Almost every child of
generation X, Y or Z who is not only healthy but also literate i.e. buy one gets
one free. They are the agents of change. With them it will be an uprising
of a new India. An educated India where more than 50% of the non-sense problems
related to religion, caste, community, sex, temple and mosque will vanish
automatically. The outcome will be that we don’t have to lose sleep over poor
show at Olympics, excessive crime rate, corrupt politicians, lazy government
services, unethical business houses, riots, problems of not enough scientist or
researchers, no world class films, no cleanliness, overflowing population,
scams after scams after scams etc etc etc because our new educated India will
take over everything and will definitely bring the much needed change. So if our policymakers want this. Then they
should invest more than 50% of India’s GDP to education.
2nd Reform
I opened my mouth and threw my theory about education but it is
only possible in an environment which is calm and secure. Any disturbance in
the society simply gives a blow to schools and colleges and they take the most
time to recover.
So 2nd reform talks about Police. Police is the leading criminal in India.
Crooked police and their insane system give birth to more bad guys and bad
girls than anybody else. They force a common man towards bribery. They
themselves indulge in rape and sexual exploitation. Ironically they are family
to affluent and useless to victim.
Law Courts, CID, CBI, state governments and other authorities
intervene much later in any crime then police who are the first problem solvers.
If these corrupt asses act as per their power then most of the criminals will
be booked, cases will be solved, victims will get the justice leading to low
pendency of court cases, almost no formation of useless committees or highly
corrupt CBI getting any charge to investigate further and creating more mess
and more crime. In a nutshell Police breads criminals. By not taking the
desired action they encourage them and turn victims into vigilantes.
In all, police is in a dying need for reform. When I say Police Reform I mean getting very
healthy salary so that they don’t even think about taking a bribe. Second is to
reform their entire system defining carefully what they can and what can’t do
avoiding them from being a puppet. Encouraging them to uncover their corrupt bosses.
Providing our policemen with state of the art weapons. Above all make it a lucrative
job for talented and brave individuals to enter.
3rd reform
Now the county is educated and the police are also doing its
job. But think for a moment when children of today complete education and assume
responsibility tomorrow. Their morale and energy is severely hit by non
availability of pure water and pure oxygen. Very high priced fuel, LPG, fruits and vegetables
diverts their focus from development. Because the environment is full of
pollution, it is very hot and there is a fight for everyday resources.
So 3rd reform is to
save and protect the environment. Let’s not suck the resources. Then only we
can dream that these soldiers whom we have trained
and protected fight our war, a war for better tomorrow, a war for development,
a war for equality and a war for a better India.
When I say Environment Reforms I mean:
- Huge investments in clean resources
- Genesis of a fuel alternative to petrol & diesel
- Saving clean water which is near to death
You might argue that there are 1000’s of reforms demanding
priority so why these THREE. My message to you is that these 3 reforms are the Papa and Mummy of all solutions. They
are like a vision, a difficult path walked today to reap the benefits tomorrow.
With them we too have to work on infrastructure, health, law, agriculture etc.
In India we never focus on the root problems but try to
eliminate the branches. Like we never invest either in R&D or a perfect
distribution system for farmers. Instead we are proud in giving relief
packages.
With these 3 reforms we will build a house with an unswerving
base, a non leaking roof and an efficient sewage system.
An “Atuluya” Bharat.
All the Best!!!!
Pankul
The article is a a dream of the author for India.Written at his home.
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