Grand Illusions

The people of India have been great admirers of art, and hence we have somany temples which are supposed to be centers of art and culture. The worship of the idols, the elaborate decorations to the deities are all part of keep the alive the traditions, which require huge number of artists to keep the work going for generations. Also the show is more important than the essence of it. The more grand, the more appreciation from many and as is the nature of humans, there will be some sour grapes. Of all the illusions that have been created to mesmerize the people, the most brilliantly implemented one is the latest one, called Vision 2020, that of India becoming a super power.

Going through the numbers available on the size of economies, per capita incomes, human development index which is the modern measure of the levels of life, India stands in the bottom half of the table. From the time this illusion has been created some countires have graduated from developing to advanced nations list like singapore, taiwan, etc. The per capita GDP of our most favourite competitor China is 4times that of India and our role model USA percapita GDP is 35times that of india. The percapita GDP of Pakistan is 1201 is 0.86times that of India.So much for mesmerizing the people to continue the hard work and keep the people busy in hope of better tomorrow and having a stand against Pakisthan.

GDP(Billion $) of   Pakistan 2787, India 3693, China 8382, USA 15094.

Percapita GDP($) of Pakistan 1201, India 1388, China 5413, USA 48386 

Being a non financial person the significance is not known, but one thing is clear that the bigger the GDP the more valued is the economy and more spending capacity of the people. Many of the developed nations are smaller in size compared to India, China, lesser population, less area and less resources. The development is mainly due to the the technological advancements and the the revenue earned due sale of technological goods. Many oil rich countries have initially been selling just oil, but since it not viable for the long term have become tourist destinations, business hubs, manufacturing hubs, shipping hubs etc. The transfomation of Dubai is one such glaring example. At the other end the transformation of Singapore is an example of the will of leadership and people that can do the economies.

Many of the developed nations have engaged in very long wars of independence, which brings in the need of better weapons to win over the enemies. Better weapons must include both for offensive and defensive purposes, which require development in almost all the fields of science which ultimately leads to innovation. It is here India lost the huge opportunity for being a advanced nation. Through out the history of India, the literature proves that there were great achievements in the fields all the fields of science but most were used for peaceful purposes unlike the in the history of developed nations.

The beauty of the Indian culture and traditions is the embedded principles of respecting fellow citizens and being at peace with nature. But the invasions of this land with foreigners has broken the cultures and a false principles are enforced. Much of the knowledge and wealth is either stolen or destroyed. But everytime the country has been beaten to the ground, the people have again built the nation from the very foundation and flourished. The looted wealth by foreign kings itself the story of the richness of the nation. But many petty minded Indians have been the kings with a few extraordinary personalities is a also a reason for the present state of the nation.

History apart, the people after achieving freedom in the worst possible ways without blood as is told by the books is false. Much blood has been spent for the freedom of this country, but the Illusion created makes to believe otherwise. The peaceful ways of achieving freedom is also a illusion to keep the citizens in a suppressed conditions. But the oppression of naxalites is not the kind of anti government activities that is required, but the requirement of challenging the government in their own dens like the offices if more important. It would have been a great service to the nation had the naxals have given up the arms and be inthe society and demand the justice from the civil servants. 

But the naxals are created and maintained for some political accomplishments and they are also kept under illusion. The new age politicians, coming from all political parties are masters of creating illusions and mesmerising people with promises, and freebies. Keeping the public from the truth has been the biggest accomplishment of the partners of the politicians(leaders) the media who were supposed to bring the people outof the illusion. Whatever the trick played will always have some time till which it excites the audience. The same trick played repeatedly will being to bore the audience and come out of illusion and there will be people the so called sour grapes among us who work to de-mesmerize the people. One group of people are called RTI activists. 

The Illusion is losing its effect. The Government is coming with another trick called DCT but how effective it is only time tell.