565 princely states once integrated to make a country which would be noted down in the history as cultural, diversified and strong. A country whose power lies in its pool of scientists, doctors, engineers and the diversity within. Even for the unification of these princely states, there was a whole different front of politics which was being played on. Piece by piece, inch by inch the states came together in the hope of a glorified future.
67 years since the Independence, we have now 29 states, the last being the newly formed state of Telangana. For years there have been demand and loud protestations for a different state. It all triggered when Andhra Pradesh was carved out of the Madras region, and became the first state to be bifurcated on linguistic basis. And it was not just Telangana, along with that there are persisting demands from Widarbha region in Maharashtra, and a different Gorkhaland in Sikkhim.
The various reasons as to why these demands have come up include, difference in cultural values, development issues (which was the reason for the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, but a peaceful one), and aspiration of a better governance which would address the problems of the people more lucidly.
And whose fault is that? Is there anything wrong in aspiring for better development in ones own area, or is it wrong to hold such notion as a citizen of this country? If our leaders would have been more dedicated towards their actual work, would these matters go out of hand so much? One will be foolish to admit that the bifurcation was the only possibility.
A proper and lucid governance would have been the answer to all the problems instead of carving out another piece of land. But alas, there is a difference between the right way and the easy way and that it what they did. Took a shortcut in order to confirm on the 15 seats in Lok Sabha and unknowingly opened the gates for more protests in Maharashtra and Sikkhim.
We are gradually loosing that oneness and unity for which the great freedom fighters laid their lives. The independence for a different unified country for which we had to cut our arm off and now it is a hostile nation, and 67 years later, we still are fighting over linguistic and regional basis!
If it keeps going like this, a day might come when we will call this country as "Divided States of India" (D.S.I) and there can be no pride in that.
I just hope that the citizens of India put the interests of the country first and then their regional differences. These words have been overused far too many times but have been implemented not even once significantly.
United we stand. Divided we fall.
67 years since the Independence, we have now 29 states, the last being the newly formed state of Telangana. For years there have been demand and loud protestations for a different state. It all triggered when Andhra Pradesh was carved out of the Madras region, and became the first state to be bifurcated on linguistic basis. And it was not just Telangana, along with that there are persisting demands from Widarbha region in Maharashtra, and a different Gorkhaland in Sikkhim.
The various reasons as to why these demands have come up include, difference in cultural values, development issues (which was the reason for the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, but a peaceful one), and aspiration of a better governance which would address the problems of the people more lucidly.
And whose fault is that? Is there anything wrong in aspiring for better development in ones own area, or is it wrong to hold such notion as a citizen of this country? If our leaders would have been more dedicated towards their actual work, would these matters go out of hand so much? One will be foolish to admit that the bifurcation was the only possibility.
A proper and lucid governance would have been the answer to all the problems instead of carving out another piece of land. But alas, there is a difference between the right way and the easy way and that it what they did. Took a shortcut in order to confirm on the 15 seats in Lok Sabha and unknowingly opened the gates for more protests in Maharashtra and Sikkhim.
We are gradually loosing that oneness and unity for which the great freedom fighters laid their lives. The independence for a different unified country for which we had to cut our arm off and now it is a hostile nation, and 67 years later, we still are fighting over linguistic and regional basis!
If it keeps going like this, a day might come when we will call this country as "Divided States of India" (D.S.I) and there can be no pride in that.
I just hope that the citizens of India put the interests of the country first and then their regional differences. These words have been overused far too many times but have been implemented not even once significantly.
United we stand. Divided we fall.
