A tale of TWO Indias ???????

The title is similar to one of the most famous novels from one of the most famous novelists. But the blog is about two different Indias which co-exist here……one which is being challenged and the other which is challenging the world…..

First about the challenger……which is growing at an awesome pace of 6-8% annually inspite of lethargic governance. It is giving rise to a new clout of Indian companies with Indian professionals who are scouting the globe for opportunities. Today DNA carried headlines of a professor from Nagpur, Dr Asha Zadgaonkar who has commercialized the process of creating fuel from plastic waste. Since I am a Nagpurite…I had heard about her 3-4 yrs ago. But then there was a silence and now it is said that she has perfected it and is now being wooed from many countries for technology. She is planning to scale it up for the phenomenal demand. We are going to see more of such challengers in every field ,and India needs them in all fields. Be it Mr. Rajendra Singh for water conservation…or Dr Shanta for cancer treatment or Dr Asha for technology. This India is what we hear about a lot and tend to believe that.

The other India is being challenged by terrorism,violence,casteism….Recently muslim organizations have formed a “United Democratic Front” in Assam. You would say nothing great in that everybody is free to form institutions at will. But the inspiration behind this comes from “Jamait-e-Ulema-e-Hind” whose student wing was SIMI which was banned by then NDA government for anti-national activities. The president of UDF is the person who also heads JUH in Assam. These organizations have always been supportive of the illegal influx from Bangladesh. They can influence results in 40/126 assembly seats.

Muslim population has grown by 20% according to last census in Assam. No state is growing at this rate..so there is a clear case of illegal immigration. But still Mr Gogoi (CM of Assam) says there is no immigration. Don’t get awed by the response it is a shameless act of vote-bank politics. These immigrants are voters of Congress so they are being protected by them (Even in Mumbai, Sunil Dutt supported them for votes). Jinnah had a unfinished dream of integrating Assam with Pakistan but all our politicians seem to be working towards it. This India is not growing but is actually degrading.

North-East can be a great money spinner because of it’s access to China,Bangladesh and Burma. It is one of the most bio-diverse regions in the world and can be a rice bowl of India. Tourism can be another million dollar business. Opportunities are immense if our so called ‘Janata ke Sevak’ see national cause and not vote banks. If this India is not integrated with the other one no body can continue for long.

“ASK NOT FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, BUT IT TOLLS FOR THEE…..”