While in the case of a farmer the reform delivered double benefit but the political class faces double whammy, that of losing its captive vote bank that was dependent on its sops and secondly losing the massive income they earned as middlemen between the farmer and the consumer. Either the farmer is misinformed or wrongly instigated, otherwise it is impossible to conceive that any farmer should be actually unhappy or opposed for being given more choices, as to whom to sell their produce.
First he won over the English speaking city viewers and then the vast populations of Hindi hinterland from the Lutyens that they believed were sole preserve of theirs alone. He has in effect dealt a death knell to the Lutyens monopoly for decades over the consumption of content fed to ordinary citizens.
Civilization’s ultimate goal is flourishing and thriving in all its glory including science, culture and philosophy. But if survival of a civilization becomes an end in itself, it is beginning of the ultimate decay
So, if we as the inheritors of this great Santana civilization don’t act now in reestablishing our connections to the past, our future is doomed like all other civilizations that have perished so far.
The long wait of centuries, followed by the legal wrangle over decades and finally resting their faith in a judgement by five judges only shows the ethos of this great civilization. Where in the world, otherwise can you see an example of a majority community waiting peacefully to correct the centuries old barbarities on their faith and on the very symbols of their collective conscience?
Today, the way our judiciary functions, we will continue to see trigger happy criminals and trigger happy police, and mind you that is very dangerous for our society and our democracy at large. In both the cases the innocent common man is the victim. So it is clarion call for our judiciary to wake up, reform and perform.
Till we only try to treat the symptoms and not the cause, we will find no lasting solution and are doomed to repeat the Kashmiri genocide and forced exoduses around the country where the demographics change.
Retribution is absolutely certain as this time China has messed up with a wrong entity. India is not anymore stuck in the colonized leadership of 60s that would be cowed down to a bully. India was never weak but this time around the leadership of the country is in the hands of a visionary leader who knows how to treat a treacherous bully. I am sure the government is working on the detailed plans to dismantle this rouge regime and it's hegemonic plans but if rest of the world supports, it might be the best time to liberate Tibet, East Turkestan, Southern Mongolia, Manchuria, Yunnan and other lands in the South China sea from the Chinese forced occupation.