I am confident that anyone would agree to the fact that
India is a democracy. In fact, India is the biggest democracy in the world.
Well, that's what we have been told till now as students. And it is one of the
proud aspects when we call ourselves an Indian. But is it? Is India really a
democracy? Did we truly overcome the 2500 years
of dynasty rule? I am afraid that
it's not the case. Though we have officially abolished the 'Raja' 'Maharaja'
and all such royal titles it is an undeniable fact that we are still under the
dynasty rule. For some reason, even
though the citizens have been given the option to rule by themselves, we still
choose to be ruled the sons of daughters of the previous rulers.
Sadly, this is not an individual scenario happening only in
one part of the country. This phenomenon is as widely prevalent as poverty and
illiteracy. Not only is this observed in 'The ruling class' but also in all
strata and domains around the country. It is so common in all fields from
politics and cricket to entertainment and all over the country from the centre
to state.
If a single family runs the
country for more than 50 years... If a single family runs the country for four generations,
is it still called democracy? The
predecessor is the one who gladly chose to split India into two halves so that
he could rule his half and let his family reign for half a century. An
incompetent who couldn't solve the Kashmir issue which still looms around the
head of India. His successor, the famous person who almost became a dictator
who finally had to pay for their deeds with blood. The grandchild of the
predecessor who gave India the legacy of being ruled by an alien. Thus stands
the story which in a few years would continue to grow as interesting as it had
till now.
An
octogenarian living his last few months, the famous atheist who secretly prays
to God near his home, the guy who couldn't even pay his house rent and had to
run away from his home town to city but now owns billions ( and if asked how he
got the wealth innocently replies that he obtained it by writing script for
films), the leader who is supposed to be a living example but juggles between
his wives, the party president who removes candidates and then reconciles depending
on his whims is the leader who proudly said that his son would be his successor
when there are grey hairs all around the conference hall waiting for a blocked chance.
This sect of family reigns (once reigned) over one of the important states in
the country.
What is
it that makes us run around the cyclic pit of dynasty rule even when we are
given reigns to ourselves?