stable unity will emerge only when New Delhi acquires the vision and the strength to structure a polity where the different peoples of the sub continent (including those in the island of Sri Lanka) may freely associate with each other in equality and in freedom. The price of failure, will be the disintegration of the Indian state because, in the years ahead, the political awakening of the different peoples of India will continue to gather momentum - and this will be unstoppable.
If democracy means the rule of the people, by the people and for the people, then it also means that no one people may impose their rule on another. It is this appeal to democracy which has given national movements their enduring appeal.
It will be futile for New Delhi, Canutelike, to order the rising tide of nationalism to recede. The rising tide of Kashmiri nationalism will not recede in the years to come. Neither will Assamese nationalism recede - on the contrary, these nationalisms and others will grow from year to year.
If the disintegration of India comes, it may come with the same seeming suddenness of the collapse of the centralised Soviet state - because the seeds of disintegration have had several decades to germinate, underground and in fertile soil. It will come because of the failure to learn the lessons of the two world wars - lessons which led to the formation of the European Union. It will come because of a failure to understand the underlying reasons which contributed
I do not morally or ethically it is punishable or not. If he is punishable, then our courrpt politicians and babus should be hanged every day for arresting India's progress. When system fails to deliver (political system, executive, judiciary and media) this is the reaction of common man. If we ignore these signs, it will ultimately leads to social unrest and chaos.
Retd school teacher or otherwise. What message is he sending out? His actions only put a question on his credibility as a Teacher. One can only try think what teaching he must have imparted to his students. Just 2 things you need to remember Mr. Retd school teacher (1) What goes round comes round (2) As you sow, so shall you reap.
Re: Let him who has never erred throw the first shoe
by Calspadeaspade on Apr 10, 2009 07:48 PM
I hate to say this. If he was anything better he would not be a school teacher in the first place. Every body is human. Any way he is retired. He has a right to show his anger. GOVT has the right to punish him.
Re: Let him who has never erred throw the first shoe
by Lou Cipher on Apr 10, 2009 03:34 PM
you sow shoe... you reap shoe ! shoe-farming is a great idea.
Re: Everybody is missing...
by Ramendra Singh on Apr 10, 2009 03:32 PM
An Old English Quote --->> Shoes always miss.... :-) ....Bullet always hit !!!!!!
Re: Re: Everybody is missing...
by Ramendra Singh on Apr 10, 2009 03:34 PM
Sorry this was improvised version ,wrong.. If you follow Shoes, you will always fail to find the target first time!!! So follow the bullet!!!!
