12-06-2005, 06:45 PM
<b>In a multi racial society like ours, it is nothing unusual to face riots once in a while. However, with the advent of education and with the broadening of knowledge and thinking such events are becoming fewer over the years. Now a large scale riot in India can happen only with the instigation and help of politicians, as had happened in Gujarat.
We in India are far better off than many other countries like Kosovo, Bosnia and Rwanda. Therefore, we should not be ashamed of some small riot in some corner of the world's second most populous nation. We should feel proud of the achievements of our nation so far, despite its ethnic, religious and language diversity. No nation perhaps can claim of this distinction.
Having taken pride on the prevailing situation, with all humility I do admit that our social system still needs fine tuning and so is the case with our political system. The few cases of communal disharmony should not be there than only we can have perfect society. This is not possible but we should continue to make efforts to see that the system operates as effectively as possible. </b>
We in India are far better off than many other countries like Kosovo, Bosnia and Rwanda. Therefore, we should not be ashamed of some small riot in some corner of the world's second most populous nation. We should feel proud of the achievements of our nation so far, despite its ethnic, religious and language diversity. No nation perhaps can claim of this distinction.
Having taken pride on the prevailing situation, with all humility I do admit that our social system still needs fine tuning and so is the case with our political system. The few cases of communal disharmony should not be there than only we can have perfect society. This is not possible but we should continue to make efforts to see that the system operates as effectively as possible. </b>