04-22-2004, 11:20 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->We need another Adi Sankara like perosn to unify the nation from Kamarup to Ujjain Kashmir to Kanyakumari. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Adi Shankaracharya, and Chanakya Vishnugupta are my heroes when it comes to unification of Bharat which - in their times - was highly divided. Both these mahaans were not from "influential" families. They had however good education, and excelled as AUTHORITIES in their field. They were both motivated by a higher goal, i.e. Unification of the nation (be it under political umbrella or spiritual.) Both had taken proactive steps to counter divisive forces.
Chanakya and Adi Shankaracharya approached only Decision makers. Shankaracharya ideologically won over Tarkikas, Mimamsikas, Naiyayikas etc, and so did Chanakya - winning over Political powers - like Kings, oligarchies, confederacies etc.
Today we DO have people of that calibre who CAN make change, it could be you and I. In the age of Information and disinformation, opinions are mand for a pana (dime a dozen).
My two cents on what ails Bharat:
1) <b>Accouuntability:</b> A country of a 1000 million people has a tremendous potential to be a powerhouse. But each person wants something out of the system than giving to the system. (When we had a Dharmic law, each one HAD to do their swadharma with no questions asked. Now things are different.) Once Responsibility and accountability is inculcated, and rewards and punishments are enforced at ALL levels, things will change.
2) <b>Focus:</b> Knowing what to focus on is the key. Not everybody can know and do everything. Each person should know their strengths and weakness, and in accordance take up a profession/vocation where they can excel. At the moment, incompetence is promoted by nepotism, bribe and other such means.
3) <b>Leadership:</b> Like Spinster aptly put it, Education, Empowerment, Equity, Opportunity. This can only be brought about by a strong leader. Unless the masses buy into it, no change can be enforced. E.g. the Janmabhoomi scheme by Naidu garu of Andhra.
Adi Shankaracharya, and Chanakya Vishnugupta are my heroes when it comes to unification of Bharat which - in their times - was highly divided. Both these mahaans were not from "influential" families. They had however good education, and excelled as AUTHORITIES in their field. They were both motivated by a higher goal, i.e. Unification of the nation (be it under political umbrella or spiritual.) Both had taken proactive steps to counter divisive forces.
Chanakya and Adi Shankaracharya approached only Decision makers. Shankaracharya ideologically won over Tarkikas, Mimamsikas, Naiyayikas etc, and so did Chanakya - winning over Political powers - like Kings, oligarchies, confederacies etc.
Today we DO have people of that calibre who CAN make change, it could be you and I. In the age of Information and disinformation, opinions are mand for a pana (dime a dozen).
My two cents on what ails Bharat:
1) <b>Accouuntability:</b> A country of a 1000 million people has a tremendous potential to be a powerhouse. But each person wants something out of the system than giving to the system. (When we had a Dharmic law, each one HAD to do their swadharma with no questions asked. Now things are different.) Once Responsibility and accountability is inculcated, and rewards and punishments are enforced at ALL levels, things will change.
2) <b>Focus:</b> Knowing what to focus on is the key. Not everybody can know and do everything. Each person should know their strengths and weakness, and in accordance take up a profession/vocation where they can excel. At the moment, incompetence is promoted by nepotism, bribe and other such means.
3) <b>Leadership:</b> Like Spinster aptly put it, Education, Empowerment, Equity, Opportunity. This can only be brought about by a strong leader. Unless the masses buy into it, no change can be enforced. E.g. the Janmabhoomi scheme by Naidu garu of Andhra.