08-01-2008, 09:23 AM
Ravish,
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The proceedings of the House gave an impression that for our country to progress in this Century, perhaps a sizable number of progressive and modern mindset people , including technocrats and corporate experts besides economists are required to be elected to the Lower House of the Indian Parliament. They should be people who can understand the intricacies of the modern industrialised and globalise world that India has to live in the future.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
See, I am a little afraid of that. These "progressive and modern mindset people" had their chance, in 1947. They decided that other Indians were, to borrow a British phrase, "half-devil, half-child", and sought to inculcate "scientific temper" in their heads. Their instruments, the Congress, the ICHR, the ICSSR, etc. are still laying waste the country with their crazy economic ideas.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It is time for the intellectuals in all the States of India to unite and form a front who should take upon themselves the task of mobilising the younger generation to exercise their franchise in a more responsible and purposeful manner. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Again No, thank you. The ideas and actions of these intellectuals (when they were the "younger generation") are partly responsible for the problems that we see today.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The proceedings of the House gave an impression that for our country to progress in this Century, perhaps a sizable number of progressive and modern mindset people , including technocrats and corporate experts besides economists are required to be elected to the Lower House of the Indian Parliament. They should be people who can understand the intricacies of the modern industrialised and globalise world that India has to live in the future.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
See, I am a little afraid of that. These "progressive and modern mindset people" had their chance, in 1947. They decided that other Indians were, to borrow a British phrase, "half-devil, half-child", and sought to inculcate "scientific temper" in their heads. Their instruments, the Congress, the ICHR, the ICSSR, etc. are still laying waste the country with their crazy economic ideas.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It is time for the intellectuals in all the States of India to unite and form a front who should take upon themselves the task of mobilising the younger generation to exercise their franchise in a more responsible and purposeful manner. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Again No, thank you. The ideas and actions of these intellectuals (when they were the "younger generation") are partly responsible for the problems that we see today.