Saturday, April 24, 2010

Are Indians too much into making idols out of people?

An interesting take came to my mind while reading newspaper. With the current Maoist, corruption and all debates, some editors have actually come out saying we need a Nehru or a Gandhi. It feels like they are thought of as Gods who can right every wrong.
My take is, if that was true, India would not be facing any problems at all. Gandhiji spent almost his entire life before India gained freedom and Nehru got more than ample time to start the ball rolling in the right direction. Still we are here where we want them back. Praying does not solve problems, doing does.

Isn't it time before we stop idol worship and believe in our human capabilities. Society is not so weak so as to be shattered by individual acts of blasphemy. If people think properly and in similar directions, the dream of a corruption free India with no internal threats is not far fetched.

1 comment:

Harsha said...

kya baat ..