The Return of Gandhi in Anna
Anna Hazare is the good thing to have happened to India for a long while. Anna is able to galvanize a nation, which has always moved on reluctantly with a sense of resignation. With his Gandhian face, he is able to appeal to a cross-section of an audience. The cause he has chosen (anti-corruption) has indeed helped people to relate to this Gandhi-like person. His non-violent approach to the cause has endeared him to many. If proofs were to be needed, the post-arrest protests across the country provide them in plenty. Indeed, he has brought in a new awakening in the system. Surely, this is set to usher in a change which, I guess, will eventually do a world of good to the country as a whole.
Take a look at the protesting people. The protesting crowd cuts across age, gender, religion, and geography. This crowd of protesters is a very refreshing sight to watch! A sense of assurance and a feeling of pride creep through the mind, which has largely been held hostage by a long-entrenched cynicism. Anna transmits a ray of hope for modern India.
The rise of Anna is also a sad commentary on the eroding faith in the political class. Politicians as a whole have to be blamed for the mess they find themselves in at the moment. Is it right to blame them alone, however? ``People get the Government they deserve,'' it is said. One may be tempted to say ``people also get the politicians they deserve.'' One cannot isolate one section of the population from the rest and put the entire blame on it for all the mess. Given the general degradation in moral values, it is not incorrect to assume that the current state affair reflects the deeper malise afflicting the nation. Clensing must begin first at the level of individuals. The Anna factor, hopefully, will help everybody to look inward and erase the dirt out.
Anna has indeed woken the nation out of slumber. At the moment, he is the symbol of a new India.
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Dear KT, you have nicely analysed on Anna. I too share your views. But, I doubt it will bring about any miracle change so long as we have this political system and corrupt politicians and officials ( most of them) and blind reservation policy for generations. I strongly feel a dramatic change to end the menace will happen if scores of young educated people take up Govt jobs ( like some IPS, IAS officers), patiently work for the country and people. You know how they did it in the recent TN poll time. Imagine Anna getting support from these Govt servants.
It is because of this committed employees and officers,we dont' come across much corruption in banks, insurance and railways.
thanks
Balu
sir
i totally agree with you in that sri anna hazare has brought a sudden awakening......and the assuraing thing about it is the participation by youngsters who do not expect any post/position from this. we are tired of seeing the clishe ridden politicos with the same noises and vowels and selfish and insensitive rot....yes sri balu has made a point...bot only banks/railways/insurance even post office have good dedicated servants and hence the out put there...but in our country it is the netajis and next the film folks who rule the roost and their real contribution is negligible compared to what they take from us all. sri anna has reportedly got the ralegaon siddhi boozers tied to trees and beaten until they stopped drinking...may be he found it necessary to do so. some aspects of sharia seem to be good especially when hapless part of the society is concerned. think of millions of women beaten by drinking men who dont care if the family goes hungry...and the govt promoting booze and tobacco for revenue !!
good old politicos now look redundant...hightime they are packed out...we lost heavily on bad roads, dry tanks, non working transports...why cant someone question parliament which was elected by us?!...what arrogance from MPs, ministers, judges...they are not divine, surely no with so much of dirty linen...go ahead sir!
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