THE DANCING TUNES OF CULTURAL DEMOCRACY

"A Nation is born stoic and dies Epicurean.At its cradle(to repeat a thoughtful adage) religion stands and philosophy accompanies it to the grave"~Will Durant

The purpose of learning History is not just to understand the past but to rectify/identify our errors and trials from the past.In that way,history's pages stay intact saying that "Religion" or rather "Religious acclaim" had been the prime motivator behind the fall and rise of most of the civilizations.Be it the  power mongers who wanted to impose a world rule or be it the masses who adorn a cult of common beliefs,always have had wanted to impose their faith over the others.Collective individuality among the masses have also been a failed philosophical approach.The easier way to impose order is "divide,make believe and rule".These lines about the humans approach towards correcting the course of history with the view about the future is repeating again throughout the world.Be it the ban on seven nations by the US,be it the Brexit divide,be it the West Bank crisis, the Rohingya issue and now the Kashmir issue extended so far to the  National Registry of citizens(Assam) had finally culminated into the Citizenship amendment act.(CAA)

Remembering Rabindranath Tagore's "Where the mind is without fear" along with his idea of "Global citizen",it is often a wonder,why CAA is needed at this juncture? With the demographic potential degrading with lesser or no employment opportunities,womanhood under threat due to increasing violence and Indian ranking as 127/189 in Human Development index,CAA has surfaced as the centre attention now.With all due respect to the elected policy makers and the permanent executives,I wonder whether the idea of "Prioritizing and Targeting",happens to appear only in textbook planning of our national planning. CAA as such in its passed format not just violates the Constitutional spirit but also is a needless measure at this juncture.The additional fiasco of  using the state machinery to silence the expression of opposing thoughts kill the voice of democracy.While I quoted historical past,it is also an undeniable factor that the cumulative consciousness of selfless individuals have had overthrown even the most brute forces of history.Let such not be the course of events for India. Prioritze,discuss,re-orient and rejuvenate.Hope and wish the policy  makers understand the essence and purpose of policy making without stampeding the spirit of the forefathers of Constitution.