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News India Live, Digital Desk: Nowadays, a new trend in politics is to hold the past responsible for any current problem. You must have often heard in speeches that “Nehru made this mistake” or “Nothing has happened in 70 years”. Shashi Tharoor is raising questions on this thinking.
Nehru: Not just a name, an institution
Tharoor says that you can disagree with Nehru, criticize some of his policies, but it is impossible to erase him from history or make him look small. He argues that the ‘Digital India’ or ‘Space Superpower’ that we pride ourselves on today has its foundation in the institutions (like IIT, AIIMS, ISRO) that were part of Nehru’s vision.
Tharoor’s ‘logic’ on BJP’s policies
Questioning the working style of BJP, Tharoor said that today’s government is only insisting on changing the names of schemes and presenting old things in new packets. His point was that the country does not move forward just by changing the names of buildings or removing Nehru’s statues, but by saving the democratic values whose foundation was laid after independence.
The real reason for stress?
Tharoor has often said in his books and discussions that BJP is working on the idea of a “Hindu Rashtra”, whereas Nehru’s ‘India’ was inclusive. According to him, the autonomy of institutions is being lost in today’s policies, which is not a good sign for democracy.
Why is this discussion important for the common citizen?
Often we leave these debates considering them as partying. But as Tharoor says, this is not just a fight between two parties, but about understanding the future of the country and its soul. Will we create a new India only with the help of criticism, or will we carry with us the good things of our history?
This statement of Shashi Tharoor actually reminds us that it is easy to underestimate someone’s role in history, but it is very difficult to create a legacy like that. Now it remains to be seen what answer BJP gives to this intellectual challenge.