“Only two things are infinite, the Universe and the human stupidity and I’m not sure about the former” – ALBERT EINSTEIN
Kudus to Manmohan Singh for 9% G.D.P growth rate, large scale Industrialization, privatization, development projects, nuclear deals, so and so forth.
But at the same time the nation faces many challenges today. On one side we are eroding the basis of democratic policy. Threatening our environment, aggravating the violence and exploitation in our society in the name of many ‘so-called’ development projects. The lives and the livelihood of our people, particularly the depressed and marginalized sections are being ruined.
The state is collaborating with the corporates to plunder with the people’s lives and their resources like land, water-bodies, sea-coast, minerals and forest. The large scale displacement and destruction in the name of development has rendered the tribal’s and farmers helpless and powerless.
The Nandigram, the Narmada, the fish workers of our coast, Haligudi, Adharsh Housing Scam, Kakarapalli, Jaitapur, Kowada, are all the victims of land sharks. Land is gold today. After Odisha the South Korean company will now plunder Karnataka.
Land in the various cities is being taken by huge infrastructure projects like highways & expressways which are used by a minority of car owing population. The Hyderabad Metro Rail project snatches away livelihood of around 4 lakh, sparking protest.
The recent scams like 2G, common wealth games, Lavasa etc once again prove the deep nexus between the corporate, politicians and bureaucrats. The public outrage against corruption through various means shows the truth that even the middle class is affected by corruption.
We are pushing hard for damns, nuclear deals, and thermal plants to meet our never-ending demands of electricity, but to this day we still are facing the same problems, in addition to that, earthquakes, nuclear disaster, erratic climate have become common to us.
We seem to have innovated latest technologies, made our work through machines, build in new industries, but as of today we still face the issues of displacement and destruction, in addition to that the problem of unemployment has also risen.
We seem to have conquered droughts and contained floods with our big dams, increased our agricultural produce with the use of pesticides & chemicals, but still the poor and marginalized people in the country suffer from malnutrition and die because of hunger.
The Big Question?
The big question in front of us today is should we stop development then? The question should be how much and what kind of development do we need?
Do we need truly need any more technology than we already have? Or science and technology and gadget frenzy become the new madness of modern man?
Can we gain supremacy over nature? So far we have been shown thumbs down. Perhaps it is time to do a turn around and relook at the way of development we are adopting, and try to live in harmony with the nature like our elders did. Otherwise our children may not forgive us for giving a legacy of disease and distress.
Sashank Rajwadi
Activist
9483331587, srajwadi@yahoo.com
Associated with National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM),
http://twitter.com/#!/srajwadi
http://srajwadi.blogspot.com/
http://napm-india.org/
Read NAPM Magazine Movement of India at - http://issuu.com/MovementOfIndia
Kudus to Manmohan Singh for 9% G.D.P growth rate, large scale Industrialization, privatization, development projects, nuclear deals, so and so forth.
But at the same time the nation faces many challenges today. On one side we are eroding the basis of democratic policy. Threatening our environment, aggravating the violence and exploitation in our society in the name of many ‘so-called’ development projects. The lives and the livelihood of our people, particularly the depressed and marginalized sections are being ruined.
The state is collaborating with the corporates to plunder with the people’s lives and their resources like land, water-bodies, sea-coast, minerals and forest. The large scale displacement and destruction in the name of development has rendered the tribal’s and farmers helpless and powerless.
The Nandigram, the Narmada, the fish workers of our coast, Haligudi, Adharsh Housing Scam, Kakarapalli, Jaitapur, Kowada, are all the victims of land sharks. Land is gold today. After Odisha the South Korean company will now plunder Karnataka.
Land in the various cities is being taken by huge infrastructure projects like highways & expressways which are used by a minority of car owing population. The Hyderabad Metro Rail project snatches away livelihood of around 4 lakh, sparking protest.
The recent scams like 2G, common wealth games, Lavasa etc once again prove the deep nexus between the corporate, politicians and bureaucrats. The public outrage against corruption through various means shows the truth that even the middle class is affected by corruption.
We are pushing hard for damns, nuclear deals, and thermal plants to meet our never-ending demands of electricity, but to this day we still are facing the same problems, in addition to that, earthquakes, nuclear disaster, erratic climate have become common to us.
We seem to have innovated latest technologies, made our work through machines, build in new industries, but as of today we still face the issues of displacement and destruction, in addition to that the problem of unemployment has also risen.
We seem to have conquered droughts and contained floods with our big dams, increased our agricultural produce with the use of pesticides & chemicals, but still the poor and marginalized people in the country suffer from malnutrition and die because of hunger.
The Big Question?
The big question in front of us today is should we stop development then? The question should be how much and what kind of development do we need?
Do we need truly need any more technology than we already have? Or science and technology and gadget frenzy become the new madness of modern man?
Can we gain supremacy over nature? So far we have been shown thumbs down. Perhaps it is time to do a turn around and relook at the way of development we are adopting, and try to live in harmony with the nature like our elders did. Otherwise our children may not forgive us for giving a legacy of disease and distress.
The Way Out – Eco Friendly Development Alternatives
It Is Possible – You Only Need TO Take The First Step
Activist
9483331587, srajwadi@yahoo.com
Associated with National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM),
http://twitter.com/#!/srajwadi
http://srajwadi.blogspot.com/
http://napm-india.org/
Read NAPM Magazine Movement of India at - http://issuu.com/MovementOfIndia
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