I am not too sure of the verbatim, but there is a
saying in English “Nothing is constant in this world except change.”
I was born in the 90s. India was a “developing
country” then. It’s been more than 2 decades but our country continues to remain
a “developing country”. Well, where is the change?
Earlier, when someone would ask the lawmakers and
people in power the reason for this strange lack of development, they would
conveniently blame the British for having plundered our country and taken away
its wealth and resources. As there was a lack of resources and wealth,
Development took a good hit.
The British packed their bags 70 years ago. Now, since the argument of “British Rule” in this regard seems extremely ridiculous,
they now choose to blame India’s ever growing population. One wonders how China
is doing so great then.
Just like any other citizen of my country, I am
very well aware of the fact that successive governments, in the course of the
past 70 years, have taken us for a ride. They have looted us shamelessly over
the years.
This brings us to a very important question “Who looted us more – The British or our very own elected Governments?”
