Bharat versus India

Mr. A Surya Prakash is a very honest and patriotic Indian. His articles in the Daily Pioneer are always a treat. His latest article is about how it was the sons and daughters of soil who won all those medals at CWG. He says: "Bharat took the medals". It made me think that he is onto something. There is a dichotomy in our country. Within the same boundaries, we have India and Bharat. India organized the CWG and almost ruined it by incompetence and corruption. Bharat (in form of Indian army soldiers most of whom are from the rural and semi rural areas) stepped in and took over the construction and other responsibilities and saved the day. India played politics and the blame game while Bharat won the medals.
Am I right? Am I onto something? I will try to explore this some more. To me Bharat is god fearing, hard working, vernacular speaking, nationalistic son or daughter of the soil. On the other hand, Indians are the pseudo secular elites living in their gated communities who send their kids to “convents” for a Macualayite education. These are the people who only know how to take from the country. Look at the Ambani brothers. One of them is going to live in a house, which is seventeen times more expensive, than Bill Gates’ house. Bill Gates is the richest man in the world. His philanthropy is the stuff of legends. What have the Ambani’s done other than donate to temples? Look at Arundhati Roy. This Indian shared the stage with Gilani who said that Hindus and Muslims are separate nations. Isn’t Roy supposed to be secular? If she is, then how is she sharing breathing space with hate mongering terrorist like Gilani. She is a typical elitist Indian who will run roughshod over anyone using his or her money, fame or power. Look at all the rich people in the urban areas who are buying exotic cars running into crores. Car is supposed to be a mode of transport. But to these selfish people it is a statement. You can see Porches and BMW’s running on the streets which are about 700 km from the place where kids were eating clay to fill themselves up.
Indians must realize that they are ignoring Bharat at their own peril. The walls of their gated communities are not that high and the guards at the gate, not that tough.
I am not proposing socialism or communism. Not by a long shot. People, who make strong individual effort, have brilliant intellect and foresight and work hard must be allowed to flourish and prosper as long as they are achieving their success honestly. However they have a responsibility to the society as well. There are no bigger capitalists that Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. But look at their commitment to the society. T Boone Pickens, another billionaire famously said: "I like making money more, but giving it away is a close second."

CWG's social dividend
A Surya Prakash
When the CWG ended, as many as 21 women had bagged gold medals. Since a majority of winners come from rural India, their successes will have a significant spin-off on the future of the girl child. A society that is grappling with the problem of female foeticide and a wholly unacceptable gender ratio, especially in northern States like Haryana, must grab this opportunity to ensure a better deal for the girl child. This is the critical social dividend that will come our way if we were to pump in more funds for sports.
The article can be read at: http://dailypioneer.com/293868/CWGs-social-dividend.html

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