Feb 06 2009
More States is not a solution
Having spent my childhood in a boarding school in Darjeeling this problem is real close to my heart. Foreign readers may be thinking is India a land of problems only? No Indian is so diverse that one word or even a verse is insufficient while describing it. Even other countries have problems but a nation like India where the media is so strong to have access to even the most confidential parts and with a size so huge the issues here are more public and discussed upon.
For years after independence in 1947 India has been facing a big problem of regionalism. Then India had 24 states and now 28. Now the Maoists have started using the emotions of the people in villages or underdeveloped parts of various states to start uprisings to divide such states into smaller parts. For example the Gorkhas in Darjeeling has started demanding separate state and there has been unrest on these issue for the past few months. This issue had been solved before during Ghising’s regime but now again there is the same question after his removal. The same thing had given rise to the state of Jharkhand.
The inhabitant of these region are being utilized by the Maoists in their long term ambition of taking over India. The problem with more number of states will be increased expenditure on Governance and other activities which could be used for their development instead. Asking the Government for spending more on their infrastructure and various needs may be a solution but obviously not different states. The Government of India and the Supreme court now needs to reach a final point about the number of states and their division so that such issues can be prevented and factors like regionalism can be dealt with.
When we are not united among ourselves it becomes very easy for sadistic organisations like Al Kaeda and all to terrorise us with 26/11. If Raj Thackeray had devoted his time and huge man power to keep a look at the security of the state that would have prevented Mumbai from experiencing such terrifying and sad loss. Its not only Mumbai’s loss but whole of India’s. When the world is becoming global we are thinking of creating more borders within the same country-what an irony.
Very good job, arthi. I always feel like I’m learning something new when I read your articles. I wasn’t even aware that there were going to be new states added to your country.
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Thank you Mily. I hope more states are not created as that would more expense and that’s obviously not wanted during such economic turmoils.
Iguess you are right. You are also right about gifts you suggested for a dementia person for Valentine’s Day
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Borders among a country is sad. This may be a silly question, but where are the states added from?
You are right…instead of dividing our country into further states, the politicians shld rather think abat uniting us…
good post!
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@gazal
Thank you for the appreciation..If only the political parties worked for the correct goal. ours would have been a better nation then..
@cindy23
No its not silly as Indian States division was quite confusing for us too when we didn’t study it..Previously there were 24 states during independence.Then the states started getting divided and the Government named them independent states an by now we have four such divided new states which had earlier been a part of other bigger states.