Socialism was defeated not because it was a failure but just that it is such fantastic idea that cannot be put into practice. Socialism wanted to create equality in a society in terms of equal education, health, status, aminities . The ideology was blown out as though it is a sin, the people who advocated the ideology became anti-nationals. With a superficial concern over the deteriorating social responsibility of the governments, we tend to accept the superiority of money over everything even though we pretend to believe it otherwise. Many big ideas just remained ideas, until people renamed it reformatted it and blew it over like a nonsense like Love, God, beauty etc.
For instance lets talk about the education. I wish to ask everybody whether everyone should be given equal chance for education. If the answer is yes, how would an engineering college which gives the same degree as that of a normal Government college, but quoting fees like 1,00,000 per annum ensure that equality. Very well, that student could take a loan in every sense and then starts some frantic sprew of reasons and declarations on how committed one should be to education and that anyone who don’t want to be serious enough on studying and passing out better don’t come around. A rather narrow choice which Otherwise is just a matter of blank cheque. No questions on commitment, no questions on seriousness , no bullshit.
India don’t need to take any more 'measures' to improve economic development, what we need now is nothing byt a social development. Each induvidual are selfish as they are, so if you ask someone whether they are happy with what they are getting there is a high probability of getting a negative answer, e.g. you might not find a sadder people than Ambanis who lost millions in the stock market, same would be the case of a beggar looking for some food in the wastebin. Luxury items are things which you buys when you can afford, but the basic things like food, health and education are not luxury items that you can gain the best if you have the ability to invest(if that is a right word to use), from day 1 you have a better option for purchasing books, tuitons, lesser homely chores. But what could a family who cannot afford these easily do other than just try with what is there. With all these inherent bias there are many who have struggled through.
A government have no right to become selfish for a class. Governement is not a business organisation so neednt worry about the profit making sectors seriously. But as a representation of people it should atleast try to bring some sense of equality socially. Even well educated people are thinking that a state syllabus schools are meant for students who cannot afford high fees schools and unknowingly a wedge is gettng created between schools. If you don’t agree with me in all these at least can stand up and say that this equality and things are all bullshit, or it is just sufficient to remember that funda about equality was just a wonderful thing like a sad reminiscence of some stupid age. Things are all back to basics, Maybe it is right a carpenters son deserves nothing more than carpentry.
Trivia. Mumbai is indeed an engima where few of the worlds richest men (incl 4th and 5th richest men) and some of the worlds poorest slums lives together rather as a testimony to the growth of indias economic capital.
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