I write this blog,as there is an ideological tug of war between the prominent political parties on Nehru's contributions to India's making.Nehru had very rightly said"The future should be built on the foundations of past and the present."In this context,it is necessary that we cherish the sacrifices made by the tall leaders and draw inspirations from them.
Be it Gandhi,Nehru,Sardar patel,C.Rajagopachari or Maulana Azad,they together led the nation towards the glory of independence.The attainment of freedom was not a contribution of a particular political party,per se,but a national movement which accomodated a singular ideology-the idea of a nation.Their roles doesn't remain confined to making India independent of foreign rule.Rather,they guided India to future glory by laying down the broad principles on which the idea of India should be based-democratic constitution,secularism,socialism and justice.
The contributions of Nehru,was in no way,less spectacular.First,he played a vital role in strengthening the democratic institutions of the country,particularly parliament.He was a votary of judicial independence and freedom of the press.He had immense respect for the opposition leaders and also invited them to join his cabinet for the sake of prosperity of the nation.It is thus evident that he was tolerant of dissent and favored constructive criticism.
Second,he was a maker of modern India.He faced the challenging situations of bringing India out of poverty and hunger.Moreover,India had yet to come in terms with the partition and subsequent communal violence that shook its rich civilisation.He carried out the task of taking India to new heights of industrialisation by establishing industries and dams,which he rightly called the "temples of modern India".He too believed that science was a tool to rid India of poverty and illiteracy.It is in his era that new scientific institutions in the area of education,space and atomic energy came up.
Nehru dreamed of an India that was free of caste-prejudices,communalism and injustice.Underlying this,was the value-system based on Gandhi's principles-ahimsa,communal harmony,the importance of each individual and the emancipation of the oppressed sections of the society.Overall,Nehru was a visionary who devoted his life selflessly to the cause of the nation.It would be grossly unfair to belittle his contributions and achievements.
Be it Gandhi,Nehru,Sardar patel,C.Rajagopachari or Maulana Azad,they together led the nation towards the glory of independence.The attainment of freedom was not a contribution of a particular political party,per se,but a national movement which accomodated a singular ideology-the idea of a nation.Their roles doesn't remain confined to making India independent of foreign rule.Rather,they guided India to future glory by laying down the broad principles on which the idea of India should be based-democratic constitution,secularism,socialism and justice.
The contributions of Nehru,was in no way,less spectacular.First,he played a vital role in strengthening the democratic institutions of the country,particularly parliament.He was a votary of judicial independence and freedom of the press.He had immense respect for the opposition leaders and also invited them to join his cabinet for the sake of prosperity of the nation.It is thus evident that he was tolerant of dissent and favored constructive criticism.Second,he was a maker of modern India.He faced the challenging situations of bringing India out of poverty and hunger.Moreover,India had yet to come in terms with the partition and subsequent communal violence that shook its rich civilisation.He carried out the task of taking India to new heights of industrialisation by establishing industries and dams,which he rightly called the "temples of modern India".He too believed that science was a tool to rid India of poverty and illiteracy.It is in his era that new scientific institutions in the area of education,space and atomic energy came up.
Nehru dreamed of an India that was free of caste-prejudices,communalism and injustice.Underlying this,was the value-system based on Gandhi's principles-ahimsa,communal harmony,the importance of each individual and the emancipation of the oppressed sections of the society.Overall,Nehru was a visionary who devoted his life selflessly to the cause of the nation.It would be grossly unfair to belittle his contributions and achievements.
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