The Government of Governing Things

‘That government is best which governs least.’”
       Henry David Thoreau

That’s what he wrote. When M.K. Gandhi translated it, during his satyagraha campaign while in South Africa, he might have omitted ‘least’ and read it as – That government is best which governs. So it’s not a big surprise that his birth child ‘The Indian government’ works on the same principle till date and would keep doing it in smooth, unperturbed perpetual motion.

 India is now the tenth largest economy in the world in terms of nominal GDP, but its own Gravely Dysfunctional Politics has created the insides of this economy as such that Amartya Sen still rakes his brains understanding it,but in vain. Since independence, India's balance of payments on its current account has been negative. Did the Brits cash out a cheque as severance pay when they left? Or maybe the Government finally got their hand in the cookie jar and since then, has just grown fat and diabetic. Yes, the only sector untouched by corruption is the MPL. What’s MPL? Oh right, I just made it up. Such is the debauchery in deviating from the ideal system that there’s no one left untouched and unbiased by it. If corruption is the icing on the cake of the state affairs, the cherry on top would be the astonishingly shameless bureaucracy. To make numerous policies and go haywire during implementation is the art only we are lucky enough to watch on a daily basis. Funny how the people who sit in the chairs that govern us make laws, policies, amendments and indictments  in the language that they can barely speak. However, when couple of rapes are publicized a new ‘women helpline’ is allotted (thank you Ms Dipshit); which is either too busy or barely bothered. But, the government has the patience that even Buddha could not achieve (he should have tried the money tree instead of the banyan). Continuous whining, bickering and complaining goes unattended just like the poor guy in a government office. 

Nothing can be done about it, except maybe writing posts. Those who say it’s a pessimistic approach obviously did not have their morning coffee. Indians have always been simple and traditional, following our cultures and morals,getting frustrated and then going back to routine. We were hardwired to follow Gandhi, we are still following him.