Nehru/Gandhi held on to their philosophies which had caused delay in the independence. One might say that the delay was worth it because we achieved freedom by the means of non-violence but a careful analysis of Indian history shows that we paid a very heavy price for the delay. In the mid 1940s, the rift between Muslim League headed by Jinnah (demanding a separate nation) and the Indian Nation Congress represented by Gandhi/Nehru had begun to increase exponentially. Jinnahs innovative ways of creating enemity between Hindus & Muslims were improving each day and the masterplan Direct Action Day on 16-Aug-1946 was possible only due to the delay in achieving Independence which gave sufficient time to Jinnah to plan for partition. As a result, we had to part ways and millions had to die a gruesome death. Instead of 100,000 jawans giving up their lives for the country under Netajis leadership to liberate India, we ended up with a million deaths (mainly women, children & old) after the freedom due to partition.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 05:06:05 +0000
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