"As I would not be a slave, So I would
not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy." - Abraham Lincoln
Hi friends,
today I would like to share about Democracy, how long has our India been a
democratic country, etc..Generally, Democracy is defined as a “State governed
under a system of democracy”. It means control of an Organization or group by
the majority of its members. Our country
is a democratic nation and it is the world's largest democracy and according
to UN estimates, its population is expected to overtake China. In future India to
become the world's most populous nation. Our India is a free country; vote from any place, specific seats are given out for
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Parliament, in local body election a
proportion of seats are given out for women candidates. India has different kinds of democracies at different levels of hierarchy. At National, State
and many other levels, it is an indirect democracy. We elect our
representatives and from then on they decide for us. So, India's democracy is dominantly
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Topic: Democracy:
Democracy, a system of
government where the state is ruled by its population mostly through elected
representation, has a very long history. It was not an event that led to the
formation of democratic forms of governments, rather it was continuous process,
evolution of ideas and undying efforts by millions of people across the globe
that led to a this system. Time and again we have seen in the history when
absolute monarchy had to bow down its head in-front of a joint power of the
people.
The question then arises that if
democratic governments are so people centric, why were they not the default
form of polity right from the beginning? The answer is very simple and also the
topic of this writeup “sucessfull democracy is choice of wise, not mobocracy
for fools”. To take a deep dive in this phrase, let us take a recap
of history where it all started. It was the American revolution that led to the
formation of the first ever democratic form of government in the late
18th century.
The American moral was high and
the people were joyous for they have successfully overthrown the foreign rule
and formed a society which in their sense was just, egalitarian and
progressive. The idea was to be proven wrong in a very near future of just 80 years, in the form of outbreak of
American civil war. What lead to this civil was was that although the American
people have formed a democratic government but they failed to make it
successful for they were not wise enough to realize that for a successful
democracy the playing ground has to be equal for everyone.
By outcasting the American blacks
from a regular society they have at the very beginning laid foundation for the
civil war. It was only later that the poeple of America become a little wiser
and chose Abrahim Lincon, propagandist of abolishment of slavery, and laid to
foundation of what we see today as one of the most successful Democracy. Once
again we can see that our topic of discussion holds water.
The world is full of such
examples where the success of democracy is seen to be directly proportional to
the wisdom of the people of the state. One more such example is of the French
revolution where the French after over-throwing the monarchy in 1789, went
through a bloody and political overhaul multiple time in the next 90 years only
to establish the France we see today, a true democratic nation. What led
to a successful democracy there is also the wisdom of its people. Else in the
hands of half-baked Napolian, who
claimed to be the King of the French democratic, the so called democracy could
have never met its meaning.
Democracy when in hands of people
without a broader vision for development of the nation, leads to unemployment,
hunger, concentration of power, nepotism and other ills of the society. A
foolish constitution can cast on people a very long time of sufferings. A fool
who is not able to think beyond one’s own selfish needs, or one who framing
policies keeping aside the interest of people and the nation as a whole can
lead people of the country to a dark future.
The beauty of democracy is that
the power lies n the hands of people in form of their vote. It is thus only the
wisdom of people that can lead to a successful democracy a foolish vote casted
based upon the selfish factors can result in the outcome that can highlight the
evils of democracy.
The phrase, that the Successful
democracy is for the wise, strengthen more when we see that even after the
formation of democratic governments in some countries, some countries still
have not adopted the the seemingly most just kind of governance. “Why is it
so”, is the right question one may ask. The answer is that the people are yet
to gain the wisdom, strength and the skills to foresee the benefits to be able
to adopt this form of government.
The assertion gets its support from our country where our
forefathers and the framers of the constitution studied different constitution
to gain the wisdom of those who have already adopted the democratic form of
government. Had they not been wise to do so and had they left the power
undefined then our country could not have been on the path of greatness that it
is today.
One may argue that what is great when we
have poverty, hunger and unemployment. The answer is that every country
has its own problems and the framework, to handle these problems, has been set
and is only getting strengthened by the wise decision of the governments one
after the other.
We are the citizens of a democratic country are getting
wiser and are thus able to elevate our self from pity issues as caste, creed,
colour, gender and religion. It is only our wisdom that can make the democracy
that we have today a true successful democracy.
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