AN INCREASING TRENCH IN INDIAN SOCIETY

• (Relevant for Sociology Syllabus: Paper 1 – Religion and Society ; PAPER-2 –Religion and Society )
• (Relevant for GS Syllabus: Paper 1- Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.)

• India is known for UNITY IN DIVERSITY and “Sarv Dharm Sambhav”. More than a billion people of many religion, castes, culture and different economic status are living together for years but from last many years there is a visible trench in society.
• This gap is getting increased day by day instead of decrease and that puts immense pressure to think that where we are heading in future and what we are going to leave for our coming generations.
• Would we be able to give a healthy, wealthy and cultured atmosphere to our kids and grandchildren?
• I always believe that there should always be a healthy/neutral competition and the freedom to express thoughts in every area. If someone feels lower/lesser then one should look to people who are still without resources and far behind him/her.
• If someone feels pride with arrogance, then one has to look upwards because there are many who are more successful. So if you want to grow take inspiration instead of being jealous or blocking other’s paths.
• This emotion can be everywhere as in the office, education, relations, economic status, social status etc. and this creates a big gap when values are lost. The economical difference is the biggest gap in Indian society as we say “Amir aur amir ho raha hai, Garib or garib ye khai badti hi ja rahi hai” not sure why? Many governments have tried and still doing.
• They were on path of good changes but again covid has pushed us almost 10-15 years behind. This economical difference creates crime and hates though this is not true always, it depends on the person’s values and thinking.
• Education has taken a big leap in India as one side is too much expensive and has all kind of comforts and other side doesn’t even have a good teacher and basic resources. We are witnessing a great women empowerment of all times as there are many women leaders in India and the world.
• The number has significantly increased in girl education, But on the other hand, we are still having issues like child marriage, abnodation of the girl child, dowry and rapes. In metros, westernization or modernization is at peak but in villages still, women don’t have their own voice, they are not free to speak for their own rights and they are bounded with many things.
• Our villages still have superstition in many fields, tough casteism, no gender equality and owner killing so that is not the society we look forward after years of freedom.
• Social Media and some of the media houses for TRP are creating a big trench in terms of religion, caste, ideology and unnecessary politics on every issue in our the most united community.
• WE ALL AS A NATION HAS TO LOOK FOR AN INCLUSIVE SOLUTION TO OUR FUTURE.