Anmol Mukhia for Indian Gorkhas
People of Darjeeling hills have high time to realise for their better future. People living in Darjeeling hills have missed the opportunity in the past and not yet able to capitalise the present. The beauty of natural resources and simplicity of people are ruined and exploited by the dirty politics played by the State and the local elites. Metaphorically the life of the hills has been similar situation like UNESCO heritage “Darjeeling Toy Train”, which function is only to attract tourist moving along at a snail pace.
For the betterment and to secure the future of Darjeeling hills, the reformation was initiated by many good leaders who had enough courage, virtue with self sufficient in both economic and social status. Similar lesson can be learnt from the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) former president late Madan Tamang and Prof Mahendra P Lama of Jawaharlal Nehru University, who fulfilled the criteria of the mention above. Late Madan Tamang was fighting for the cause of Gorkha future hoping to get no rewards for the self. Exaggeratedly he had self sufficient economy to look after his family generation for decades. On the other hand Prof Mahendra P Lama who has already secured high position in Gorkha society always encouraged the hills people for the “farming of knowledge”.
Neither during the time of Late Madan Tamang in 2010 political movement, nor during the call of Prof Mahendra P Lama in Darjeeling Lokh Sabha 2014 election, where half of the hills population refuted to follow them. Instead that half population of hills shrouded the illegal activities in hills and supported the groups or party which was opaque in their policy making of hills. Implicitly laudable contribution of those leaders towards the Darjeeling hills was pessimistically derided by the hills society. But the era of techno-scientific development have also given the equal platform to the social media which have played the crucial role by highlighting the facts with the larger perspectives of the society.
Social Media like facebook reflects that the majority of youths are enthusiastic to support the leader like Prof Mahendra P Lama likewise they supported the Late Madan Tamang before. Hypothetically the very natures of youngster’s perspectives towards them have fundamental two reasons behind it- Firstly the youth are the future of tomorrow and the support reflects the concerned to reach the individual triumph in turmoil. Secondly the false promises of ruling party have left with debilitating effect resulting into the structural malaise in Darjeeling hills.
Ruling party in Darjeeling hills has neither been close to the promises of the dream land i.e., Gorkhaland, neither been influential by providing the micro essential needs of the society. Histories have proved that threat towards the society has resulted into a boomerang weapon towards the dictatorship or in the belief no one has escape from the ‘Karma’. Instead of doing justice to the society by fighting audaciously, the ruling leaders were being gullible by the State mechanism of Gorkha Territorial Administration resulting it into compromising with the old statehood demand.
This shows the leader’s fake lofty desires as neither deterministic nor futuristic. They have yet neither recognised the past to be determined in their demands nor have yet been able to secure the present crisis of hills for the future. The situation has served no one in the hills but only the few elites to corroborate their manhandling or ‘dadagiri’ resulting it into various bands or strikes. Result of this the very nature of tourism flow has been decreased, college and school system and shops were called band, tea industry and other product have been hampered. Thus Darjeeling hills are been in turmoil and have not being able to insulate their future. These enervate the mass and slower them to functioning in every fields of society. Today toy train is known for the slow moving train in the world, similarly the Darjeeling hills people have been left out as toy train in India which have no other option left than to attract tourism.
What can be done?
Darjeeling hills people have freedom of will because of the democratic values, which leads towards the better life like any other citizens. But the whole idea of ‘freedom’ has been traded with ‘bravery’ system with the terminology of Gorkhas. The term Gorkhas itself is a problematic when it is only seen from bravery of using khukuri (Gorkha Sword). Isn’t climbing the highest mountain seen as bravery? Or landing in moon or any other planet so called bravery? The irony of hills is we are still in hangover of the colonial definition of our masters, when we know that we are free from our masters. Competing with the toughest competition and living a life of free will also connotes bravery. Therefore Darjeeling hills have to think twice to use free will to avoid chaos in future and not to repeat the same mistake again.
Free will is given to everyone and it is also known as gift of God. It was violates by the authority at past, therefore a mechanism of supreme laws i.e., Constitution, was built to safeguard the freedom of will. When there is a lack of freedom of will, there is no to freedom as in case of North Korea where nothing is above the supreme leaders. However freedom was been enjoyed by many brave people resulted into free from slavery system and right to freedom was provided also to uproot the authoritative leaders.
People of Darjeeling hills have high time to realise for their better future. People living in Darjeeling hills have missed the opportunity in the past and not yet able to capitalise the present. The beauty of natural resources and simplicity of people are ruined and exploited by the dirty politics played by the State and the local elites. Metaphorically the life of the hills has been similar situation like UNESCO heritage “Darjeeling Toy Train”, which function is only to attract tourist moving along at a snail pace.
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| Cartoon also submitted by Anmol Mukhia |
Neither during the time of Late Madan Tamang in 2010 political movement, nor during the call of Prof Mahendra P Lama in Darjeeling Lokh Sabha 2014 election, where half of the hills population refuted to follow them. Instead that half population of hills shrouded the illegal activities in hills and supported the groups or party which was opaque in their policy making of hills. Implicitly laudable contribution of those leaders towards the Darjeeling hills was pessimistically derided by the hills society. But the era of techno-scientific development have also given the equal platform to the social media which have played the crucial role by highlighting the facts with the larger perspectives of the society.
Social Media like facebook reflects that the majority of youths are enthusiastic to support the leader like Prof Mahendra P Lama likewise they supported the Late Madan Tamang before. Hypothetically the very natures of youngster’s perspectives towards them have fundamental two reasons behind it- Firstly the youth are the future of tomorrow and the support reflects the concerned to reach the individual triumph in turmoil. Secondly the false promises of ruling party have left with debilitating effect resulting into the structural malaise in Darjeeling hills.
Ruling party in Darjeeling hills has neither been close to the promises of the dream land i.e., Gorkhaland, neither been influential by providing the micro essential needs of the society. Histories have proved that threat towards the society has resulted into a boomerang weapon towards the dictatorship or in the belief no one has escape from the ‘Karma’. Instead of doing justice to the society by fighting audaciously, the ruling leaders were being gullible by the State mechanism of Gorkha Territorial Administration resulting it into compromising with the old statehood demand.
This shows the leader’s fake lofty desires as neither deterministic nor futuristic. They have yet neither recognised the past to be determined in their demands nor have yet been able to secure the present crisis of hills for the future. The situation has served no one in the hills but only the few elites to corroborate their manhandling or ‘dadagiri’ resulting it into various bands or strikes. Result of this the very nature of tourism flow has been decreased, college and school system and shops were called band, tea industry and other product have been hampered. Thus Darjeeling hills are been in turmoil and have not being able to insulate their future. These enervate the mass and slower them to functioning in every fields of society. Today toy train is known for the slow moving train in the world, similarly the Darjeeling hills people have been left out as toy train in India which have no other option left than to attract tourism.
What can be done?
Darjeeling hills people have freedom of will because of the democratic values, which leads towards the better life like any other citizens. But the whole idea of ‘freedom’ has been traded with ‘bravery’ system with the terminology of Gorkhas. The term Gorkhas itself is a problematic when it is only seen from bravery of using khukuri (Gorkha Sword). Isn’t climbing the highest mountain seen as bravery? Or landing in moon or any other planet so called bravery? The irony of hills is we are still in hangover of the colonial definition of our masters, when we know that we are free from our masters. Competing with the toughest competition and living a life of free will also connotes bravery. Therefore Darjeeling hills have to think twice to use free will to avoid chaos in future and not to repeat the same mistake again.
Free will is given to everyone and it is also known as gift of God. It was violates by the authority at past, therefore a mechanism of supreme laws i.e., Constitution, was built to safeguard the freedom of will. When there is a lack of freedom of will, there is no to freedom as in case of North Korea where nothing is above the supreme leaders. However freedom was been enjoyed by many brave people resulted into free from slavery system and right to freedom was provided also to uproot the authoritative leaders.
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