Modi's India and Freedom from Colonial Legacy: Well, for 4 hours at least.. ha ha ha.
Well, In British built capital of 75 year old Independent India, there was a main thorough way named Rajpath. Originally Named "King's way" by British, it was renamed Rajpath by first nationalist party, Indian National Congress.. renaming is one thing, nationalist parties do well as it is much more cost effective than building a new capital which is free from colonial legacy.
Rajpath means "Path of Rule or Governance" and had no direct link with British Raj, but it still left a scope for an ultra-nationalist party to rename it once again.
Incidentally all the provincial Governors reside and work from Raj Bhavan (Manor of Rule) and Modi's BJP don't see any colonial hangover there.
Anyway, Modi's language expert choose "Kartavya Path" meaning "Path of Responsibility" as if you can stroll or drive Irresponsibly in other road.
I would have given a better name "Praja-Raj Path", but I'm not a Hindi speaker so my opinion will never be sought or appreciated by BJP.
Anyway, Modi spent a fortune trying to convert Rajpath into London's "Notting hill" and did the renaming ceremony last evening.
Every single channel was going ga-ga about Modi stripping "Colonial Legacy".
Barely 4 hours passed ...
And news came Queen Elizabeth II had passed away at the age of 96. Guess what, a tearful Modi was first to tweet "Deep Sadness", beating Canadian and Australian PMs in that race.
And all those Right-wing Nationalist TV channels started talking about Queen and Praising the British Monarch, Who however was never the ruler of India. Now all these channels are deeply mired in Colonial Legacy.
After all, it is Indian Media's Kartavya Path .. to read Modi's last tweet on over and over again.
Free and Independent Media of India is such a myth. Nobody even asked when are "Raj Bhavan(s)" getting renamed??
And Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in Delhi are at Raj ghat .. is Modi going to rename that??
By the way, BJP and Modi's Pet CM renamed Allahabad into Prayag-Raj ?? So the Raj word does not evoke "Colonial Legacy" when BJP puts it in.. but only other party had used it.
Ha Ha Ha.
Looks like Modi is fishing for an invitation for Coronation (OMG it has Corona in it) of King Charles of UK.
If that happens, I will write a part 2 of this piece, as they say in Hindi "Bahut Maaza aayega" (It will be so much fun).
OMG, India has declared one day's State Mourning on the death of the British Queen...
ReplyDeleteI'm just rolling on the Floor, laughing..
So much for shedding Colonial Legacy ... Now India's flag will fly at Half-mast for 24 hours.
Right-wingers' Nationalism are such a fraud.
Please note: I'm not laughing at someone's demise ... but at the Hypocrisy of RW , Ultra RW BJP's fraud on Nationalism.