Not much more than what you said. I don’t know much about Nehru himself. Instead it’s more instructive to look at the broader political direction that India took under the Congress (his political party) rule. What they didn’t do is what’s more important. For example, there was no land reform, no guarantee of even primary education, no guarantee of healthcare.
Regarding Nehru himself, I am no scholar. But from one of the books I’ve read, it seems like he was more interested in erecting marquee institutions instead of addressing basic necessities. For example, India is popular for IITs (engineering colleges) which were his brainchild among several other institutions. But these institutions were invested in without consideration of the fact that most of the people at that time were illiterate. The logical conclusion of this utopian approach is the harsh reality of today where one-third of IIT graduates can’t find jobs today.
This video plays into that trope heavily which is what triggered me. The idea that Nehru’s and Congress’ stewardship was good and the idea that India ended up being a Hindu nationalist nation under BJP is a mere aberration is ridiculous and ahistorical. I find it embarassing that even CPI(M) complain about the “erosion of democracy” when India was never democratic to begin with. Liberalism will always be a precursor to fascism.
Didn’t he start completely pointless wars with China on behalf of the western imperialists? Didn’t he help the CIA arm Tibetan feudal reactionary separatists? Didn’t he give refuge to the Dalai Lama and other criminals who fled Tibet after their failed armed insurrection?
Yeah, he seemed bourgeois nationalist than anything, but what’s wrong with him necessarily?
Not much more than what you said. I don’t know much about Nehru himself. Instead it’s more instructive to look at the broader political direction that India took under the Congress (his political party) rule. What they didn’t do is what’s more important. For example, there was no land reform, no guarantee of even primary education, no guarantee of healthcare.
Regarding Nehru himself, I am no scholar. But from one of the books I’ve read, it seems like he was more interested in erecting marquee institutions instead of addressing basic necessities. For example, India is popular for IITs (engineering colleges) which were his brainchild among several other institutions. But these institutions were invested in without consideration of the fact that most of the people at that time were illiterate. The logical conclusion of this utopian approach is the harsh reality of today where one-third of IIT graduates can’t find jobs today.
This video plays into that trope heavily which is what triggered me. The idea that Nehru’s and Congress’ stewardship was good and the idea that India ended up being a Hindu nationalist nation under BJP is a mere aberration is ridiculous and ahistorical. I find it embarassing that even CPI(M) complain about the “erosion of democracy” when India was never democratic to begin with. Liberalism will always be a precursor to fascism.
You want to get rid of IIT, IIM, ISRO, DRDO. Everything is built by Nehru.
You already said you don’t know who Nehru was and what he did and yet you don’t want to know about it.
You are an idiot
Edit: Point out where I talked about getting rid of IIT, IIM, ISRO, DRDO.
Didn’t he start completely pointless wars with China on behalf of the western imperialists? Didn’t he help the CIA arm Tibetan feudal reactionary separatists? Didn’t he give refuge to the Dalai Lama and other criminals who fled Tibet after their failed armed insurrection?
Well, I forgot about that, but I was thinking more in the sense of India’s domestic economic direction…