"windmill"

In famous novel, "Animal Farm", pigs who were the rulers of the farm start building a windmill which will supply their farm with electrical power. All other animals in farm are made to believe that construction of windmill was necessary as it will make their lives easy with machines operated by windmill power doing the work for them. With passage of time, this task was made sacrosanct with its value so firmly ingrained into their conscience that all other issues like shortage of food, longer working hours, partial treatment among animals were dwarfed by it's worth. so effective was the brainwash that animals would happily let go off their rations, work on Sundays voluntarily for the completion of windmill. Any damage occurring to the windmill, even if done by a storm was painted as a mischief done by enemies (humans) of neighbouring farms who were jealous of the prosperity of animal farm. Instances like these further helped the rulers to divert attention of other animals from above mentioned other causes which could have led to resentment among animals against rulers.

This novel was based upon Russia after 1917 revolution, but inferences can be easily drawn of every ruler in history of mankind with it. Modern India is no exception. If we analyse present Indian politics, Shri Ram Mandir at Ayodhya and Kashmir issue would be the two windmills around which majority of our Politicians have played their politics. Likewise, poverty, unemployment, deteriorating environment, pathetic living conditions don't bother common populace much, bas Pakistan ki band bajni chahiye aur Mandir wahiin banna chahiye.

But credit must be given where it's due. Present government has shown audacity to construct it's windmills and they must be lauded for that. Majority of our generation never believed that there would be a final and conclusive judgement on Ayodhya in our lifetime or the Paki PM would be reduced to a joke no one cared about. It has happened now and from now on, lets hope that there are no more windmills to construct rather than the ones which improve the lives of common populace.