A Critical Evaluation Of The Debate Over Rashtra And Nation

The debate of Rashtra and Nation appeared on the political table during the pre- independence era of India. It was necessary to have such debates to understand and propagate our philosophical lineage. It was also necessary to free the mind of Indians from the subjugation of British crown and it had fulfilled its motive. The idea of Rashtra which got inculcated into the hearts of Indians lead them to go against the British imperialism either through revolution, through mass movement or through spreading awareness into the masses regarding their rights. This inculcation of Nationalist feeling and awareness about rights in Indians resulted in humongous mass movements and eventually the Independence of India. But after the independence of India, we see a waning Fraternity among Indians. it does not seem that Indians want to live together anymore with the felling of brotherhood. Evidence of that can easily be found when we look into the Naga insurgency or any other such insurgency in North-East or any of the other parts of India be it Kashmir Militancy or Khalistan movement. We must look into ourselves and do an introspection that if this Rashtriyata in our heart and soul. We must try to comprehend that why Indians don’t want to live together and demand a different Nation all together or at least a different state on one oranother identity