Perhaps the origin of the present culture of corruption has been progression of our history. Read on .........
Indians are Hobbesian.(culture of self interest)
· Corruption in India is a cultural aspect.
· Indians seem to think nothing peculiar about corruption .
It is everywhere...
· Indians tolerate corrupt individuals rather than correct them.
· No race can be congenitally corrupt.
· But can a race be corrupted by its culture?
· To know why Indians are corrupt ,
look at their patterns and practices .
· First:
· Religion is transactional in India.
· Indians give God cash and anticipate an out-of-turn reward.
· Such a plea acknowledges that favors are needed for
the undeserving.
· In the world outside the temple walls,
such a transaction is named- "bribe".
· A wealthy Indian gives not cash to temples,
but gold crowns and such baubles.
· His gifts cannot feed the poor. His pay-off is for God.
He thinks it will be wasted if it goes to a needy man.
· In June 2009, The Hindu published a report of Karnataka
minister G.Janardhan Reddy gifting a crown of gold and
diamonds worth Rs 45 crore to Tirupati.
· India's temples collect so much that they don't know what
to do with it. Billions are gathering dust in temple vaults.
· When Europeans came to India they built schools.
· When Indians go to Europe & USA, they build temples.
· Indians believe that if God accepts money for his favours,
then nothing is wrong in doing the same thing.
This is why Indians are so easily corruptible.
· Indian culture accommodates such transactions morally.
· There is no real stigma. An utterly corrupt politician can
make a comeback, just unthinkable in the West.
· Second -
· Indian moral ambiguity towards corruption is visible
in its history.
· Indian history tells of the capture of cities and kingdoms
after guards were paid off to open the gates, and
commanders paid off to surrender.
· This is unique to India.
· Indians' corrupt nature has meant limited warfare on
the subcontinent.
· It is striking how little Indians have actually fought
compared to ancient Greece and modern Europe.
· The Turks' battles with Nadir Shah were vicious and
fought to the finish.
· In India fighting wasn't needed, bribing was enough
to see off armies.
· Any invader willing to spend cash could brush aside
India's kings, no matter how many tens of thousands
soldiers were in their infantry.
· Little resistance was given by the Indians at the
"Battle" of Plassey.
· Clive paid off Mir Jaffar and all of Bengal folded to
an army of 3,000.
· There was always a financial exchange to taking
Indian forts.
· Golconda was captured in 1687 after the secret
back door was left open.
· Mughals vanquished Marathas and Rajputs with
nothing but bribes.
· The Raja of Srinagar gave up Dara Shikoh's son
Sulaiman to Aurangzeb after receiving a bribe.
· There are many cases where Indians participated on
a large scale in treason due to bribery.
· Question is:
· Why Indians have a transactional culture while other
'civilized' nations don't?
· Third -
· Indians do not believe in the theory that they all can
rise if each of them behaves morally, because that is
not the message of their faith.
· Their caste system separates them.
· They don't believe that all men are equal.
· This resulted in their division and migration to other
religions .
· Many Hindus started their own faith like Sikh, Jain,
Buddha and many converted to Christianity and Islam.
· The result is that Indians don't trust one another .
· There are no Indians in India ,there are
Hindus ,Christians, Muslims and what not.
· Indians forget that 400 years ago they all belonged to
one faith.
· This division evolved an unhealthy culture.
· The inequality has resulted in a corrupt society.
· In India everyone is thus against everyone else,
except God and even he must be bribed.From: Gadhadharan Punathil <gadhadharanclt@yahoo.co.in>
To:
Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2013 9:37 PM
Subject: [www.keralites.net] RIGHTEOUSNESS
EVERY SOCIETY REQUIRES A SYSTEM TO ADMINISTER JUSTICE FOR THEIR MEMBERS. IN OLDEN DAYS THERE WAS THE KING WHO ACTING AS JUDGE MAKES A DECISION AFTER HEARING ALL SIDES. THEN CAME PANCHAYAT SABHA ETC. IN EVERY FAMILY YOU WILL SEE A JUSTICE ADMINISTERING SYSTEM WITH FATHER AS THE HEAD AND MOTHER AND OTHERS MAKING THEIR CASE AND ARGUING FOR THEIR CASE AND ULTIMATELY COMES THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY'S VERDICT WHICH IS ENFORCED AND ABIDED. IF THE HEAD IS INGENIOUS THE VERDICT WILL BE DECEITFUL AND INJURES AND HURTS OTHERS RESULTING IN REVOLT AND DIVISION OF FAMILY INTO SMALLER FAMILIES.IT IS EVIDENT THAT DEMOCRACY HAS ITS GENISUS IN FAMILY.
JOINT FAMILIES ARE FRAGMENTED LIKE THIS AND THINK OF IT COMRADES ONLY BECAUSE DISHONEST AND CORRUPT PERSONS TAKE DECISIONS EVERYTHING GETS DESTROYED.
IN MODERN TIMES THE COURT OF JUSTICE IS THERE ESTABLISHED AND FUNCTIONING IN ACCORDANCE OF THE RULE OF LAW .LAW IS ENACTED BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PUBLIC AFTER GREAT DELIBERATIONS BY EXPERTS AND FINALLY GIVEN THE SHAPE OF LAW AND ENACTED TO BE FOLLOWED FOR PUBLIC GOOD ,CONSISTENCY,CERTAINTY AND UNIFORMITY.IF CONSISTENCY OR CERTAINTY WAS NOT THERE PEOPLE WONT BE ABLE TO PLAN THEIR AFFAIRS RESULTING IN CHAOS AND ANARCHY. INCONSISTENCY AND UNCERTAININTY BREEDS CONFUSION AND CHAOS AND WILL BENEFIT ONLY THE CORRUPT AND UNSCRUPULOUS EXPLOITERS.
IN ANY COUNTRY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY IS THE SUPREME AND MOTHER OF ALL LAWS. ALL LAWS ENACTED BY THE PEOPLES REPRESENTATIVES HAS TO BE IN CONSONANCE OF THE CONSTITUTION AND WONT STAND IF IS AGAINST ANY CONCEPTS OF THE CONSTITUTION. iN ALL CONSTITUTIONS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD "EQUALITY BEFORE LAW AND EQUAL PROTECTION OF LAWS" IS A PARAMOUND AND BASIC CONCEPT ON WHICH IS BUILT THE JUDICIARY.
IF WE CONSIDER THIS ,IT FOLLOWS THAT OUR LEGAL RIGHTS IF ESTABLISHED BY EVIDENCE IN THE COURTS OF LAW RESULTS IN FAVOURABLE ORDERS. THE FACTS ARE TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVIDENCE ACT .EVIDENCE ACT IS APPLICABLE IN ALL PROCEEDINGS WHERE EVIDENCE CAN BE TAKEN ON OATH.
THE IRREFUTABLE CONCLUSION IS THAT THE SAYING THAT PEOPLE AND LAWYERS SHOULD PANDER THE JUDGES TO GET FAVOURABLE ORDERS IS A MIRAN GE AND FALLACY.NOW DAYS EVERY ONE WILL RUN TO INFLUENCE THE JUDGE AND TRY TO FULFIL ALL THE WISHES OF A JUDGE SO THAT HIS CASE WILL WIN,LAWYERS CAN BE SEEN RUNNING TO BEFRIEND JUDGES .PANDER THEM AND GET THEIR PATRONAGE.PEOPLE ARE NOT MUCH INTERESTED IN ADHERING TO LAW AND ITS PRINCIPLES.IF JUDGES ARE A LITTLE DISHONEST, AS A COROLLARY THE CANCER OF INFLUENCING AND PANDERING THE JUDGES WILL BE CULTIVATED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS RESULTING IN BURYING THE LAW AND DECIMITATING THE JUDICIARY.
LAW REQUIRES JUDGES TO BE HONEST AND IMPARTIAL AND DUTY BOUND TO ADMINISTER JUSTICE ACCORDING TO LAW.JUST BEING HONEST RESULTS IN HEARING THE PARTIES IN DETAIL .PERUSING THE RECORDS AND IF THERE IS A DOUBT CLEARING THE DOUBT BY FURTHER ARGUMENTS OR REFERENCES AND THEREAFTER PASSING JUST ORDERS.HONESTY RESULTS IN JUSTICE AND DISHONESTY PRECIPITATES INJUSTICE.The SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HAS DECLARED THAT " JUDGES SHOULD LIVE LIKE HERMITS AND SUPPLY LIGHT AND NOT HEAT".A PEEP INOT JUDGES LIVING WILLMAKE MATTERS EXPLICIT.
JUST BY GOING THROUGH THE CASE ONE WHO IS CONVERSANT WITH LAW CAN VERY WELL SAY THAT THE ORDER HAS TO BE IN SUCH A WAY .ANY MAN CAN SAY THIS IF HE IS CONVERSANT WITH LAW AND THE PRINCIPLES OF APPRECIATION OF EVIDENCE.ONLY FOR HOODWINKING PEOPLE AND MAKING THE JUDICIAL PROCESS CORRUPT AND UNCERTAIN DOES THE VESTED INTEREST MAKE THE PROCESS OF JUSTICE COMPLICATED.
IF JUDICIAL OFFICERS ARE HONEST AND IMPARTIAL NATURALLY THERE IS NO NEED TO BEFRIEND THEM OR PANDER THEM OR EVEN GO INTO THEIR GOOD BOOKS.YOU JUST HAVE TO CONDUCT THE CASE PROPERLY AND YOU WILL GET ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FACTS AND LAW IN THE CASE THAT BECOME EVIDENT AFTER EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENT.
ONLY IF THIS HONESTY AND IMPARTIALITY IS REESTABLISHED WILL JUSTICE DELIVERY SYSTEM RISE TO BE A CHAMPION OF JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE AS IS THE TALL CLAIMS AND BROAD PROPOSITIONS IN THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CONFIDENCE OF THE ALIENATED 77% (2007 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONALS REPORT SAY 77% OF THE PEOPLE IN INDIA DO NOT TRUST JUDICIARY)PEOPLE CAN BE REGAINED AND ESTABLISHED.
GADHADHARAN.P
3/604,MANIPURAM LANE
NADAKAV
CALICUT-673011
KERALA STATE
INDIA
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