"Isms" and India ~by Rashmi Prabha
Shri Rajyavardhan Rathore's article in TOI (dated 2 July, 2019) compels us to think that are these all 'isms' (like imperialism, realism, nationalism, liberalism, communism, capitalism, globalism etc.) are only talks of History or Political Science books? Which are the groups of vested interest working together to limit the strength of India? Who are attempting to dim the sheen of leader of our country? These talks of 'isms' are not flying suddenly out of our book, these are the very principles of political systems around the globe. These 'isms' are given their names by study and observation of societies for years by scholars across the world. When any society behaves in certain way, we relate its characteristics with these 'isms'. Societies behave in certain manner or shows certain characteristics in particular time period. Internal and external situations become catalyst in flourishing of certain 'isms'. Some groups or leaders ...