India - society undefined ?

Being an Indian and trying to think about India and how it has progrssed over the past 50 years after the British, I cannot forget thinking about this place called Bihar. This is the place thats been experiencing lot of activity more recently and every Indian would not want to think or talk about. Lalu and Rabri have redefined the way governance can be done. Infact Iam not sure if they would like to call their government as government or something else.. Bihar has grown into a place were an Indian doesnt want to talk about this place when discussing about India itself. The above sentence would have given an obvious idea about the current state of Bihar. But I will beg to differ about Bihar. It was not what it is now. If anyone have heard of this place called Nalanda..If not read below..

Nalanda univ was the world's first univ. Its in the now state of Bihar. Lot of high profile thinkers and intellectuals were there at some point of time..Some of them were those strange names from China - Fa Hian, etc etc...It flourished during the period of the Maurya (specially Chandra gupta Maurya).. It produced some great thinkers like Chanakya.. Even Alexander the great visited this place..

But it really feels sad to see that once the worlds most foremost learning center (Bihar) is arguably now the home of the Indias most corrupt and illiterate society..But shame on Indian government(s) who ruled for the past 50+ years not to restore its legacy and pride...

Unfortunately we are/were ruled by people like Nehru and others who said no to UN permanent seat when offered citing frienship with China and later on faced a war from China and now begging for UN seat. We were/are ruled by people who cannot think for thr future and who cannot assure a good life for its people. We are/were ruled by people who sell the country for money, and who cannot retain the intellecutal thinkers in India, who were not able to stop brain drain, who did not know what the term LEADER means.. We are/were ruled by people who are not LEADERS but POLITICIANS. These people dont even spare the money thats provided for calamity relief and made sure they made money even in the purchase of coffins for jawans who gave the life for India.
Sometimes I feel British people would have been better off ruling India. Atleast they made sure something went to the people after all the looting that they did.

Echo your thoughts ..

--vk