The Old Brit Way – Part 1
THE ADVANCE — Issue 1 (January 21 / January 28, 2021)
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JANUARY 28 2021 | VOL. I | ISSUE 1
THE ADVANCE
If the deaf are to hear, the sound has to be very loud.
—Bhagat Singh
THIS ISSUE’S FEATURED ARTICLES:
The Old Brit Way – Part 1
THE OLD BRIT WAY
The crackdown on Indian Farmers Protesters by Indian Government With the Use of Imperial British Political tools in 21 century.
Rumi Nalwa
January 21, 2021.
On the 26th of January Farmers entered New Delhi, after all the struggle and protest. To farmers knowledge, the Republic Day Rally was a big stepping stone for their agitation. But little did they know that it would turn into grave adversity; as soon as they even try to enter the capital city.
The adversity farmers faced was not unknown to political analysts and journalists. It was adversity created by politicians in power and those in charge of boots on the ground. There was very tactical planning involved to disrupt the Kissan Rally.
The tactics, the government used to disrupt the Kissan movement, held a very uncanny resemblance to the tricks used by the British Crown in pre-independent India. The tactic of divide and rule, something that the Imperial British used to rule India for over 200 years.
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The Old Brit Way – Part 1
The Advance
The divide and rule policy is still the basic way of controlling and winning over the people in India. It has become a very key policy in the very policy of the present-day BJP government. Events that occurred during the months-long Kissan agitation and the Kissan rally is a perfect example of it. This divide gets created on the basis of religion, class, caste, creed and race.
In beginning, the Kissan agitation came under scrutiny by neo-right, for protesting against the new farming bill. Categorised into the imagery of illiterate and not so modern section of society. Farmers speaking English, wearing western clothing got deputised as fake farmers. As these qualities didn’t fit the narrative of the so-called poor Indian farmer; creating a class divide within the society. Why did this happen? It happened because the richer class, the class whom these new bills profited, got dumb folded.
They underestimated the ground reality, they didn’t saw this opposition coming. And that opposition growing into a mass movement. they were no more facing a bull-cart farmer community, but a well-knowledged society. As a reaction to their shock came the first twist in the narration. That these farmers are well off and they don’t want these bills to pass. To them, farmers have benefitted a lot from the existing laws and infrastructure. Creating a diversion from the main issue of corporate taking over the agro-industry.
The richer and ruling class sees this as a threat, seeing a regular farmer gaining knowledge and grasping good hold of the English language. Which earlier was a symbol of posh society, the upper class. The lower class and workers have snatched a weapon from their hands with the rich class in despair.
Britishers actually created this pattern, giving the rich class power, the knowledge. Power to keep the lower classes in check and acting as a policeman on behest of British Raj at the grassroots level. Very little has changed since then, Jatt (Farmer) is still trying to keep his turban intact. And even after of Sardar Ajit Sing Poem ‘Pagri Smabhal Jatta’ which he wrote 100 years from now, nothing has changed. Same Old Brit Ways.
To be continued.
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