Change in Mindsets of Indian Politicians since Independence By Deepak Parvatiyar August 11, 2014 The nation celebrates its 68th Independence Day on August 15. A couple of days back, the activists of a ‘swadeshi’ outfit vandalised three 200-year-old life size statues of Queen Victoria in a museum in Mathura, as they felt they were “symbols of British colonialism”. This makes me wonder whether our railway network is not a British legacy. What about our President’s House and India Gate? Aren’t they symbols of “British colonialism”? Every Independence Day, the prime minister hoists the Tricolour at the Red Fort. Isn’t the Red Fort a symbol of the Mughal rule over India? Should they also desecrate the Taj Mahal ? It is one thing to be promoting ‘swadeshi’ and another to politicise it for cheap political gains. The Mathura incident cannot be treated as an isolated case of vandalism. It reflects on the quality of our leadership and the ways the political aspirants vie with e
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