Answer of the day(10/08/17)-QIM vs Present

Q-Our PM took a parallel between QIM(Quit India Movement) and Quit Poverty, Malnutrition and lack of education. What are the parallel between India in 1942 and India in 2017.? What can we learn from QIM to eradicate poverty, illiteracy and education by 2022? 

Sol-QIM was the last mass movement during freedom struggle of India which put Indian independence demand at the forefront. Simillarly our PM has put eradication of poverty, malnutrition and increasing education at the forefront and to be improved by 2022.

Parallels between the two are as follows

1.Poverty was the major issue. It is still a big challenge for India

2.Malnutrition and famine was there. Though famine has been mainly things of the past but India still is the home to quarter of malnourished people in the world

3.No Universal Education---Though education level has improved significantly but it hasn't been universal where other less developed country srilanka having above 95% of adult literacy whereas in india it is 74%.

4.Communalism---Country was frought with communal conflict during QIM by issue of August Offer etc and it is still facing similar issue

6.Casteism-still an issue though form get changed

But there are major differences as well, these are

1.India was under colonial rule, now it is sovereign

2.development level was very less, at present among top 10 gdp country.

3.education, health, standard of life has been way better than during QIM

Learning from QIM for present need

1.If dedication is there, any task is not difficult(Benefit of 'Sankalp')--People responded to the demand of time without political leadership during QIM, simillarly people can pledge to remove poverty, malnutrition etc and should not stop till the aim is achieved

2.Power of Mass-For any change mass backing is required. Simillarly todays needs also required mass participation, which is not possible only by government efforts

3.Participation of all strata of people gives the movement its stands---as during QIM, people from all walk of life incl peasant, worker, zamindar etc participated. Simillarly all people need to work towards making India Superpower in its human capital.

By working toward the aim of eradication of social evil like poverty, illiteracy etc, we can truly achive independence not just from foreign rule but from these evils by working toward 'New India' from 'Sankalp se Siddhi'