Europeans started exploring the sea routes all over the world around 15th,
16th century. Then they over threw all forms of civilization, tribes
in America and Australia by their brutal force. Some remnants of
the old civilization and tribes remain completely confined and controlled in
those continents today. The original inhabitants of these continents are confined
in areas “ranges”. They are completely relegated as just museum pieces. They
have nothing of their own country, constitution, leaders, and ruling. They are
at mercy of the occupied Europeans completely.
In Asia and Africa also Europeans took political power.
They controlled for most part of 18th and 19th century.
Their greed to control earthly resources all over the world created conflict
and flared up into 2 major world wars in the 20th century. It was
centered in Europe but spread to include others due to their Imperialistic
ruling all the world. After 2nd world war by 1945, they realized their
own people are suffering due to fight for perishable and limited resources. Also
India exemplified, concerted synchronized “Indian National movement” by both
armed resistance and non-violent mass movement. The Indian Independence in 1947
triggered a series of successful ‘National Independence Movement’ across the
Asia and Africa. Today almost all countries across Asia and Africa are
politically Independent. They have their own leaders governing. They have their
own constitution, laws, property rights and controls over their resources.
In spite of this political independence, the Europeans dominance is
still persistent and in fact increasing in all countries in all spheres of
life. It is an important study for sociologists and economists to delve.
Firstly all the universities, institutions, think tanks & intellectual lot
are modernized. That means westernized or Europeanized. And these institutions
will carry forward the legacy of European intellect. In this article we’ll just
scrape the top surface of their deep rooted dominance.
Global and Local
One concept which Europeans have conveniently used to dominate the
world is – Global Vs Local. By terming something as local they belittle it. Generally
they market their ideas as anything European is Global. All others are local.
The local things are considered as not job generators and economically
unviable. So it is relegated as last resort for poor performers in academics.
For example: Study of language, study of art & architecture, study of water
management, study of local economics, local administration & governance,
local medicine, local food & agricultural practices etc., Everything is
relegated as backward now.
Medicine & Medical Science
For example, the Tulsi leaves, Curry leaves are miraculous medicinal
plants. But they are local perishable medicine. So no global market, no big
industry, no money circulation etc., but if you extract chemical out of it, add
preservative chemical, package it as tonic or tablet then it becomes globally
marketable. Then it takes the global status. Money cycle will be there.
Economics counter will be there. So Globalization means money cycle. Money
cycle means measurable economics.
But anything locally grown and consumed doesn’t create an economic
cycle. So these local things will stay relevant still due to the passion of the
general people. But the Government, administration doesn’t fancy it. Now, only
after Independence Ayurveda is studied as Science. There are institutes,
degrees, universities in Ayurveda studying it as medicinal science. But still
government support for chemical Pharma industry, Pharma institutes, degrees,
medical degrees aligned with allopathic medicine is dominant. Because there are
global players in that. It has global industries with global markets. The
research funded by Government in this rather destructive science can be
diverted to more harmonious science for people friendly areas. But they don’t; because,
it is not global. It doesn’t attract money by Global standards.
Even in cold countries and continents like Europe, America there are
medicinal plants and other means to handle medicinal needs. But there is not
enough focus and research. They are also relegated as local, tribal etc., by
vested interests.
Administration & Finance of Local Resources
In pre-british era we had Rama Rajya conceptualized by all Kings all
over India which was more of “Grama Swarajya”. The administration was local.
The financials were completely localized. There was no Central loan, state
loan, World Bank loan for tank building, road building. They had to manage
their own resources. Because they had rights over their land, forest, river
etc., Kings were asking what people wanted and let them use it if it was in
their territory. For example Chitradurga, Bellary, Kolara are rich in minerals.
They were rich then also, and are rich now also. During that time, the locals
made their own rules of how to extract gold, aluminum, iron etc.,. They had
caste based professions for these work. The communities had access and rights
to these resources accordingly. There was local demand and market for them to
extract, manufacture and sell. The locals made their own guild, community,
rules, regulations, etc., King approved their self-made rules. If the King was
cruel and levied wrong rules and taxes, then people used to revolt and depose
him with their own leader who gives equal rights to all communities.
Today, if a locality is rich in minerals, it belongs to some state or
central government. They don’t give it to locals. They auction & contract it
through complex tender and other underhand means to ‘Individuals’. The giver of
land doesn’t have any local interest; the taker doesn’t have any local people’s
interest. Both have money as the only common interest. So with an Iron hand
they handle local unrest through police, paramilitary etc., they extract local
resource and export globally. Then it will be considered Globally acceptable
norms of the trade and manufacturing. The ‘Individuals’ involved become rich
leaving the locals lurching for rights & basic needs.
Manufacturing by large destructive Industrial means is considered
Global. Mining & Mineral extraction by large earth mover machines is
considered as Global standard.
In the ancient India metallurgy was far superiorly developed. Large
scale metal & alloy manufacturing & export are recorded in history
studying Silk routes. This was made possible by people’s guild’s, communities
etc., And also it was due to people’s ant like culture of working together
contributing small ways for a big cause together. So they could construct large
edifices, bridges, tanks, dams, forts & temples. Also they could export
quality metals. It was harmonious and people friendly. Now it is completely
ignored due to Globalization in which Individual interests over rule people’s
interests.
Tribal, Local, Regional, Colloquial, Dialect,
Cult etc.,
The above are some of the words to describe anything indigenous,
locally developed culture, science, methods, processes or theories by the
Modern educationists and Intellectuals.
By describing such they would put a stop for any further studies,
interests or investments in those areas. By these descriptive words they would
give a special emotional status, putting it on a pedestal and putting away from
the common living.
So in every area the European stamped Global standards & processes
over rule the local way of dealing things. We can observe this in Agriculture,
Animal Husbandry, Economics, Sociology, Legislation, Judiciary, Philosophy
etc., In every one of these areas there is rich heritage which can harmoniously
meet People’s needs. We just have to find our roots and enhance it.
But unfortunately we are in this vicious Globalization cycle. This
helps some individual entrepreneurs, business men to become exorbitantly rich. It
will widen the gap between the rich and the poor. Those rich will influence
Government & Politics. And ultimately they even influence institutions,
research, by pumping money further into destructive science and engineering
rather than harmonious science, philosophy etc.,. And they in turn stamp Global
markets, Global economy, Global markets, Multi-National Companies only as the savior
of any country.
So that’s how today we, which means, the entire world’s all sovereign
countries are under the grip of European (neo-American) idea of Globalization.
This will further the “Money” (economic) Interests of those few ‘Individuals’
& MNC s.
However it is detrimental for the people of the countries. It is high time
now, the people across countries lead by India to drive another Independence
Movement to find their roots in every area for harmonious people oriented
theories and practices.
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