Every Indian is proud of the contribution of Kolkota during the pre-Indian Independence era. Kolkota was a mould which produced the internationally acclaimed thinkers, philosophers and social reformers such as Rabindra Nath Tagore, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Subhash Chandra Bose, Satyajit Ray, JC Bose and Amartya Sen
The British made Kolkota the Capital of the East India Company and set up excellent educational institutions to churn out the white collar workers to serve under the British. Kolkota was the first city in India which offered modern education. This turned out to be counter productive as the educated crowd became aware of democracy and human rights. They started demanding the freedom of the country from the English. During the Indian Independence movement, Kolkota was considered as the the intellectual hub of India which produced great revolutionaries.
After the Independence of India, Delhi was made the capital of India and eventually the other cities in India got developed. The successive governments in Bengal were not interested in further developing Kolkota and they vehemently stood against the Industrialization of Kolkota. The political leaders were only interested in gathering votes from the rural population of Bengal and treated Kolkota just as a cash-cow.
Due to the restrictive environment, the existing industries got relocated to the other cities which were more business friendly. Thus Kolkota remained standstill. The government neglected renovating the existing infrastructure and failed to develop new infrastructure. This has left the city in a dying condition with the crumbling infrastructure.
Both the central and state governments need to wake up from the long slumber and initiate infrastructure development in Kolkota, so that the lost glory of the city can be regained.
The British made Kolkota the Capital of the East India Company and set up excellent educational institutions to churn out the white collar workers to serve under the British. Kolkota was the first city in India which offered modern education. This turned out to be counter productive as the educated crowd became aware of democracy and human rights. They started demanding the freedom of the country from the English. During the Indian Independence movement, Kolkota was considered as the the intellectual hub of India which produced great revolutionaries.
After the Independence of India, Delhi was made the capital of India and eventually the other cities in India got developed. The successive governments in Bengal were not interested in further developing Kolkota and they vehemently stood against the Industrialization of Kolkota. The political leaders were only interested in gathering votes from the rural population of Bengal and treated Kolkota just as a cash-cow.
Due to the restrictive environment, the existing industries got relocated to the other cities which were more business friendly. Thus Kolkota remained standstill. The government neglected renovating the existing infrastructure and failed to develop new infrastructure. This has left the city in a dying condition with the crumbling infrastructure.
Both the central and state governments need to wake up from the long slumber and initiate infrastructure development in Kolkota, so that the lost glory of the city can be regained.
