'The bitterest result of 1857 was Independence in 1947 for which the country was not ready in terms of a intellectually and emotionally mature leadership and look at the state of the country today.
RE:'The bitterest result of 1857
by Ascetic on May 09, 2007 02:33 AM Permalink
'State of the country today'... hm. We had unimaginable poverty even under British rule, except that even middle or rich class Indians were not given respect. So many Indians were slaves to English with no laws protecting them. We may not be a superpower today, but when the British invaded us they did not have an iota of interest in our development. All developments were made for their interest. So we may be suffering today, but we have self-respect. Being a poor and free is better than being poor and slave.
