Corruption in India is a cultural aspect. Idians seem to think
nothing peculiar about corruption . It is everywhere.
Indians tolerate corrupt individuals rather than correct them.
No race can be congenitally corrupt. But can a race be corrupted by its culture?
To know why Indians are corrupt , look at their patterns and practices .
First:
Religion is transactional in India . Indians give God cash and
anticipate an out-of-turn reward. Such a plea acknowledges that
favours are needed for the undeserving.
In the world outside the temple walls, such a transaction is named- “bribe”.
A wealthy Indian gives not cash to temples, but gold crowns and such baubles.
His gifts can not feed the poor. His pay-off is for God. He thinks it
will be wasted if it goes to a needy man.
In June 2009, The Hindu published a report of Karnataka minister G.
Janardhan Reddy gifting a crown of gold and diamonds worth Rs 45 crore
to Tirupati.
India’s temples collect so much that they don't know what to do with
it. Billions are gathering dust in temple vaults.
When Europeans came to India they built schools.
When Indians go to Europe & USA, they build temples.
Indians believe that if God accepts money for his favours, then
nothing is wrong in doing the same thing This is why Indians are so
easily corruptible.
Indian culture accommodates such transactions morally. There is no
real stigma. An utterly corrupt Jaya Lalita can make a comeback, just
unthinkable in the West.
Second -
Indian moral ambiguity towards corruption is visible in its history.
Indian history tells of the capture of cities and kingdoms after
guards were paid off to open the gates, and commanders paid off to
surrender.
This is unique to India .
Indians' corrupt nature has meant limited warfare on the subcontinent.
It is striking how little Indians have actually fought compared to
ancient Greece and modern Europe .
The Turks’ battles with Nadir Shah were vicious and fought to the finish.
In India fighting wasn't needed, bribing was enough to see off armies.
Any invader willing to spend cash could brush aside India ’s kings, no
matter how many tens of thousands soldiers were in their infantry.
Little resistance was given by the Indians at the “ Battle ” of
Plassey. Clive paid off Mir Jaffar and all of Bengal folded to an army
of 3,000.
There was always a financial exchange to taking Indian forts. Golconda
was captured in 1687 after the secret back door was left open.
Mughals vanquished Marathas and Rajputs with nothing but bribes.
The Raja of Srinagar gave up Dara Shikoh’s son Sulaiman to Aurangzeb
after receiving a bribe.
There are many cases where Indians participated
on a large scale in treason due to bribery.
Question is: Why Indians have a transactional culture while other
'civilized' nations don't?
Third -
Indians do not believe in the theory that they all can rise if each of
them behaves morally, because that is not the message of their faith.
Their caste system separates them. They don't believe that all men are
equal. This resulted in their division and migration to other
religions .
Many Hindus started their own faith like Sikh, Jain, Budhist and many
converted to Christianity and Islam.
The result is that Indians don't trust one another .
There are no Indians in India ,there are
Hindus ,Christians, Muslims and what not.
Indians forget that 400 years ago they all belonged to one faith.
This division evolved an unhealthy culture.
The inequality has resulted in a corrupt society,
In India every one is thus against everyone else,
except God and even he must be bribed.
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