Narasimha Rao Ex PM deserves a Bharat Ratna:KCR bats for him

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Narasimha Rao, the architect of India's economic liberalization in the 90's was sidelined and kicked by Sonia and her ruling coterie in Congress. When he died. his body was not even allowed to be cremated in New Delhi..That was the level of aversion of Sonia to Rao..Now even BJP is ready to recognize him..This is good news for the supporters of the Andhra veteran

KCR bats for Bharat Ratna to P V Narasimha Rao on his 93rd birth anniversary ; Naidu calls ex-PM a ‘legend’

Express News Service | Hyderabad | June 28, 2014 5:46 pm

Summary: Venkaiah Naidu also paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister the late PV Narasimha Rao on the occasion of his birth anniversary.

KCR bats for Bharat Ratna to Narasimha Rao




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Chandrasekhar Rao lamented that PV did not get the deserved honour at the national level though he was a genius on many fronts.

Glowing tributes were paid to former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao on Saturday as the new Telangana government celebrated his 93rd birth anniversary as a state function for the first time.


Governor E S L Narasimhan, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Leader of Opposition K Jana Reddy, a host of ministers, MPs, MLAs, Jnanpeeth awardee C Narayana Reddy and leaders of various parties offered floral tributes to the “son of the soil” at PV Gnana Bhoomi here today.


Meanwhile, Urban Development and Housing Minister Venkaiah Naidu also paid rich tributes to Rao.


“Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao was a distinguished legend in the public life of our county for several decades. One of the most notable of his contributions being the economic reforms (he introduced) in early 1990s as Prime Minister,” Naidu said as he recalled the life and contributions of the late leader.


“He (Rao) was the first Congress Prime Minister of the country from outside Nehru family to have completed five years in office,” a statement quoted Naidu as saying.


Speaking on the occasion, the Governor described the late Prime Minister as a “perfect human being” and a man with great ideals.


“A leader like P V Narasimha Rao is very rare on the Indian political map. He was a modern Chanakya, a multi-faceted personality and a man with his feet firmly on the ground. He was the father of economic reforms in the country,” the Governor said.


From being a freedom fighter, who took an active part in the Quit India Movement, P V Narasimha Rao rose to occupy every post in Indian polity.


“He was a man who rose from a small position to the highest position in the country. We have to always remember that,” the Governor said.


Recalling his association with the former PM, the Governor pointed out that PV was a man who took bureaucratic decisions.
“My indecision is a conscious decision,” Narasimhan quoted PV as telling him once when, as the then top Intelligence Bureau official, he went to get a filed cleared.


“PV ji had a great sense of humour. He will finish you off with that. He was man of great ideals. He is not a man or name to be forgotten,” Narasimhan added.


Stating that the former PM was a ‘lover of Ayurveda’, the Governor asked the Telangana government to develop a herbal garden at the PV Gnana Bhoomi.


The Chief Minister said his Cabinet would soon pass a resolution requesting the Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on the late legend.


The CM announced on the occasion that a memorial building that would house the memorabilia of the late Prime Minister would be constructed in Hyderabad. “It will showcase PV’s life, his literature, speeches and other

 

[sarang]

He richly deserves. And one of the main roads in Delhi may be named after him.

 

[hharan]

He is Telangana Veteran..! - not Andhra..!!

 

[tks]

Somehow I am against all such recognition until country has reached a major new milestone of progress however way it is defined. It must a categoric achievement understood by most Indians. Until then all this talk about any recognition tend to defocus the public mind from the role they have to play for major progress with PM Modi and his government. There will be time later for celebration of current progress and time for recognition of past leaders

 

[vgane]

Somehow I am against all such recognition until country has reached a major new milestone of progress however way it is defined. It must a categoric achievement understood by most Indians. Until then all this talk about any recognition tend to defocus the public mind from the role they have to play for major progress with PM Modi and his government. There will be time later for celebration of current progress and time for recognition of past leaders

For a minute think Narasimha Rao as a part & parcel of Nehru, Indira family & you can imagine the adulation that he would have got in the Congress parivar...That he could do so much in 5 years from outside the political family speaks for his intelligence.

We need to respect the vox populi & keep them in good spirits..Any way as far as Modi is concerned the future will judge him

 

[hharan]

Apart from the fact that the country progressed considerably with foreign investment, reforming capital market and re-regulating domestic business etc during his tenure, maximum number a
of scams / corruption surfaced in that period including the tragedy at Ayodya..

 

[prasad1]

PVN is one of the neglected leaders who shaped the countries economic futures. He deserved credit and should be recognized.

 

[tks]

For a minute think Narasimha Rao as a part & parcel of Nehru, Indira family & you can imagine the adulation that he would have got in the Congress parivar...That he could do so much in 5 years from outside the political family speaks for his intelligence.

We need to respect the vox populi & keep them in good spirits..Any way as far as Modi is concerned the future will judge him

I am not against recognition per se. This has nothing to with current or future PM.
My opinion and others can differ is that these are distractions *at present*... Perhaps in 5 years all the great leaders of the past can be recognized. But let there be a single minded focus only on economic progress .. I understand many may want to get recognition past due of the way now.

 

[கால பைரவன்]

It is a pity that this endorsement comes from a crass politician of recent times. Is it because PVNR was a telanganite?

 

[guruvayurappan]

bharatha rathna for sri PVN
it is become a mania to ask for bharath ratna by all section of people for whom they admire.Even if award 2 or 3 persons per years,the list will continue and the award will loose its charm
guruvayurappan

 

[Brahmanyan]

Narasimha Rao Ex PM deserves a Bharat Ratna:KCR bats for him :

Conferring any State Honour posthumously except on servicemen is not correct. As per my opinion, only person who deserves "Bharat Ratna" at present is Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.

 

[Vaagmi]

Somehow I am against all such recognition until country has reached a major new milestone of progress however way it is defined. It must a categoric achievement understood by most Indians. Until then all this talk about any recognition tend to defocus the public mind from the role they have to play for major progress with PM Modi and his government. There will be time later for celebration of current progress and time for recognition of past leaders

1. In a country's and verily its citizens' progress many milestones do come and go without anyone realising that it was a milestone that went past. So as when such a realization is there it is better to make that milestone a memorial and celebrate so that the future generations will remember the event, learn lessons in future at critical junctures by a recap and go on to cross further milestones.

2. PV's achievements were certainly monumental and categoric. At a time when everyone and anyone in the ruling party and ruling establishment swore by socialism and the word socialism and the attached revolutionary aura were holy cows, it required a lot of courage and gumption to call it outmoded and boldly drop that slogan. PV did precisely that. He not only gave up swearing by socialism and garibi and instead boldly declared (in zero words!!) that making money is not a sin. Even Indira Gandhi in her hey days could not bring herself to such a courageous path-breaking sojourn. And she just repacked the worn out socialism with a new slogan "garibi hatao" as if garibi was standing there for all to see and needed only a push or a shove.

3. PV took advice from learned economists and understood that socialism and its institutional manifestations were the real millstone round the neck of Indian Economy and took firm and decisive steps to get rid of them all in one go. It will not be great if a leader with a good majority and strenght or following in the ruling party did it because that is what any real leader is supposed to do-give up old baggages and take a new path. But PV is special because he was a political light weight in Congress. He was not from the Nehru Family, he did not have the BIMARU MPs strongly behind him, he was not one from the Hindi heartland. He rather purchased a majority in the parliament and survived as a PM. And yet he did it boldly and that is unique. That is exactly what makes one a great Leader. The economic reforms he brought in were against the very grain of Congress. It was unthinkable for any one who was there in that party and had internalized adequately the culture and values of Congress. So PV is great indeed just Indira Gandhi was great indeed in her own way.

4. "Not taking a decision or postponing a decision is also conscious decision" is a gem which is sort of a philosophical statement of reality at that level where the buck stops.

In my opinion PV eminently deserves a Bharath Ratna" as much as so many others who were awarded that and the country and the present generation of Indians will be doing a honour to themselves by honouring PV with Bharathratna.

 

[tks]

1. In a country's and verily its citizens' progress many milestones do come and go without anyone realising that it was a milestone that went past. So as when such a realization is there it is better to make that milestone a memorial and celebrate so that the future generations will remember the event, learn lessons in future at critical junctures by a recap and go on to cross further milestones.

2. PV's achievements were certainly monumental and categoric. At a time when everyone and anyone in the ruling party and ruling establishment swore by socialism and the word socialism and the attached revolutionary aura were holy cows, it required a lot of courage and gumption to call it outmoded and boldly drop that slogan. PV did precisely that. He not only gave up swearing by socialism and garibi and instead boldly declared (in zero words!!) that making money is not a sin. Even Indira Gandhi in her hey days could not bring herself to such a courageous path-breaking sojourn. And she just repacked the worn out socialism with a new slogan "garibi hatao" as if garibi was standing there for all to see and needed only a push or a shove.

3. PV took advice from learned economists and understood that socialism and its institutional manifestations were the real millstone round the neck of Indian Economy and took firm and decisive steps to get rid of them all in one go. It will not be great if a leader with a good majority and strenght or following in the ruling party did it because that is what any real leader is supposed to do-give up old baggages and take a new path. But PV is special because he was a political light weight in Congress. He was not from the Nehru Family, he did not have the BIMARU MPs strongly behind him, he was not one from the Hindi heartland. He rather purchased a majority in the parliament and survived as a PM. And yet he did it boldly and that is unique. That is exactly what makes one a great Leader. The economic reforms he brought in were against the very grain of Congress. It was unthinkable for any one who was there in that party and had internalized adequately the culture and values of Congress. So PV is great indeed just Indira Gandhi was great indeed in her own way.

4. "Not taking a decision or postponing a decision is also conscious decision" is a gem which is sort of a philosophical statement of reality at that level where the buck stops.

In my opinion PV eminently deserves a Bharath Ratna" as much as so many others who were awarded that and the country and the present generation of Indians will be doing a honour to themselves by honouring PV with Bharathratna.

If a significant majority (over 90%) is in favor of recognition now, so be it. It does not cause harm to do an event to recognize.
I am not all that supportive of recognizing people who have passed away. There are far too many heroes in a nation as large as India that never got recognized. We dont have to be like a Catholic Church and declare who has reached sainthood

If there are notes of discordance in awarding a recognition then that recognition can wait since it can detract from real progress here and now .

A large percentage of Indians are going to sleep hungry. The country is still in the grips of serious corruption. Finally Indian citizens have done something extraordinary that very few democracies have done. They voted and replaced a 50+ year old powerful & corrupt people in power. All this happened without any violence.

The expectation of the mass is the hope of better tomorrow. Symbolic recognition is a pure distraction at this point.

A 150 watt light bulb can illuminate a room and recognition of some figures is like that. But a 150 watt laser which by definition is all about focus can cut through sheets of metal with ease.

The economy and large scale corruption should be the only focus in my view for the next 5 years. When there is affluence there will be time to celebrate recognition of many people. It is not about being indecisive.

Au Contraire ...

It is being decisive to postpone such acts of recognition in favor of critical goals that requires every citizen to play a role in success in those goals.

 

[prasad1]

Recognizing PV Narashimha Rao, even posthumously is a great idea. It would be better that we recognize contribution to the nation irrespective of the politics. It will invariably go to a person who held a position of authority and executed the responsibility of the office he/she held.

 

[Vaagmi]

1.I am not all that supportive of recognizing people who have passed away. There are far too many heroes in a nation as large as India that never got recognized. We dont have to be like a Catholic Church and declare who has reached sainthood.
2.A large percentage of Indians are going to sleep hungry. The country is still in the grips of serious corruption. Finally Indian citizens have done something extraordinary that very few democracies have done. They voted and replaced a 50+ year old powerful & corrupt people in power. All this happened without any violence.The expectation of the mass is the hope of better tomorrow. Symbolic recognition is a pure distraction at this point.
3.The economy and large scale corruption should be the only focus in my view for the next 5 years. When there is affluence there will be time to celebrate recognition of many people. It is not about being indecisive.

I have given numbers for convenience of reference and my view is this:

1.Excellence needs to be recognized, publicised and celebrated. It will be dangerous to just trivialize or ignore achievements, their uniqueness and beauty. The way to accept and recognize achievements is to celebrate them and make an example of them for the future humanity. Religion has a different syntax. I am not going into that as there is no equivalency.

2.Yes. Many Indians still go hungry, without health care and with a terrible sense of insecurity. They keep trying various permutations to see whether their hopes come true. But does that mean that if a Nobel Laureate were to come forth from among us today, he should be denied that recognition? A recognition of an achievement can not be a distraction.

3. Let us keep the economy in focus. Let us fight the corruption. But let us also recognize talent and celebrate it. In private life a smile is the way to show someone is recognized (you are considered a moron if you ignore an acquaintance as if he/she is nonexistent). In public life an award plays the same role.

I remember Tagore's (another BR) lines from Gitanjali:

வானத்தில் கிழிந்து தொங்கும் மேகக்குவியலின் நடுவில்
முழுமதி சிரித்தால் அதில் மயங்காது போவாயோ?

 

[vgane]

For a child, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!

Similarly in Governance,

All work and no reward & recognition makes the Government look sombre & starless!

We ought to recognise the stalwarts & keep the momentum going!!

 

[prasad1]

For a child, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!

Similarly in Governance,

All work and no reward & recognition makes the Government look sombre & starless!

We ought to recognise the stalwarts & keep the momentum going!!

I see and admire the position taken by you, Vaagmiji, Brahmananji and TKSji on this matter. I do agree with you for a recognition of PV Narashmha Rao and his contribution to the country.
But I also agree with TKSji's comment in light of all the statues for Mayavati. There has to be a judicious third party to decide as to who should be recognized for the highest award (BR). There will be bias and counter points, but generally the Nobel Price is a good model for nominations to BR, and then the committee selected should designate the person to receive the award.

Statues from the middle of the road should be banned.

 

[tks]

I have given numbers for convenience of reference and my view is this:

1.Excellence needs to be recognized, publicised and celebrated. It will be dangerous to just trivialize or ignore achievements, their uniqueness and beauty. The way to accept and recognize achievements is to celebrate them and make an example of them for the future humanity. Religion has a different syntax. I am not going into that as there is no equivalency.

2.Yes. Many Indians still go hungry, without health care and with a terrible sense of insecurity. They keep trying various permutations to see whether their hopes come true. But does that mean that if a Nobel Laureate were to come forth from among us today, he should be denied that recognition? A recognition of an achievement can not be a distraction.

3. Let us keep the economy in focus. Let us fight the corruption. But let us also recognize talent and celebrate it. In private life a smile is the way to show someone is recognized (you are considered a moron if you ignore an acquaintance as if he/she is nonexistent). In public life an award plays the same role.

I remember Tagore's (another BR) lines from Gitanjali:

வானத்தில் கிழிந்து தொங்கும் மேகக்குவியலின் நடுவில்
முழுமதி சிரித்தால் அதில் மயங்காது போவாயோ?

1. I have no issue with what you have stated - actually agree with it. But that was not my point from the beginning. The question really is how widespread is the support (I used an arbitrary number like 90%) of the population that is educated. Will they resoundingly support this recognition?. There may be strong merits in the minds of a few.

If the discussion of recognition becomes a debate and if people begin to bring others to the table then it is a huge distraction. (please note all ifs preceding my statement). That is why I asked earlier - will say 90% people support and rejoice with this recognition. Then proceeding with this is fine. If it is not then timing for this is not right - it needs to wait.

A related point is that large section of population came together for the changes in government - the wishes of that section is the only thing that should matter now. One person may want recognition and view the election as a mandate for such long overdue recognition. Another may interpret the election as vindication of Hindu mode of worship and think that now is the time to go after Sai Baba devotees because in their mind their issue is of huge importance.

Without passing judgement about the merits of all such proposals, my suggestion is to not lose focus of what the majority wants. They brought about the change, and they all deserve better future. In the next 5 years starting from now if any of the actions including this recognition proposed will aid in that goal (with huge support) then those are the ones to be taken up NOW in my view. Others can wait.

I am not saying 'do not recognize' - it is all about net impact. No matter how much we may wish recognition should not be tied to politics, act of public recognition is always about politics. In politics, timing is everything. My suggestion to PM is to ignore any and all distraction be it very deserving recognition proposed here or ill informed issues brought against Sai Baba devotees.

Lastly all organizations including the Vatican and Matams are made up of people. Politics invariably play a role in any power groups. Who is declared as the next saint which is supposed to be a recognition of the Vatican's beliefs itself is a political process.

2. Nobel peace prize tend to be highly political. Awarding Obama prematurely lowered the status of Nobel Prize.There are deserving people awarded also. In most of those instances the support by the world at large is unanimous. Hence this question about level of support expected to be received by this proposed recognition. If there is miscalculation here the institution is damaged notwithstanding facts as some people may see.

3. I fully agree with generic statements. Will very large majority of Indians support proposed recognition and smile?