Intelectuals , and their ideological shift over the time.

In India an intellectual means a highly learned man and a scholar.In my mother tongue Kannada they are called ,"Buddhi Jeevigalu".These intellectuals being scholars should have some ideology ,which of course can change time to  time depending on prevailing circumstances.

Before independence all intellectuals were supposed to be wedded to Gandhian philosophy of non violence[ahimsa paramodhrma].If one  slaps on one side of your face show the other side  to balance it.After the death of father of the nation Ghandian philosophy was no more attractive for our intellectuals.They started searching for new ideology.Ram Manohar Lohia came to their rescue with socialistic philosophy.In 1950's and 60's Lohia's ideology of socialistic pattern of society was a buzz word for all 'Buddi Jeevis'.After the death of Lohiaji's once again our intellectuals lost interest in socialism and they were searching for new philosophy.When Mrs Gandhi declared emergency our intellectuals coolly switched over to communism.Till such time the communists were considered traitors since they opposed all patriotic movements  like Quit India movement,freedom movement and supported  invasion of India by Chinese etc.

Now Communism,basically Marxism became very attractive for these intellectuals.If one is a recognised intellectual, he should be invariably  a leftist.Then came Naxalbari  movement  which was very extreme violent movement to eliminate rural feudalism.Our intellectuals saw no danger in supporting this movement.They started writing about this movement which according to them was people war group[PWG]  which is basically meant eliminate rural feudalism.After collapse of communism world over intellectuals have to look for change.That change is now provided Maoist movement which is the new  name given to earlier Naxalbari movement.

Now all intellectuals,vote bank politicians are every day praising this movement,which has taken the lives of thousands of policemen and innocent civilians.According to our intellectuals Maoist movement is for social justice ,if guns are used for achieving this goal nothing wrong in it.

WHAT A FANTASTIC CHANGE OF INTELLECTUAL  MINDSET  FROM EXTREME NON VIOLENCE TO MINDLESS VIOLENCE TO ACHIEVE THE SAME GOAL OVER THE PAST SIX DECADES.