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To: JPR who wrote (7004)	9/16/1999 3:37:00 PM
From: JPR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Mohan & Ratan: Nehru / Gandhi Dynasty Explored rediff.com In fact, I think, in the dynasty, the genius was Motilal, a self-made millionaire and visionary; Jawaharlal was an impractical dreamer; Indira was a street-smart fighter; Rajiv an average Joe who had power thrust on him. Sonia has no demonstrated talent; and Priyanka/Rahul have not distinguished themselves at anything whatsoever. I guess dynasties deteriorate rapidly. What, then, was Nehru's contribution to India? I asked several people who disagree with my evaluation of the man, and this is what they suggested to me: 1. Nehru's secularism prevented India from becoming a theocratic Hindu state. 2. Nehru prevented India from becoming a Hindi-dominated state. He insisted on keeping English alive. 3. If it weren't for Nehru, the army would have taken over, as in Pakistan. 4. Nehru established the heavy industry that is India's backbone today. 5. Without the educational system Nehru created, India wouldn't have its capability today, for example in Information Technology. 6. Nehru isolated India from the world economy, and that is why India didn't suffer from Asia's crash of 1998. 7. Without Nehru, Indian democracy would never have lasted. 8. Nehru sustained the 'idea of India.' (as in Sunil Khilnani's book of the same title). All these sound plausible, but I think they are all far from axiomatic. TO BE CONTINUED