Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in India - A Case of Internal Colonialism

Europe and USA needed/need colonies to sustain their economic prosperity. To pursue the same development model, some arrangement for intra-state transfer of resources, both human and natural, is to be made in the developing nations also. The age old case system in India helped to construct a dualistic society essential for such economic activity. While the upper castes have grabbed all the benefits of development, the lower castes, dalits and minorities have been marginalized. In the name of development, they have been evicted from their land, forest and water bodies. Jangal mahal (forest land – home of indigenous people) has become the colony of the urban India and is providing the much needed raw materials and labour to fuel the ambitious growth engine of this nation