What if the salt law was never broken? What if Mangal Pandey behaved like a disciplined sepoy and used the greased cartriges, introduced by the British, without hesitation? Would there be a revolt for our freedom then? I wonder the answer to these questions.
Every great uprising was a result of some brave ideas, thoughts, and visions put forward by independent thinkers. May it be our own Indian past or the American revolution. The king, the government or the monarch, whoever it may be in the dominant position always try to discipline their people. And the sole reason behind this that the powerful always try to keep a strong hold over their subject. This strong hold will only be possible if the people blindly obey their leaders.
This is for the reason schools, offices, workplaces maintains a fix set of rules and disciplines. This discipline , which is necessary for proper functioning of the institution, also tends to create a divide between its management and fellow students or employees. It prevents them from thinking beyond the desire of the institution.
I totally agree that discipline results in our blind submission to the authorities and negates our independent judgment. This is for the case of women in Indian society. For years they submitted to the so called "norms or discipline" of our society which barred them from thinking even for their own freedom and rights.
To break these barriers our independent judgement of right and wrong is important. One cannot foolishly follow anything that is imposed on them by the society or by the authorities. The powerful will always try to clip your wings and enjoy his position by imposing numerous rules on your movement, choice of dress, food habits or even your religious freedom but one cannot lose his wit and be naive disciple.
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