Feudalism

SHARMILA BOSE
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12th January, 2010

The Prime Minister of India,
New Delhi.

Kind Attn. : Dr. Manmohan Singh

Sub : Feudalism

This is further to the communications on various Socio-Political issues on State-Society Relations, now I wish to evaluate the term called Feudalism and try to discuss its impact on Society and its Growth.

Historically, Feudalism is related to a social-economy system of Europe where the Lords had Leased Lands from the Crown. Since Feudalism is related to Land in the ancient times the Economy was based on Land (Agriculture). The Concept of Feudalism changed after Industrialization and later Globalization.

In Indian system, Feudalism did not exist since it had structured governance through self-sufficiency economy in the Village system. There was a true demarcation of Rural and Urban Economy.

Feudalism is treated as a historical concept and is only referred as an Economical system of Ancient Europe, but Feudalism is a Concept related to the Economy as a whole not just related to Land. There are two types of Feudalism i.e. Real and Virtual.. Real Feudalism is related to what we see i.e. Land (Province), Industries (Colony) and Structure (Globalization), whereas in the Virtual Feudalism there are different means of Feudalism, like Real Estate, Human Resources, Market etc..

In Real Feudalism, the agrarian produces were the source of Income for the Lords. In the Industrial face the said feudalism converted to the Colony which crossed the border of Europe and in the era of Globalization the structure i.e. been feudal by the Corporate World wide.

Real Feudalism has got a visibility of its operation and has the accessibility to the governance whereas in virtual feudalism it is not quite visible but controls the governance system. Feudalism is a form of de-facto governance. This is separate from the Political Governance. Feudalism is actually Control of Wealth. This Wealth can be real i.e. Land and Industries and virtual i.e. Real Estate, Market and Human Resources.

In the Real Estate Feudalism, there is an involvement of Real Estate Agents and Builders which functions under de-facto measures. Control in the Properties and earning thru Industrial and Residential Rents is a confirmed state of Income. This leads to the Control of Property in the handful of people and makes the masses at the receiving end. This is the cause of high rise of Real Estate valuation which makes the masses away from the access of the Property. This creates feudalism in the Real Estate.

In the Market Feudalism, the control of the Market by the Macro Traders who controls the Purchases of the Industrial Groups where as the Vendor Industries are becoming on the Manufacturing Units or Works only i.e. Industrial Labour. This is the cause of down fall of Small Scale Industries. These Macro Traders are Market Feudal Lords.

Human Resources Feudalism is basically a control of Resources and manipulating them through Market for example in Indian Cinema and Sports. The talents have to go through the Feudal Groups who control the Resources. Here the Talents suffer as they are not able to facilitate the Groups.

The Feudal Groups in the Virtual state controls the Wealth, so the Masses are bound to be exploited since it creates Class. Without dismantling the Feudal Groups it will not be possible to acquire the De-jure Governance.

Drain of Wealth in the Foreign Banks in Foreign Land in Private Account is a clear evidence of Virtual Feudalism. Brain Drain from the Third World Countries is the best example of the Global Virtual Feudalism.

Since the tenant of Feudalism is Control of Wealth, this leads to exploitation. Control leads to Power and Power and Power is always exploitive and corrupt, whereas, Law leads to Governance which is Universal and thru Structures. In a Structural Governance, it is governed by Guilds and not Feudal. In Indian Economy we have Structural Economy as Legacy. Without strengthening the Structural Economy through guilds it will be very difficult to confront the Global Feudalism.

With best regards,



(SHARMILA BOSE)

P.S. My next paper would evaluate, Why CONVERSION is treated as the Most Destructive Sin.